Pretty Peony Blog
Eating up what's in the pantry so I could make room for other dry and canned products. I've had these pho noodles for about six months and because herbs don't last very long, I figured I could use up the herbs this way. This pho is really easy to make. I pretty much boil any... Continue Reading →
I went to the Barnes & Noble Book Club meetup yesterday to go over the selected book, American Dirt. You can read my review here. It was interesting because I felt like I had to defend the Mexicans (and to think I was bullied by them growing up), not the ones in the story, but... Continue Reading →
King Clown by Mark Lages is a literary fiction written in the form of a memoir. It is about a man named Adam Stern who has pneumonia and who ends up staying in the hospital for a few days. His time in the hospital is when we get to learn almost everything about who he... Continue Reading →
This pretty little thing came in the mail yesterday. It's a Chic Sparrow B6 Slim Folio in the color Huckleberry. It is from the Crème line, which is a thick leather. The Huckleberry B6 Slim Folio is different from what I expected. I thought it was going to be thick but it's been pressed very... Continue Reading →
These are from the Starquest competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were taken by a professional photographer.
Happy LEAP DAY! Yesterday, I got a tooth pulled and a cavity filled. I was told to take it slow so that's what I've been doing. Last Friday, the family drove to Albuquerque, NM for daughter's dance competition. It was about a seven hour drive. We arrived around 11:30pm and all went straight to bed.... Continue Reading →
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is a fiction modern story about a mother named Lydia who loses everything in a cartel shootout at her home. She and the only other survivor of her family, her son Luca, flee Mexico into the U.S. to escape the cartel leader who could potentially kill them both if they... Continue Reading →
I won The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly on Goodreads. I read Kelly's other book, The Light Over London a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Her writing style is superb and really puts you into the story. She also has fabulous covers. They depict the era so perfectly. I can't wait... Continue Reading →
The day before Valentine's Day, husband and I went to Loveland. This was our second time going since the new year. Husband didn't snowboard as much this time. The visibility had gotten pretty bad by the time he started going down the hills. I was able to get some editing done and wanted to stay... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! I can't believe it's already February and Valentine's Day is this Friday. All this technology leaves us no time to enjoy the mundane. Who would ever think we'd get to the point where mundane is actually a positive word? I'm trying to keep digital scrapbooking in my life. Looking back, it was... Continue Reading →
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