Amazon First Read. Started on 1/15/24. I really like his style of writing so I think this may be a good one. 1/24/24 and I finished the book today. I couldn’t put it down. It got to the sweet spot where everything started coming together and just WOW! Robin, a single woman therapist, is helping …
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MRM ~ Nelson’s Chocolate Orange
12/1/23 (Day 1) 2 lbs Golden Lake Honey 2 tsp Sweet orange peel 4 g Fermaid O DV10 yeast O.G. = 1.074 9.8% possible Spring water up to (a little more) a gallon Mixed all ingredients, shook the bejesus out of it and pitched yeast. 12/4/23 (Day 3) I added 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient and …
James R Benn ~ Death’s Door (Book 7)
Started on 1/1/24. Back to an old friend. 1/14/24 I finished the book. 14 days. Billy, Kaz and Big Mike are sent to the Vatican. There was a murder of a priest. Billy has to rescue Diana, find the killer and stay alive. He does a great job of all three of those. This was …
Gillian McAllister ~ Wrong Place Wrong Time
Started this on 12/21/23. I think I should be able to finish this before the end of the year. I’ve only been reading one night and I’m already about 15% into the book. Is she having De Ja Vu or is she a time traveler? I finished on 12/31/23. 10 Days. Not to shabby but …
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MRM ~ BlackBerry Jelly Roll Morton
Original creation day is 10/16/23. This is a split from John Handy Traditional 11/5/23 (Day 1 of split) 1 gallon yield This is the split mead. I used Lahua honey for a traditional mead and separated a gallon off of it. I added 2lb frozen black berries and 1 oz American Oak and .5oz whiskey …
MRM ~ Roland’s Ancient Orange
10/26/23 (Day 1) 3lbs Menards Honey 3 lbs Sam’s club Honey 2 Navel Oranges 2 Cinnamon Sticks 3/4 tsp Ginger 3/4 tsp Clove 2 tsp bread yeas 2 Gallons Spring water I mixed all the ingredients. In the original JAOM recipe it says mix and let sit. No gravity, no swirling, nothing…That’s what I did, …
Brianna Labuskes ~ The Lies you Wrote
I started this book on 12/7/23. Pretty sure this was an Amazon First Read. It’s an FBI procedural. This isn’t my first Labuskes book. Raisa, an FBI linguist looks for patterns in the way people write to catch serial killers. So I finished on 12/21/23. 14 days. Not to shabby. This book wasn’t bad. There …
Elise Hart Kipness ~ Lights Out
I’m starting this book on 11/21/23. I’m also reading Art Pepper’s book during this time so hopefully this is a good story. This is an Amazon first read book. Didn’t like it. I read it fast but the story was kind of bland. A murder, a news anchor who was a sports star herself. …
Robert Gelinas ~ Finding the Groove
I started this book Saturday 11/25/23. Robert is a pastor of a church in Denver. He is also a Jazz fan. He is writing how you can live a jazz filled christian life. The way that Jesus “grooved”, “improvised” and led the band as a great band leader. I can’t put this book down. Finished …
MRM ~ John Handy Traditional
MRM ~ John Handy Traditional 10/16/23 2 Gallon recipe: 6 lbs Lehua Honey 1/2 tsp Fermaid O 2 Tsp Bentonite Mangrove Jacks yeast 2 Gallons Crystal Gyser water from dollar tree Mixed all ingredients. O.G. = 1.102 My plan is to split this batch and do 1 gallon traditional and 1 gallon blackberry. Blackberries will …