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100 Dishes – Dish 30 – Tomato Soup (and grilled cheese!)
This soup has a lot of protein and is delicious! The grilled cheese was just icing on the cake! https://ift.tt/Tirn38P #HealthyEating #EasyRecipes #HomeCooking #QuickMeals #ComfortFood #RecipeOfTheDay #100Dishes #karenikacooks #DinnerIdeas #MealPrep #CulinaryDelight #TastyTreats #CookAtHome 
100 Dishes – Dish 30 – Tomato Soup (and grilled cheese!)
This soup has a lot of protein and is delicious! The grilled cheese was just icing on the cake! https://ift.tt/wSgsQfr #HealthyEating #EasyRecipes #HomeCooking #QuickMeals #ComfortFood #RecipeOfTheDay #100Dishes #karenikacooks #DinnerIdeas #MealPrep #CulinaryDelight #TastyTreats #CookAtHome 
Some older paintings I still like. I like seeing my evolution too.
“Be wherever you are, otherwise you will miss your life.” #sketching #art #urbansketching #watercolorjournal #watercolors #drawing #illustration #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #creativity #artwork #inspirationalart
Sylvie is obsessed with her therapist. Not like fascinated but obsessed like she wants to spend 24-7 with her, thinks about her hundreds of times a day, stops herself from texting her nonstop. Wishes she could be her dog. And on and on. This story is mostly about how Sylvie’s obsession and therapy sessions. I can’t decide if I liked it or not but there were a few sections that really spoke to me: “Exactly. It’s hard when you see other people from the outside but you only know yourself from the inside. It’s so hard to compare.” “Well, you are seeing the inside of a person when you’re reading … you get to see their thoughts, not just the outside of them. And maybe you find that easier to relate to.” “Right,” Sylvie says. “It reminds me of your idea of videoing yourself so you can see yourself as a person,” the therapist says, “but the other way round.” “I’m seeing other people the way I see myself, from the inside,” Sylvie says. “It’s probably why a lot of people read—for human connection.” “It can feel easier to give your life over to someone else and have them make your decisions for you. But I don’t think that will work for you in the long run. At some point you will want to make the decisions yourself, for your life to seem real and true to you.” “Maybe a novel seems appealing because a novel has already been written,” the therapist says. “All the decisions have been made. You get to just see things unfold. But in life, you have to face the unknown and make decisions. It can be hard, but that’s what life is like for everybody. It’s all the unknown. Nobody knows what is going to happen.” I loved these little gems. with gratitude to netgalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
Wally Lamb is an extraordinary writer. Not because he has the perfect literary style (though he’s got plenty of that) and not because he has a truly interesting plot (though he has that too) but what I really love the most about Lamb is his ability to create characters that stay with you long after you’re done reading their stories. And his ability to show you that all people are flawed and all people are good and bad and that we are complex beings. This is the story of Corby whose addiction causes a horrible tragedy in his life and all the consequences that come from that terrible action. Most of the story takes place in a men’s penitentiary. It’s hard to read. If you’re easily triggered, I would not recommend you read this one, it’s tough. But it’s a beautiful, sad story of how life can turn and then never really recover. with gratitude to netgalley and Simon Element for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Erlick is so good at writing stories with interesting premises. Her stories themselves are interesting but what I love the most is the thought-provoking concept the story is built around. This one is about grief and our relationship with it. If we’re grieving someone, so much so that we can hardly breathe, is it better to not remember them? Is it better to dull the edge of that grief? What if it disappears forever? What if the positive memories go with it? Where’s the limit? Where do we draw the line on what’s worth erasing and what’s worth keeping? How far are we willing to go? All such interesting food for thought without clear and correct answers. That’s the kind of stuff great books are made of. with gratitude to netgalley and HarperAudio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I tried to read this book several times and I even tried to listen to it in case the audio would be a different experience and alas this book is not for me. I do think it’s interesting and especially if you’re into farming and the midwest, I think you will find this book to be very interesting. with gratitude to netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for an advanced copy. 
Some older paintings I still like. I like seeing my evolution too.
“You must not ever stop being whimsical and you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.” #sketching #art #urbansketching #watercolorjournal #watercolors #drawing #illustration #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #creativity #artwork #inspirationalart
I read A LOT of books so it’s really really rare for me to find a book with a premise I have never seen before. And this one took the cake. By the end of the first chapter, you’re like WHOA did not see that coming. And then you’re spending a bunch of the rest of this book reorienting. I know people will have mixed feelings but I loved it. I liked the twist and then the turn the story took. I liked how the author played with the way stories are told. I liked how the characters grew and surprised you both with their stupidity and humanness. I think this one will be controversial, people will love or hate. I am of the former camp. And I loved listening to the audio. with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
The world is such a better place with Katherine Center in it. Her novels are sweet, kind, quirky in all the best ways and her characters are so loveable. Love Haters brings together the video producer Katie, the Coast Guard rescue, Hutch, and the loveliest dog and aunt ever! It is full of love and color and joy and as always, relatable human conditions and quirks. You know that things are going to work out for these characters, you’re rooting for them the whole time and you cheer loudly in the end even though you knew it was coming. Along the way you scold them, you cheer for them, you laugh at them and you shake your head at their silliness. And then there’s the author’s note and you fall in love all over again. As I said Katherine Center is a gift. The audio and ebook of this are equally enjoyable and it’s extra perfect when you get to go back and forth like I did. with gratitude to netgalley, Macmillan Audio and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
I loved this sweet novel. It was light and joyful and exactly what i needed during these tough days.
Jack Jr wakes up from a 2 year coma. He can’t remember what happened. Before the coma it was 2019. Now there’s covid. Before the coma he had a fiancee, now he’s nowhere to be found. Before the coma, he hadn’t really been talking to his family. Now he’s been at a hospital near them and his apartment in the city is gone, he moves back in with them and starts working at the family restaurant. This story is funny, sad, touching, and just a joy to read. You will love it. |
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