Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

While I am not a cigar smoker (and no one in my family is), I do have a good friend in England who loves a good cigar–much to his wife’s chagrin.  He is always looking for the finest there is, and one option is al capone cigars.  I have to admit that the smell of a quality cigar can be […]

If you’re like me, you can remember Snoopy fighting the Red Baron in the beloved Peanuts comics and television specials. However, the Red Baron was more than just a fictional character.  His name was Manfred von Richthofen, and he was a German fighter pilot during WWI.  He was truly a baron, and he indeed flew a red plane.  He shot down […]

Let me completely honest with you.  I like all-natural products, but when it comes to deodorant, I cannot say that I was totally sold on the idea of using an all natural product.  After all, I don’t want to use a deodorant that will fail because it doesn’t include aluminum to clog the pores and keep perspiration from coming.  I […]

Read more about the book and enter the giveaway here. Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy by Jeff Gunhus My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am pleased to say that this second book in the series did not disappoint.  I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series (even though I do not always like fantasy books), and […]

I always knew about the advent of sound in films due to the movie Singin’ in the Rain.  What I did not know was today’s fact.  On this date in 1926, Western Electric and Warner Brothers developed Vitaphone (pictured above), a new way to add sound to film. As early as 1919 and 1920, Lee De Forest tried to develop […]

Bullying is a fact of life for our kids in this day and age.  I have a 9-year-old daughter who was bullied for the first three years of her elementary school life.  In fact, she was sexually harassed hen she was in second grade by a boy in the sixth grade.  Thankfully, the school and I worked in cooperation to end this […]

Well, this may have been the real beginning of our continued financial woes.  On this date in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt made the announcement that America would be suspending gold exports to other countries.  In other words, we went off the gold standard.  No longer did our money have to be backed by gold.  It devastated the value of the […]

As parents, we only want the best for our babies. By feeding them homemade baby food, we are not only giving them the most delicious and nutritious food-we are laying a strong foundation for a lifetime of healthy choices and helping to prevent them from becoming picky eaters. Founder Liza Huber of Sage Spoonfuls provides simple recipes so that you […]

TWINNED UNIVERSES By Sandra Ulbrich Almazan BLURB:   Paul Harrison always wanted to play Hamlet, but he never expected he’d live the role first. In the aftermath of a family tragedy on 21stcentury Earth, Paul discovers he’s the clone of Sean Lyon, his great-great-grandfather and a famous TwenCen musician. Suspecting his mother’s death was no accident, Paul comes up with a […]

Talk about an intense, in-your-face, emotionally charged read! By My Side by Stephanie Witter is that and more! ~ Dianne, Tome Tender I absolutely loved this story of love, loss, heartache and so much more.   ~ Melissa Ringsted, Goodreads.com Lily Saunders sees her family falling apart. Her father is deserting her, and her mother is drinking more and more. Even sarcasm […]