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Sunset

September 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

This weekend at my cousin’s wedding, there was a beautiful sunset over the lake. Of course, we had to take photos with it. Mom and Dad Andy and River Mom and River James and Me I just love the beauty of nature. Happy Saturday! This sunset over Lake Hugo was absolutely stunning.

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Nature, Photos, Sunset

Review: Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier

September 24, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

I’ve seen a lot of buzz about Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier lately.The cover art is really, really cool and with a lineup that includes Cassandra Clare, Carrie Ryan, Meg Cabot, Diana Peterfreund and Scott Westerfield, I knew this book would be awesome. I wasn’t disappointed. “It’s a question as old…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Carrie Ryan, Cassandra Clare, Diana Peterfreund, Five Stars, Garth Nix, Holly Black, Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld

Beef: It’s What’s For Dinner

September 23, 2010 by Arena Blake 9 Comments

I recently had the chance to attend the Appetite for Inspiration cooking event sponsored by the Texas Beef Council. DFW bloggers descended upon the Viking Cooking School in Dallas to learn how to prepare some simple, family-friendly beef dishes from Chef Richard Chamberlain, a local celebrity chef. Chef Chamberlain prepared a couple of dishes right…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Dallas, Recipes Tagged With: beef, Blogger Event, Texas Beef Council

Author Interview: Gail Giles

September 23, 2010 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

Today I have the great pleasure of interviewing fellow Texan Gail Giles, author of Dark Song, a dark and haunting young adult story that was released earlier this month. “Ames is not the person she was a few months ago. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbling apart. Now, all she has…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Interview, Gail Giles

Happily Ever After…

September 22, 2010 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

Last weekend, we packed up and headed for Hugo, Oklahoma for my cousin’s wedding. I had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone and seeing the family. It was a beautiful ceremony. This is Courtney, my cousin. Doesn’t she make a beautiful bride? Here’s her hubby-to-be, Cody. That’s my great-aunt Mary, who conducted the…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Family, Featured, Photos

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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