My first impression of the scent filling the space is of warm peanut butter cookies fresh from the oven! That sweet and nutty cookie dough smell that is interlaced with the oily notes of peanut butter. The flavour palate is oily roasted peanut, mildly bitter with an almost vanilla fade out. Big thanks to Cookie… Continue reading Another Cookie Jar Coffee flavour
I watch it rise, the bottom seemingly dropping away. It’s a semitransparent blue, deceiving in its deadliness. Its apparent transparency is a trick of nature to draw in unsuspecting prey because although you can see the immediate area before you the vastness of its reach is extraordinary. The immensity allows undetectable threats to surface or… Continue reading Dropping Away
I love the smell of my coffee today. It fills the air with a sweet almost lime-lemon fragrance mixed with the bitter notes of coffee. I would expect this java to have an oily sheen, but it doesn’t. However, my first sip is reminiscent of oily coconut. Its flavour is both woodsy and roasted nut.… Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie Flavoured Coffee
Zombie Halloween: Goosebumps Most Wanted Author: R.L. StinePublished in 2014Publisher is Scholastic PaperbackAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 192 pages) and Library BindingChildren’s Books on Halloween | Children’s Humour |Literature and Fiction for Children My children and I watched the Jack Black Goosebumps movie a few years ago. It was our first Goosebumps experience together.… Continue reading Zombie Halloween Book Review
Y is for Yesterday Author Sue GraftonRe-print Edition Published in December 2018Publisher is G. P. Putnam’s SonsAvailable in eBook, Audio, Hardcover, Paperback (560 pages) & Mass MarketAmateur Sleuths | Private Investigator Mysteries | Women Sleuths Letter Y was a fun read. I really do like Kinsey’s character and Pearle was a nice addition to Kinsey’s… Continue reading Y is for Yesterday Book Review
I have a Van Houtte Irish Cream and an Our Finest Irish Medley on my Keurig spinner. I decided to compare them this morning because I was curious to see what was similar and what was different. The Irish Medley’s bouquet is strong, filling the kitchen with the welcome notes of roasted coffee beans. My… Continue reading Lacking sugar, whip cream, and Irish whisky
X Book 24 in The Alphabet Series Author Sue GraftonRe-print Edition Published in August 2016Publisher is G. P. Putnam’s SonsAvailable in eBook, Audio, Hardcover, Paperback (528 pages) & Mass MarketAmateur Sleuths | Private Investigator Mysteries | Women Sleuths I read letter X in eBook format and it is the second book in The Alphabet Series… Continue reading X Book Review
Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3) Author: Terry BrooksPublished in 2013Publisher is Del RayAvailable in eBook, paperback, mass market paperback (print length 512 pages), Hardcover & AudiobookShannara | Fantasy Action & Adventure | War & Military Action & Adventure The following review was originally posted on Goodreads: December 2021. “What you need is… Continue reading Witch Wraith Book Review
Voice in the Basement Author T. Chris MartindalePublished in 1993Publisher is Pocket BooksAvailable in eBook as of 2020 and mass market (279 pages)Horror This novel was classed as a horror novel in the 90s. I think now it would fall under categories like paranormal murder mystery, thriller & suspense, and supernatural fiction. I must confess… Continue reading Voice in the Basement Book Review
Unnatural Exposure Author: Patricia CornwellReissue edition Published in 2008Publisher is BerkleyAvailable in eBook, audiobook, hardcover, paperback (print length 352 pages)Medical Thrillers | Serial Killer Thrillers |Women Sleuths Book one in the Scarpetta Series is called Postmortem. I’m planning to give it a read after having read and enjoyed Unnatural Exposure. I would like to see… Continue reading Unnatural Exposure A Book Review
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 