Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Books ~Author News ~ Recipes ~ Crafts ~ Trivia Contest Winner & New Question

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Books ~Author News ~ Recipes ~ Crafts ~ Trivia Contest Question

Welcome to the 03-01-2024 edition of the weekly Friday Finds.

Do you like the new colors on the post? Please let me know in the comments if it puts you in a spring frame of mind.

I’ll look for you in the comments.

Love & Peace,

Gina

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Blog News

There is not much to report on the home front. We are awaiting a return to spring-like weather. Somehow, when you’ve had a taste of Spring, it’s harder to go back to snow flurries…

It was a productive week on the blog with the following reviews:

Happy Harry: A Magical Golden, by Barbara Lampert – a dog memoir

Secrets of a Gay Man Growing Up in the 1950s by Jonathon Feinn – Personal Memoir

My Dog Thinks He’s a Cat by Craig T. Feigh – Children’s Book

A Troubled Heart by Tricia McGill – Historical Romance

Red Planet Lancers (EPSILON #4) by Brian H. Roberts – Sci-Fi Thriller

Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez – Children’s Book

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Recipe

Corned Beef Egg Cups from Martha Stewart

Sitting down to a hearty Irish-inspired breakfast on St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t mean waking up at the crack of dawn. These no-fuss egg cups require just five ingredients and 20 minutes of baking time, so you can rise and dine quickly.

Tune in next week for a lunch/dinner St. Patrick’s Day recipe.

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Books

Here are a few books that crossed my path recently. Be sure you send me your recommendations. Mount TBR is feeling neglected.

You Like It Darker by Stephen King

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

Sale

You Like It Darker: Stories

Hardcover Book
King, Stephen (Author)
English (Publication Language)
512 Pages - 05/21/2024 (Publication Date) - Scribner (Publisher)

After Annie by Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen’s trademark wisdom on family, friendship, and the ties that bind us are at the center of this novel about the power of love to transcend loss and triumph over adversity by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Bread Crumbs and One True Thing.

After Annie: A Novel

Amazon Kindle Edition
Quindlen, Anna (Author)
English (Publication Language)
273 Pages - 02/27/2024 (Publication Date) - Random House (Publisher)

Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: Next Level: 50 Bigger, Bolder Science Experiments to Do with the Whole Family by Emily Calandrelli

A new book of 50 bigger, bolder, next-level STEAM experiments for the whole family, including even more diverse science biographies and stories, from Emily Calandrelli, host of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab and author of the national bestseller Stay Curious and Keep Exploring.

Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: Next Level: 50 Bigger, Bolder Science Experiments to Do with the Whole Family

Amazon Kindle Edition
Calandrelli, Emily (Author)
English (Publication Language)
175 Pages - 03/05/2024 (Publication Date) - Chronicle Prism (Publisher)

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Author News

Here are a few recommendations and announcements I’ve received from author newsletters and messages.

West Falls Revisited, the new novel from D.H. Schleicher, coming SUMMER 2024!

Cover Reveal – Links will be available soon on this website.

Get a taste of the author’s work by reading my reviews of his previous books.

E. Denise Billups Shared this BookFunnel promotion with her newsletter readers. (Only one of a fabulous set of promotions!) Sign up for her monthly newsletter HERE!

You should also check out her latest release, Echoes of Ballard House.

Echoes of Ballard House (Simone Doucet Series Book 3)

Amazon Kindle Edition
Billups, E. Denise (Author)
English (Publication Language)
299 Pages - 11/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Next Chapter (Publisher)

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Creative News

What is your creative hobby of choice? Mine was jewelry made with tiny beads at one time. My eyes don’t cooperate well with that endeavor anymore. I need to dive into the craft room and assess what’s usable, sellable, and what I can’t bear to part with. In the meantime, if you want to get a taste of jewelry making, here’s a starter kit I think is reasonable.

Jewelry Making Supplies Kit – 1587 PCS Beads, Crystal Beads, Jewelry Pliers, Beading Wire, Earring Hooks, Rings, Bracelets

Xmada Jewelry Making Supplies Kit - 1587 PCS Beads, Crystal Beads, Jewelry Pliers, Beading Wire, Earring Hooks, Rings, Bracelets for Girls and Adults

[All-in-one Jewelry Making Kit] The jewelry making kit includes about 1200 PCS chips gemstone beads of 20 assorted colors, 170 PCS silver cute pendants (7 Kind of Shape) , 50 x Earring Hooks, 50 x T-Head Pins, 50 x 9-Head Pins, 10 x Lobster Clasps, 50 x Silver Jump Rings, 3 x Jewelry Wire(Clear/Silver/Gold) and 1 x Tweezers, 1 x Jump Ring Opener Tool, 1 x Flat Nose Pliers, packed in a 24 grids box, it's a perfect bracelet making kit for adults, girls
[Colorful Gemstone Beads]: The crystal jewelry making kit includes about 1200 Pcs crystal beads in different vibrant colors to meet your different needs for making necklaces, bracelets, beads for jewelry makings as well as many other craft and jewelry projects
[Irregular shapes and sizes]: These gemstone chips beads are well polished in irregular shapes and varied in different sizes from 5 mm to 8 mm with a 1mm hole drilled in them, great for using your own imagination and designing many kinds of beautiful and unique jewelry making and crafting.
[DIY Jewelry Making Suppliers]: Perfect jewelry making suppliers for beginners to DIY bracelets, necklaces, anklets, earring, brooches, rings for yourself or friends and jewelry trees and other DIY craft for home decorations on various occasions like birthday parties, father's day, mother’s day, thanksgiving Day, or Christmas day

Weekly Friday Finds | 03-01-2024 | Trivia Time

This week’s trivia question is:

In Mexican cuisine, what is the name of the traditional dish made from masa dough filled with various ingredients such as meat, cheese, or vegetables, then wrapped in corn husks and steamed?

The answer to last week’s question:

In The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Basil Hallward is the painter who makes the portrait of Dorian.

All comments with a correct answer will be entered into the April 1, 2024 drawing!

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