Hello Book Lovers:
Happy New Year! Can tomorrow really be 1/1/2023? Seems like
a day or two ago, I slept through New Year’s Eve 2022. What are your plans for tonight? Mine? A tasty dinner, a cocktail for a toast, and asleep by ten. I can’t remember
the last time I stayed awake to welcome a new year. Maybe this is a good time to try again.
What will you be serving at your celebration? Having lived in Texas for many years, we enjoy Mexican food. The menu: enchiladas, Spanish rice, and margaritas.
My favorite drink recipe follows:
Classic Margarita
1 wedge lime
1 teaspoon coarse sea
salt, or as needed
1 large ice cube per drink
2 fluid ounces white tequila
1 ½ fluid ounces triple sec
1 fluid ounce freshly
squeezed lime juice
1 slice lime
Directions
Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt
onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice
cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple
sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker
has frosted.
Strain margarita into the chilled glass and garnish with a slice of lime.
Looking back over the past twelve months, I have a lot to be thankful for. My second novel, Down Riverton Road, has been receiving excellent reviews, as has my first novel, Blackthorne Cove. I am thankful to those of you who read them and took the time to leave a review or sent an email expressing your appreciation. A huge thanks to those who referred the books to friends and shared on social media. It's thrilling to know you enjoyed projects I worked so hard on and poured my heart into. Thank you.
Amazon Review - of Blackthorne Cove: "From beginning to end,
I loved this book! Skillfully written and entwined in an exhilaratingly
suspenseful storyline. Watching these characters go through horrific tragedy,
grow up, recover from tragedy and find love. My only dislike is that it is
over."
What will you resolve for 2023? Me? I can't seem to keep them, so I decided to save myself the stress and forego the tradition. Would love to hear about yours. Maybe I will be inspired. :)
New Year's Day
Are you a black-eyed pea or cabbage believer? Growing up in Illinois, we ate cabbage to make sure we had a prosperous year. After moving to the south, I noticed most people prepared black-eyed peas, so now I serve both. No need to take chances. :)
Miscellaneous:
After not going to a movie since COVID, I watched Top Gun Maverick and Where the Crawdads Sing at the theater. If you haven’t seen either, I highly recommend both. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is one of my favorite reads from last year.
We didn’t travel much in 2022. We stayed near home and
went on several back-road rambles. In case you aren’t familiar with this
phrase, a back-road ramble is my term for driving down dirt and gravel roads looking for
nature photo opportunities. I’m especially interested in birds and horses, but love
coming across an occasional bobcat or coyote.
We have a great grandchild due soon. After about twenty years of avoiding crafts, I picked up a crochet hook to make a baby afghan. It's been a struggle to get my fingers to remember how to hold the yarn and hook, but I think I finally have it down. It's about half finished. I think I'll make the deadline.
Remember, books make wonderful gifts anytime of the year. :)
Well, that's all for today, folks! Have a safe holiday!
I would love to hear from you. My email address is:
bettyjcrow2021@gmail.com
Stay tuned, I'm planning a giveaway in January.
