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July 2017

The Good Widow

      The Good Widow by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke should be titled, The Stupid Widow! Who in their right mind goes off to Hawaii  with the fiance of your now deceased husband’s lover?? What-the-what?? While I kept wanting to like Jacks I just…

Watermelon Granita and Prosecco

    During the dog days of summer there is nothing better than a fresh fruit granita. But wait it gets better…add prosecco! The perfect adult drink on a warm summer evening! Nothing could be easier with this 3 ingredient recipe.   8 cups seedless watermelon  cubed 1…

MacKenzie-Childs Mania

It’s That time again…. For MacKenzie-Childs fans everywhere the Barn Sale is here!!             My love for MacKenzie-Childs began while living in New York and happen to stumble into the showroom.     It wasn’t until years later that I heard…

The Identicals, by Elin Hildebrand

Elin Hilderbrand,  The queen of the beach reads is at it again with her newest novel, The Identicals. As  with all of  Hilberbrand’s books, The Identicals  is set in Nantucket but also branches out to nearby Martha’s Vineyard. The story is about twins, Harper and Tabitha who are…