Ok, everyone, get ready for a culinary experience the likes of which Sebring has never seen!!! The Crossroads Deli specializes in fresh Mediterranean cuisine served as a buffet!! Because that’s exactly what it is. We read “deli” and think ham sandwiches! That’s the wrong image! Merritt and I popped into the Crossroads to see if…
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BookTalking, Features
Red Is The Color!
by Kristie Plank •
Since it is the holiday season, I decided to celebrate with two books sporting bright red covers. Neither have anything to do Christmas…each with a great story and interesting, though somewhat quirky customers in this first book…such as Kit, Mr. Baker, Maud, Ilse, and Father Anthony, et al. You do not have to be a…
Destinations
DESTINATION – HELEN GEORGIA
by Mary Lee Cipriano •
I bet you’ve never heard of Helen GA. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the Chatahoochee River, Helen is only a one day’s drive away and the tiny town is only two square miles! Helen has seen the passage of early pioneers traveling by wagon to settle in fertile valleys. Those settlers were followed…
States Well Stated
Welcome to Montana!
by Betsey Ellis •
I know you are expecting me to say something about “Big Sky Country”, but that is just sort of what they settled on. It could have just as easily been “Big Bird Country”. For example, did you know that just north of Missoula there exists the largest nesting community of the common loon in the…
BookTalking, Features
Different Folks…Different Strokes
by Kristie Plank •
Takes One To Know One by Susan Isaacs is funny. It is also a love story and is a fictional “whodunit”. Corie Geller is a former FBI agent who traded in her badge for a less stressful way of life when she married Judge Josh Geller and adopted his 14-year-old daughter, Eliza. In her new…
BookTalking, Features
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
by Kristie Plank •
Even if you are not a huge baseball fan, you can still enjoy the photos of players, both male and female. In Every Pitcher Tells a Story (1999) by Seth Swirsky you will read the actual replies hand written or typed by the player who responded to a personal letter sent to each by the…
States Well Stated
SHOW ME
by Betsey Ellis •
Yes, our march through the M’s continues and its time to hit the Show Me state, Missouri. The State got the nickname in 1899 when US Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver (now there’s a name for you) said on the House floor, “For thy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You are…
BookTalking, Features
Two Women Who Made A Big Difference
by Kristie Plank •
Sunflowers: loyalty, adoration, happy flowers, and unwavering faith all lead to one very pleasant read. Plus, you get two wonderful stories in one that flow together very nicely. The Secret Life of Sunflowers (2022) by Marta Molnar opens in present day where you will meet Emsley Wilson. She is a celebrity auctioneer in Hollywood. Her…
BookTalking, Features
Are You Hungry?
by Kristie Plank •
First off, this writer is not a ‘Foodie! Yes, I like to eat and enjoy a good meal. Now, not so much. Before retirement, it was not at all unusual to try our new recipes on family or friends. But, for some strange reason, I do enjoy looking at recipes. However, I do not care…
States Well Stated
MISSISSIPPI ON MY MIND
by Betsey Ellis •
I don’t know about you, but when I think of exotic and interesting places in this wonderful country to visit, Mississippi is not on the top of the list. But in doing my research for this article, I found that I probably suffer from a chronic problem that those that grew up in the general…