Welcome to Book Blogger Appreciation Week! This yearly event is a chance for book bloggers to come together to share their love of books and celebrate the wonderful community of book bloggers. Every day this week, there’s a topic for participants to blog about. Today’s topic is First Treasure. Since I started blogging about books…
In My Mailbox
In My Mailbox is a weekly feature hosted by The Story Siren. It’s a chance for book bloggers to display the books they purchased or received for review each week. I got some good books for review. I abstained from purchasing any books, at least for one week. Yes, that is my darling niece, River,…
Remembering 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a junior in high school. I was 16 years old. I remember walking into the hallway between classes and hearing people say that the World Trade Center had exploded. I remember not knowing where exactly the World Trade Center was. I remember thinking, “So what? How will this affect…
BlogFest 2010 Giveaway!
Happy Friday! I am oh-so-happy to announce my giveaway for BlogFest 2010, which is taking place this weekend. BlogFest is kind of a blog ring, where participating sites link to another site in the event. Each site is hosting a giveaway from 12:00 p.m. EST Friday, Sept. 10 through 12:00 p.m. EST Sunday, Sept. 12….
Double Chocolate Cupcakes
We celebrated my nephew’s first birthday this past weekend. For the celebration, I decided to make cupcakes! I wanted a rich and flavorful chocolate cupcake recipe. And I knew exactly where to turn: Annie’s Eats. Except, I’m not as sophisticated as Annie, so there were no chocolate curls. And the chocolate ganache would have put…