Gina Rae Mitchell

Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Announcing a new Author of the Month and the latest trivia winner, plus #BackToSchool #Recipes #BlogRoundup #Crafts #Books #IndieAuthors 

Welcome to the Friday Finds for 09-06-2024.

This has been a celebration week for me. We are celebrating our 48th wedding anniversary all week. We started with an architecture and history river cruise through Milwaukee and a little jaunt out onto Lake Michigan. We have been home a couple of days now and just relaxed and relived many of the fun times we’ve had over the years.

The summer vegetables are done in the garden, and the fall veggies aren’t ready yet, so there has been no pressure to freeze and can things for winter.

The grandson’s cat, Rainbow, found my knitting bag while I was in Wisconsin. I spent several hours untangling yarn, and thankfully, I am now ready to tackle the “infamous” rainbow sweater once again.

This is the pattern I am using: Etta Cardigan.

And here is the chosen yarn: Lion Brand Mandala – Happy.

I hope to be able to show you the finished pictures very soon.

Until next week,

Gina

Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Blog News

These are the blog posts I shared this week.

The Secret Truth (A Jake Scott Mystery) by Barry Finlay | Read an Excerpt & Meet the Author

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#CoverReveal: How to React When Woken at 3am by Drunk Argentinian Backpackers While Staying in a Youth Hostel and Other Lesser Known Travel Tips by Yeats

Weekly Friday Finds |09-06-2024 | Recipes

Easy Back-to-School Favorites

These Maple-Oatmeal Scones are perfect for a grab & go breakfast, packing in a lunch, or an afterschool snack.

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Old-fashioned potato Cakes are a family favorite. They are an easy way to use up leftover mashed potatoes and are great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. (Recipe and image from Allrecipes)

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Pizza Lasagna Rollups are a fantastic comforting dish and so much easier than they look. They can also be assembled ahead of time and baked later—or even reheated.

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  Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Books

What are you reading this week? Here are some books that caught my eye recently.

Old Girls Behaving Badly: the BRAND NEW feel-good uplifting read from Kate Galley

Something old, something new, something stolen…?

Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty-three years. Until, to her surprise, said husband decides he needs to ‘find himself’ – alone – and disappears to Santa Fe, leaving divorce papers in his wake.

Now Gina needs a new role in life, not to mention somewhere to live, so she applies for the position of Companion to elderly Dorothy Reed. At eighty-three, ‘Dot’ needs someone to help her around the house – or at least, her family seems to think so. Her companion’s first role would be to accompany Dot for a week-long extravagant wedding party.

But when Georgina arrives at the large Norfolk estate where the wedding will take place, she quickly discovers Dot has an ulterior motive for hiring her. While the other guests are busy sipping champagne and playing croquet, Dot needs Georgina to help her solve a mystery – about a missing painting, which she believes is hidden somewhere in the house.

Because, after all, who would suspect two old ladies of getting up to mischief?

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Back to School with New Friends by J.P. Anthony Williams

Join Bella the Bunny on her heartwarming journey as she hops into her first day at Forest School.
Filled with excitement and a bit of nervousness, Bella wonders if she’ll fit in with her new classmates. But with the help of Max the Fox, Oliver the Owl, and Lily the Squirrel, Bella soon finds that making friends can be the most wonderful adventure of all.

Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Independent Author News

Check out Cricket Rohman’s Fall sale, which includes a FREE children’s book, discounted books, and a special giveaway.

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Gail Ward Olmstead is releasing a new Miranda Quinn Legal Twist book soon. While Miranda Fights will be the third Miranda Book, they are all easily read as stand-alone tales. I’ll have my review up closer to the review date,  but here is a sneak peek if you want to get your copy pre-ordered! (Remember, if the price goes down before release, you will get the discounted price automatically!)

Here are my reviews of the first two Miranda Quinn books:

Miranda Writes

Miranda Nights 

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The newest Author of the Month is Nancy Stroer. I recently featured her debut novel, Playing Army, and she graciously provided a guest post for me to share with my readers.

This review was the most visited on my website last month.

Playing Army by Nancy Stroer | Spotlight and Guest Post

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Authors, if you participate in any promotions, please send me your promo details or any other news I might share with my readers.

Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Blogs to Visit

Here are a couple of entertaining blogs I think you will enjoy.

Saturdays at the Blue Mood Cafe

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Kerri McBookNerd

Weekly Friday Finds | 09-06-2024 | Trivia Time

The winner of last month’s trivia drawing is Mark E.

This week’s trivia question is:

Which type of yarn is made from flax plants’ long, strong fibers and is known for being cool and breathable?

Leave your answer in the comment section to be entered into this month’s trivia contest.

The answer to last week’s question:

How tall is Helene’s assistant in The Hating Game by Sally Thorne?

5 feet tall

 

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Gina

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