This lady certainly lived a short, but exciting life.  Alison Hargreaves becaeme the first woman to climb Mt. Everest without supplementary oxygen.  This was the year that she climbed the three tallest mountains in the world.  In addition to Mt. Everest, she climbed K2 and Kangchenjunga.  It was June of that same year that she climbed K2, and she did not […]

(Yes, I know it’s late.  My site is at last up.  Click on the picture to read more reviews.)   Up From the Grave by Marilyn Leach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   A Lenten sod turning ceremony for a new water feature in the back garden of St. Aidan of the WoodParishChurch goes utterly pear-shaped when the upturned soil reveals a […]

    I apologize once again for not having the book reviewed.  As many know, my blog was deleted, and I am pretty far behind as I am setting everything up.  Thank you for your patience. About The Book Even as a faithful Christian, there may be times when you feel that there is no hope of escaping issues and […]

  Heiress Bride  by Cynthia Woolf.     For fans of Historical Romance, we welcome today the second instalment in the Matchmaker & Co. Series:   Heiress Bride. Quick Facts Release Date: March 15th, 2013.   Genre: Historical, Romance, Western. Formats Available: Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Apple, Kobo.     Book Synopsis Heiress Ella Davenport survived a carriage accident that killed her father.  Her life […]

I am doing my best to repost things as I can, and I finally have a review of this book. BLURB: What’s the harm in a little white lie? Especially when it could carry so much good: a new life for a wounded soldier, catharsis after long years of war—and an opportunity for lady composer Olivia Delancey to finally hear […]

I had no idea this happened and so long ago.  On this date in 1962, a laser beam was successfully bounced off the moon for the first time.  This was the first lunar laser ranging experiment.  This was helpful in the measurment of the moon. For more info:http://famousdaily.com/history/laser-beam-first-bounced-off-moon.htmlhttp://bruceandsallywitt.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/today-in-science-history/

Welcome to the 2nd annual MamaLOVE Giveaway Hop hosted by MamaNYC! Help us celebrate the joys of motherhood — and everything else that comes with the pleasure of parenting. It can be challenging to find a special and unique gift for mom, so our hope is to present some amazing Mother’s Day gift ideas, which you can also have a […]

I am going to post the rafflecopter to my giveaways that are not visible due to google’s spambots.  If there is something you can’t do because it is not posted (such as posting a comment about something in the original giveaway post), just say so in the comment, and I will give you credit.l Enter the giveaways here:a Rafflecopter giveawaya […]

  ———————————————————— ABOUT WHY I DON’T LOSE WEIGHT Why I Don’t Lose Weight is a unique perspective to the battle of the bulge. Dr. A gets to the heart of the struggle with weight loss by identifying the root causes that keep you in a cycle of overeating; he then gives practical solutions for overcoming that struggle and losing weight […]

Blood Bound by Melanie Atkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Fueled by grief after his fiancée is brutally murdered, Detective Sam Walker focuses on finding her killer — a calculating predator who binds books with human skin.  Dani Barrington, the newest member of NOPD’s Victim and Witness Assistance Unit and a survivor of another frightening attack, helps him discover the terrifying link between […]