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Bookshelf Challenge – How to Make a TBR Tracker and Why I’m on a Book-Buying Ban
I had to make a TBR Tracker (TBR = To Be Read). It feels a little like a secret society that no one talks about. It’s a club that I’m a member of. And that club is the I Own More Books Than I Have Time to Read Club. The club name needs an update, I will admit. Over Mother’s Day I went to Barnes & Noble and brought home a few new books and tried to find room on my shelf. That’s when I realized, wow, I really haven’t read any of the books I already own! This wasn’t the first time this thought has come to mind, but…
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A Fantastic & Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake for Father’s Day
I hate to cook. I do enjoy baking though, which is good because Marc is often heard saying, “will you make me a cake?” “Are you going to make cookies?” Even though I enjoy baking, the same principle applies that I have established for cooking… it needs to be easy, thank you very much. Thankfully, this cake hit all the right marks. I made Chef John’s Lemon Drizzle Cake (from FoodWishes.com) for Father’s Day and it was a huge hit. HUGE. (I’m currently eating a slice while writing this!) It’s adapted from Mary Berry’s own recipe, so, of course I have to try hers now to compare. But… is it…
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An Introduction That Took Nearly Three Years
There is real fear in staring at a blank page. I’ve been staring at this one since October of 2020. I did a little online search and I can’t find which artist I need to attribute this to, but I want to say I heard it was Van Gogh. Supposedly, Van Gogh also faced this same fear. And in an effort to minimize the great-blank-monster before him he would make a giant mark through the center of his canvas just to mess it up on purpose. Of course, he would then paint over it and we are none the wiser. Ladies & gentlemen, that is what this introductory post is.…