Betrayed by her people, does she dare trust a dragon?
Will a little mischief ruin her second chance for love?
Revenge is best served sweet with a hot, horned alien…
Category Archives: Life 101
Epic kitchen/cooking disasters….#KitchenAccidentsHappen
How do you make meatloaf and end up with tomato soup on the back of your head? My family meatloaf recipe calls for tomato soup. As I was emptying a family-sized can of tomato soup into a measuring cup, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cara Bristol, Cooking, cooking disasters, cooking humor, kitchen disasters
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What to watch for in 2019: an astronomer’s guide to the night sky
There’s a lot happening in the night sky if you know when to look! I ran across a great online astronomer’s guide that tells you what to look for and when. It gives the dates for lunar and solar eclipses, … Continue reading
Meet “Bob” our new house boy…life with a robotic vacuum
My husband and I recently got a robotic vacuum, a Shark Ion 725. We got it primarily because we have dark hardwood floors, which show every single white speck, every grain of sugar, every piece of lint. I swear, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the house boy, cleaning hardwood floors, housecleaning, Robotic vacuums, Roomba, Shark Ion
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Reunited with my favorite film version of Cinderella…
I was a teenager in the 1970s when I caught “Three Wishes for Cinderella” (also called “Three Nuts for Cinderella”) on the CBS Children’s Film Festival hosted by Kukla, Fran, and Ollie (Fran was an actress, Kukla & Ollie were … Continue reading
Wishing you a healthy, prosperous New Year
Happy New Year, everybody! Hope 2019 is good to you!
#BestNine — Favorite Instagram photos of 2018
It’s interesting what people think is interesting. I went through my Instagram posts of 2018 and pulled my “best nine” posts of the year. My favorite photos, the ones I was excited to share, weren’t the ones that got the … Continue reading
Hope your holiday is happy and bright!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Practical, FUN gifts for authors…#writers #authors #HolidayGiftGuide
Writing isn’t for sissies. It’s hard. Hence, I’m always interested in ways to make it easier. Having a proper office equipped with tools conducive to writing can help. For the holidays this year, I’ve compiled a list of “must-have” products … Continue reading
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Tagged author offices, Cara Bristol, fingerless gloves, gifts for authors, gifts for writers, holiday gift guide, how to make writing easier, how to write a novel, noise cancelling headphones, notepad for the shower, products for authors and writers, sliding bookshelf, tools of the trade for authors, wireless keyboard, writer offices, writing tools
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Great gifts for readers and book lovers (other than books)…a holiday gift guide
Books and gift cards are an easy gift choice for readers and book lovers, but if you’d like to get creative, I have a few suggestions. A coffee (or tea) mug with an appropriate saying. I’m not a bookworm, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged book journals, candles that smell like books, Cara Bristol, coffee mugs for book lovers, coffee mugs for readers, fingerless gloves for readers, gifts for book lovers, gifts for readers, literary tattoos, new book smell, non book gift ideas for readers, reading journals, romance readers, tattoos for readers, Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
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Putting the BOO! into your #Halloween…#HalloweenDecorations
Halloween is great fun. There are so many ways to decorate inside and out. You can do a little or a lot. Scary or not. I’ve collected a few examples from my holiday decorating Pinterest board. A collection of pumpkins … Continue reading
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Tagged decorating with pumpkins, Halloween, Halloween cupcakes, Halloween Decorating, Halloween skeletons, pumpkins
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