Currently Reading – Sunny Days for Sam

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Aug 082012
 
Sunny Days for Sam by Jennifer Shirk

Goodreads review ….
Sunnyva “Sunny” Fletcher is a firm believer in fairy tales. With the recent debt she’s acquired, the hope of something magical happening in her life is the only thing keeping her going. She needs a job fast. So when Sunny learns the sexy new vacationer in town is looking for a nanny, she starts to believe she just may have a fairy godmother after all!

Internet guru Sam Calloway is only in town for the summer and needs a nanny for his two small children. However, the beautiful and inexperienced Sunny is not exactly the kind of caregiver Sam has in mind. It doesn’t take long for Sunny’s tenderhearted and bubble-blowing ways to soon have the children—and Sam—enamored with her. She’s a dream come true. But after what Sam’s been through, he’s stopped believing in fairy tales long ago.

Sunny manages to work her way into Sam’s closed-off heart, but at the end of the summer, will the workaholic dad go back to his life in New York City, or will he decide his days are much sunnier here with Sunny?

I just started reading this book and can’t wait to finish. I will have a review shortly.

Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbors Porch Night

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Aug 082012
 
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbors Porch Night – was established in Pennsylvanian to encourage sharing. Zucchini is a good thing to share as it grows so well. So drop off some zucchini at your neighbors or better yet make them some delicious zucchini bread. Here is a recipe for some from Paula Deen.
Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.

Sea Serpent Day

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Aug 072012
 
Happy Sea Serpent Day! Scientist believe that people who say they have seen a sea serpent are really seeing a giant oarfish – they can reach 55 feet long. It is the largest bony fish know in the ocean. Why not celebrate by watching a classic sea monster thriller!

National Watermelon Day

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Aug 032012
 

Happy National Watermelon Day! Today is the perfect day to share some watermelon. Did you know that one cup of watermelon only has 46 calories? Here is a great Watermelon smoothie recipe.
Watermelon Smoothie
Watermelon Smooth

Prep Time: 5 minutesBlend Time: 2 minutes
Yield: 1 serving, 22 Ounces
Calories per serving: 250

Smoothie Ingredients
4 cups seeded cold watermelon
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp honey
4 ice cubes
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Recipe from Smoothieweb.com

Currently Reading - Brownies and Broomsticks

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Aug 012012
 
Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery#1)

Goodreads Review…

Katie Lightfoot’s tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her Aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah’s quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees.

While working at the Honeybee Bakery—named after Lucy’s cat—Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren’t just tasty—Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!

When a curmudgeonly customer is murdered outside the Honeybee Bakery, Uncle Ben becomes the prime suspect. With the help of handsome journalist Steve Dawes, charming firefighter Declan McCarthy, and a few spells, Katie and Aunt Lucy stir up some toil and trouble to clear Ben’s name and find the real killer.

Brownies and Broomsticks has been on my stack of books to read for awhile. It sounds like it will be an amusing book to read. Look for my review in a few days.

Review - "At Last" by Jill Shalvis

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Aug 012012
 
Goodreads review: HER LOVE HAS COME ALONG . . .
Amy Michaels loves her new life in Lucky Harbor. A waitress in the local diner, she’s looking forward to her first weekend hike through the mountains. But when a wrong turn takes her off the trail, she finds herself up close and personal with forest ranger Matt Bowers. And even though she’s tempted to kiss that sexy smile right off his face, she won’t make the mistake of getting involved with the town heartthrob.

A former cop whose life went south, Matt doesn’t let anyone get too close. But something about the feisty beauty caught his eye the moment he first saw her in the diner. After a hot night under a starry sky, Matt can’t deny their attraction-or the fact that for the first time in a long time, he feels the stirrings of something more. Now it’s up to Matt to help Amy see that, no matter what is in their past, together they can build a future in Lucky Harbor.

My Review
I just finished reading “At Last” by Jill Shalvis. As all of Jill’s books this was very good. I love the characters of the town. The story takes place in a small town in Washington State called Lucky Harbor. We have met both Amy Michaels and Matt Bowers before. Amy works at one of the two restaurants in town and doesn’t talk much about her past. She is also one of the Chocoholics who met to discuss the others members sex lives. Mallory and Grace are the other two members who met for chocolate brownies when they want to discuss one of the girl’s sex lives. In this book they are giving Amy “Good Girl” lessons. Amy came to Lucky Harbor to follow a path her Grandma had taken. Amy lived with her Grandma until her death when Amy was 12 years old; the stories of Lucky Harbor and the Hope, Peace and Love she found there were Amy’s bedtime stories. Amy is hoping to find the same things in Lucky Harbor and is following her Grandma’s journal to see what she finds.
Matt or Ranger Hot Buns as Lucille the town gossip calls him on Facebook is a Supervisor Forest Ranger came to Lucky Harbor after leaving his job in Chicago with SWAT and a marriage that did not work. Matt wasn’t looking for anyone until he sees Amy waitressing.
Matt goes to the diner when he knows Amy is working. Amy tries to ignore him. Then Amy gets lost while hiking and her friend Mallory sends Matt to find her. They will have to spend the night in a tent because a tree fell and blocked the forest road and there is no other way out. This is the beginning of the romance between Amy and Matt. Throughout the book they end up together and there are plenty of laughs and steamy scenes.
I really enjoyed the book and can’t wait till Jill Shalvis next book “Forever and a Day which comes out July 31, 2012. Read all of her Lucky Harbor Novels.

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