Coastal Horizons... books, beaches, and backroad adventures

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month ? I don't read as much poetry as I'd like, but every once in a while I stumble upo...

It's been over a year since my first (and last!) Weekend Cooking post. I have several recipes I'd like to add to my foo...

Rhododendron River Birch Tree Hostas Peonies Oakleaf Hydangea Early April. Time to head o...

Gone by Mo Hayder Jack Caffery Series #5 Mystery/Thriller 2012 Grove/Atlantic, Inc. Finished 4/14/12 Rating: 5...

A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd Mystery 2009 BBC Audiobooks America Reader: Rosalyn Landor Finished 3/29/12 Rating: 3.5/5 (Good) From th...

It's April and in the Midwest that means there's a high risk for severe weather. When we lived in San Diego, I'd never heard the...

It's important to recognize and remember the good things in life, so I've decided to make a point of jotting down my monthly blessin...

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Don’t Tell a Soul by David Rosenfelt Mystery/Thriller 2008 St. Martin’s Press Finished 3/24/12 Rating: 2/5 (Fair) Publisher’s Blurb: He was...

The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton Fiction 2010 Headline Publishing Group Finished 3/16/12 Rating: 3.5/5 (Good) Publisher’s Blurb: A rur...

The Underside of Joy by Sere Prince Halverson Fiction 2012 Penguin Group Finished on 3/8/12 Rating: 3.5/5 (Good) Overview (from Barnes ...

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield Fiction 2011 Books on Tape Reader: Catherine Taber Finished on 2/22/12 Rating: 5/5 (Outsta...

Red-Crested Cardinal ( Paroaria coronata ) Also known as the Brazilian Cardinal