7/19/23 Recipe for 1 Gallon: 2 lbs Palermo Bolssom Honey (From Menards) 3 cups Black Current Concentrate 2 oz cacoa nibs toasted for 10 minutes on burner level 5 1 cup Utopian coffee grounds (finely ground) and French Pressed in luke warm water for 15 minutes. Makes 3 cups of coffee Top …
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Mark Edwards ~ The Retreat
I believe I bought this book from Amazon. I like Mark’s writing. I started the book on 8/15/23. I’m four chapters in and so far it hasn’t had any major twists. Characters seem well defined though. I finished the book on 8/24/23. 10 days. Wow, the twists… Lily and her parents move into a new …
Wynotn Marsalis ~ Moving to Higher Ground
Well this one needs no introduction. I started this book on 7/15/23. I really don’t want to rush through this one so I may just read it leasurely for enjoyment. I finished this on 8/14/23. Yes it took me a while but I didn’t read it every day like I do with other books. This …
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Riley Sager ~ The Only One Left
I just finished “Lock Every Door” by Riley and I’m going to start this one today. Started on 7/31/2023. If this is half as good as the last one, I’m going to like it. 8/11/23 and I finished this book. 12 days. Not sure why it took me so long but this book was really …
Jordan Farmer ~ Lighthouse Burning Book 1
First time reading this author. I started this book on 6/28/23. I’m about 80% done with this book already and really like it. The characters are well written. Chapters are very long, but they seem to go quick. Harlan Winter (the main character) is living in his home town that is in economic decline. There’s …
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Riley Sager ~ Lock Every Door
I started this book on 7/21/2023. I finished on 7/30/2023. 9 days. This was a TikTok recommended author. This book was amazing. Characters were very well written. Chapters were fairly long though. Story had a couple of twists that kept you interested throughout the whole book. Jules, a broke 20 something, needs a job, a …
Kiersten Modglin ~ The Roommate
Amazon recommendation. NOT a first read. I started on 7/17/23. Chapters look short (35 all together). Story looks interesting from the description of the book. I finished this book on 7/20/23. Yes 3 days. It was a very, very good book. Characters were very well described and I could picture this as a story in …
Peter Swanson ~ Before She Knew Him
This was a TikTok recommendation. I started this book on 6/27/23. I really (like really really) enjoyed this book. The writing style was good, characters well defined and the plot was really good. Chapters were a little longer than I’d like but the story keeps you interested all the way through. Hen, a bipolar, researched …
MRM – Summer Berry Mead
4/21/23 3 lbs Glenns Honey 3 lbs Classic Fruit Medley from Kroger 1 Gallon water (from tap) 1 tsp Fermaid O 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme Juice of 1 lime Peel of 1 lime (used peeler for just the peel) 100 raisins (for mouthfeel) SG = 1.092 5-8-23 Took a reading. SG = .009. It’s done …
MRM ~ The “Young” Hopped Mead
6/19/23 .20 Ounce Cascade hops boiled for 15 minutes (in purified water) 3 lbs Orange Blossom honey from Meijer 2 gallons purified water EC-118 yeast rehydrated with 1Tblsp sugar and warm purified water S.G. 1.046 Pitched yeast at 94 degrees 6/20/23 2 grams Wine Tannin 4 grams Fermaid – O It’s starting to be active. …