Janine's Hope gets 4 swords!!!!

This is what Frost has to say...

Janine's Hope is a heartwarming tale of second chances and of the potentials available when we open the eyes of our hearts. Hope's mother disappeared when Hope was only seven, and raised by a strict father who loved her accomplishments, Hope has always believed it was a question of her mother's abandonment. Summoned from Manhattan to Arizona by the news of her mother's unexpected death, Hope discovers she has inherited a tavern, a small home, and a town full of folks who loved her mother to distraction.

Hope tries valiantly to maintain her cynicism in the face of the town's unanimous regard of her late mother, but she finds life chipping away at her reserve as she falls in lust and more with a gorgeous hunky hero who insists on demonstrating his tender side. Even as she learns the truth, she refuses to believe it, despite the enormous evidence stacking up. But eventually, Hope learns to open her heart's eyes and see what's before her and what her future can hold.

Taylor Voltaire's first novel outing proves to be an enchanting, romantic tale of family entanglements, lies, secrets, and hidden truths. Readers will find themselves crying, loving, lusting, and laughing right along with Hope, and wishing for a small-town atmosphere and folks as emotionally deep as the townspeople Hope encounters.

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Dog days of summer

Has anyone else been wondering what has happened to the dog days of summer? After asking that, I wonder, does anyone know how this phrase even came to be? Now, because I have asked, I have to go see. Be right back….

Okay, here is what I have found: Dog days of summer is an actual time period! July3 – August 11, or more loosely, July – September. It has to do with the largest star in Canis major, Sirius, the “dog star” rising and setting with the sun. Ancient Romans believed the bright light from this star created the heat of summer days.

Another general definition would be a period of stagnation or inactivity.

I wonder how many of us really “suffer” from too many days with nothing to do. Surely like the rest of you, my summer has been too busy, gone by too fast, with too few days of nothingness. I hate to be a complainer, but good grief!

When did life become like this? DH and I have been meaning to discuss an issue for a year now. LOL yes at least one year! (The family budget, and really, who wants to do that?) He brought it up the other day, and I said, okay, you get your palm pilot, and I’ll get mine, and we’ll set a date to discuss it. He asked what I was doing that evening. I admitted I had nothing planned. So…we had our budget meeting. Damn. See? Again, another lost opportunity to do nothing. Lol If it wasn’t that though, it would have been something else that crept up. Life is like that now. I have 9 days until school starts. I have nice days left to try to squeeze in nothing. I don’t have a dog’s chance.

Today’s drink: R&R
1 shot of tequila. (really it’s supposed to me Rumple Minze…but, peppermint and beer? blech!)
1 bottle of Red Dog Beer

Swallow the shot then drink the beer!
Cheers!
Taylor