by Karen Creamer | Oct 4, 2019 | author, books, Clarity, Connection, local fun
The weather is turning cooler here in New England, and you can feel that fall is in the air. And you know what that means … the pumpkin flavored everything is everywhere? Yes, but more importantly,
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH (NANOWRIMO) IS COMING!!
If you are new to NaNoWriMo, let me fill you in. In November every year, thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of brave people commit to write 50,000 words in one month.
People just like me.
And YOU.
Have you always wanted to write a book? Many people I meet do. Many have even started to but then, for whatever reasons that seem so important at the time, they don’t.
I used to be one of those people.
I was one of those people until 2010, when I discovered NaNoWriMo, and I wrote the first draft of my first book, a book that is now published. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Mar 30, 2019 | (it's all about the) food, Angel and Oracle Cards, books, Comfort, Connection, Crystals, writing
I rarely have an unscheduled day but today, I did.
A day to do whatever I feel like doing whenever I feel like doing it.
Started it off well as usual with #CeleryJuice (there is actually a new book coming out devoted entirely to the benefits of this: Medical Medium Celery Juice by Anthony William) and #HeavyMetalDetoxSmoothie (thank you for these, #MedicalMedium).
After that, it turned out to be a day of sitting and flitting from couch to computer to kitchen (#ilovealliteration) … I took periodic forays off the couch to do whatever popped into my head to do. I flitted from one thing to the next to the next without censoring my thoughts or impulses. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Feb 2, 2019 | (it's all about the) food, Book Reviews, books, Connection
by Karen Creamer | Jan 30, 2019 | Book Reviews, books, Clarity, Comfort
by Karen Creamer | Jan 29, 2019 | (it's all about the) food, Book Reviews, books, Comfort, Connection
Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The only thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars is this: There is some repetition among the chapters/stories. I believe it’s because they were originally essays published elsewhere and then brought together into this one book. That’s fine, but I kept having to stop and think, “Didn’t I read this already…?” before I made that connection. Anyway, a lovely book. Great recipes, some of which reminded me of my own Italian Nana’s. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Jan 24, 2019 | Book Reviews, books
Is there anything better than starting a new book and realizing—“YES. THIS. We are going to be spending a lot of quality time together.
And so we have. I read it every single minute that I could until I finished it. I read her first two books (The 13th Tale and Bellman and Black) and thought they were equally excellent.
There is an air of fantasy in the book that requires a bit of suspension of disbelief, but not so much as in her prior books. Pay close attention at the beginning when several characters are introduced or very quickly you won’t know what is going on. Do NOT start reading unless you have a bit of uninterrupted time to do it justice. Keep reading
Karen Creamer
