Gina Rae Mitchell

September 25, 2020 | Gina’s Friday Finds

It’s Friday already! Where do the weeks go? It’s now officially Autumn, which is the season for harvesting crops, prepping for winter, and my official kick-off to the holidays. It seems they come fast and furious from Halloween through to New Year’s Day.

 

Gina’s Friday Finds | September 25, 2020 |Creative Projects

Have you started any holiday crafts yet? Here are a couple of kits to give you a helping hand. Are you doing fall crafts or are you working ahead on winter crafts?

Paper Halloween Luminary Kit

 

Needle Felted Pumpkins Kit

 

Gina’s Friday Finds | September 25, 2020 | Recipes

As the days grow shorter and cooler here in my neck of the woods, I always love cooking hearty, comfort food recipes. These two recipes offer a bit of a twist to the ordinary.

Caramel Apple French Toast

Spaghetti Crust Pizza

 

I’m wrapping up this week’s post with a few books I think you will enjoy.

Gina’s Friday Finds | September 25, 2020 | Books

Impeccable Petunia: The Two Tails by Katie Christine

Haunted by her near-death at the beak of the maniacal Bernadette, Petunia, the backyard chicken, confronts betrayal at the hands of her beloved human, Silkie, and the uncertain future of her unlikely champion, the obstreperous blue-eyed feline, Macy.

As “The Two Tails” opens, the flock descends into a spiral of death and disappearance. Ensnared by a rapacious raccoon and desperate for a way out, Petunia throws herself at the mercy of the dark, open road with little more than gumption, a pair of useless wings, and a dubious companion as her guide.

Steeped in tension and brimming with humor, “Impeccable Petunia” is an unflinching exploration of the vulnerable, the powerless, and the entanglements that define our closest bonds as mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends, all through the eyes of a remarkable hen who can’t seem to learn her place.

In this life, there’s always a pecking order.

The Worst Lie by Shauna Bickley

Madelaine had everything she wanted.
Friends, a successful film career, and a loving boyfriend.
Then she was dead…

Lexie’s friend Helen was part of a close-knit group at university. Now, ten years later, Helen is apprehensive when another of the group suggests a reunion.

When one of the group admits they believe their long-dead friend was murdered, Lexie contrives an invitation to the weekend get-together at one of England’s ancient stone circles.

Each of the groups has secrets and each has lied, but could they also have committed murder?

Another of the group is murdered at the stone circles, and Lexie uncovers information that may connect the two crimes. Then there is another death.

Is someone targeting the former students, or is the killer one of the group?

The Worst Lie is the second standalone novel in the exciting Lexie Wyatt murder mystery series.

If you like British crime novels featuring ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, then you’ll love this gripping tale of secrets, lies and obsession that leads to murder.

 

Blue Sky Mind: Instant Mindfulness by A. Waverly

Sometimes my mind is like a clear blue sky
Sometimes a few thought clouds float on by…

Children will be calm and mindful with this relaxing rhyme that helps them practice mindful breathing and visualize their thought process. Great for quiet time, transition time or bedtime.

Teaches kids mindfulness and breathing meditation.
A mindful story told in a calm, rhythmic, rhyme that helps kids (teens and adults) visualize their thoughts in a meditative way. Beautiful poem and relaxing illustrations about being mindful, meditation, meditative breathing with journal pages to draw and write mindful thoughts. Kids will become aware of a mindful thought process with this calm, fun, and engaging book. Encouraging happy thoughts and imagination. Based on the science and the health benefits associated with mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and happy thoughts.

That wraps up this week’s edition. Be sure you scroll down to reply and let me know your favorite find this week.

Did you miss last week’s Friday Finds? You can find it here.