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Touring The Beach With Family At Christmas
Sherry’s Shelves 10.21 – 10.28.23 #weeklyupdate
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Hi Everyone. I’m watching the Alabama vs Tennessee game right now. They are not doing so well right now, but they are one of those teams where you never give up. They are in the process of rebuilding their team and I think Milroe is coming along just fine. I watched the Penn State vs Ohio State game because My Michigan Wolverine have to play both of them in the coming weeks. After I saw their piss poor performance, I think Michigan will do just fine. Michigan plays Michigan State tonight and I think we will do just fine there too.
GO BLUE
This week the Pensacola State Fair is in town. We go early, the first day and wander…a lot. Of course, an ice cold beer is in order. We don’t ride and rides, but we check out the chickens and cows and feed the goats, llamas and even a camel. The giraffe wasn’t there this year. 🙁 The giant bull is always here. He is a monster. We always play I Got It
The video is a bit long, so I thought I would include a few photos for your enjoyment.
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- All About Eve – The Girl From The Basement by Michael B Chikondi #michaelbchikondi #vampires
- Mr Wonderful’s Video Of The Annular Solar Eclipse From Pensacola Florida
- Giveaway – The Algorithm Will See You Now by J L Lycette @partnersincr1me
- Brace Yourself for 2050 Psycho Island by Phil M Williams @PhilWBooks
- Giveaway – Bite Of Pain Anthology @xpressotours
- Giveaway – Beverly Bonnefinche is Dead by Kristen Seeley @MarieStill @iReadBookTours
- Giveaway – Taken By The Alpha King by Abigail Barnette @roxanne-rhoads
- 5 Star Ending – The Horror At Pleasant Brook by Kevin Lucia @KevinBLucia
- Giveaway – A Lesser God by Don Hackett @goddessfish
- Giveaway – Spectral Revelations by Ellen Butler @dollycas
- Giveaway & Review – Her Secret Protector by Bonnie Vanak @dollycas
- Heart In My Throat – Defying Evil by Abbie Roads @XpressoTours @Abbie_Roads
- Giveaway – Realm Of Midnight: A Limited Edition Fantasy and Paranormal Collections @xpressotours
- Giveaway – Veils and Vampires by Cee Bee @XpressoTours @CB_Bauer
- Infotriguing – The Story That Made Us Stronger by Iris March #IrisMarch
- Not For Me – The Eight Reindeer Of The Apocalypse by Tom Holt #TheEightReindeeroftheApocalypse #NetGalley
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- Giveaway – The Water Tower by Amy Young
- Giveaway – Vampire Inequity by Eileen Sheehan
- Review – With A Blighted Touch by J Todd Kingrea
- Review – Sanctuary Motel by Alan Orloff
- Review – Her Last Words by Carolyn Arnold
- Giveaway – In The Wick Of Time by Valone JOnes
- Giveaway – Cruel And Splendid Mermaids by Julie Catherine
- Lava Rains Down – Earth VS Lava Spiders by Candace Nola
- Giveaway – A Nutcracker Nightmare by Christina Romeril
- I Was In The Moment – Operation S&D by Ashley Fontainne & Janelle Taylor
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Cruisin’ The Coast & Sherry’s Shelves 10.1 – 10.7.23 #weeklyupdates
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Hi Everyone. This week was a fun one. We made our annual trip to Cruisin’ The Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi. You can see a lot more by visiting Mr Wonderful’s Facebook Page.
I am a huge sports car fan. And I always have a place in my heart for Monte Carlos.
Mr Wonderful is a hug Bug fan.
We have our eyes out for the fun and unusual.
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- Giveaway – Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley @dollycas
- Giveaway – A Match Made In Ireland by E D Hackett @xpressotours
- Delicious Delights Review for Bewitching Brews and Devilish Desserts by Roxanne Rhoads @roxanne-rhoads
- Giveaway – Witches, Spiders And Schemes by Elizabeth Pantley @partnersincr1me
- Giveaway – Broken Bondage by Carmen Peone @XpressoTours @carmenpeone
- A Japanese Classic – Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama @UMNews @NetGalley
- Giveway – Quantum Reaction by Marc Wayne @goddessfish
- Review – Hopeless by Melissa Haag @MelissaHaag #Supernatural
- Giveaway – Delta by Sybil Bartel @XpressoTours @SybilBartel
- Giveaway – Men Of The 65th by Talia Aikens Nunez @goddessfish
- Rebirth – The Abduction Of Adrienne Berg by Cheri Krueger @LoveIsCool
- Giveaway – Just a Fika by Beck Erixson @XpressoTours @BErixson
- Anything For Family – The Squandered by David Putnam @daveputnam @oceanviewpub
- Giveaway – Welcome To Fae Cafe by Jennifer Kropf @xpressotours
- A Spooky Town Visit – Echoes Of Other Times by Kathryn Meyer Griffith @KathrynG64
- Tackling The TBR 9.30 – 10.6.23 #tacklingthetbr
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- Giveaway – The Cat That Played Chess by Catarrina Cummings
- Living Zombies? River Of Souls by T L Bodine
- Giveaway – Forevermore: A Romance Anthology
- Apocalyptic Excellence – Descension by Olivia Boothe
- Giveaway – The Adventures of Jimmy Jams by Summerton Thompson Connor
- Review – The Nightlife San Antonio by Travis Luedke
- Giveaway – Living With Depression by Deborah Senrani
- Short Horror Stories Anthology – Night Terrors
- Giveaway – Balancing Entropy by M H Cali
- Goosebumply – Let Him In by William Friend
- Giveaway – Eat Pray Hex by Tara Lush
- HMMMM – Twas The Bit Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt
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American Magic finds a home in Pensacola Florida #americanmagic #americascup
Mr Wonderful took this photo of American Magic off the TV today.
American Magic is making it’s home here in Pensacola, Florida. It was so cool seeing Pensacola on the sail, garnering international attention for out city. Mr Wonderful and I have spent numerous days at the port watching them.
They will be located at Warehouse 10, with an $8.3 million dollar grant to beautify the place. They’ll add an addition to the warehouse, a dock and boat ramp and 170 jobs to the city.
The 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain started out with postponements because of weather and the conditions never cooperated. American Magic won the first even of the 2024 America’s Cup season today. Only two races were held because of light and unpredictable winds. I think that says a lot about American Magic and I look forward to good things coming their way.
That means we have our eye on the prize for next year’s America’s Cup.
Do you watch?
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R I P Jimmy Buffett – Weekly Update – Sherry’s Shelves 8.27 – 9.2.23
R I P Jimmy Buffett
Ya can’t go into a bar on the Gulf Coast without hearing a Jimmy Buffett song. We have seen him numerous times and it was always a pleasure to sing along and share the love. I love his passion for the Gulf Coast and conservation. He will be missed.
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Hi Everyone. It’s been a pretty quiet week. We had anticipated some fallout from Hurricane Idalia, so we burnt the ‘twig’ pile and Mr Wonderful got the generator going. It’s best to be prepared. We are always stocked up on some essentials, with a supple of soup for me and canned ravioli with vienna sausages (ew) for Mr Wonderful. Our thought go out to those who were in Idalia’s path. It could have been us, though nothing happened here. I had not added water to the pool, or worried about cleaning it, because I figured I would have to do that after the story. I ended up adding water and it was a quick cleanup because it missed us.
We had a friend from Atlanta stop by…and a friend here in Pensacola that we haven’t seen in a while.. I am quite the loner, nowadays, but it was good to see them and I had a great time visiting.
The college football season is starting off with a rousing blowout win for my Wolverine.
Michigan 30 vs East Carolina Pirates 3
What have you been up to?
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- Weekly Update – Sherry’s Shelves 8.20 – 8.26.23
- Giveaway – Cusp Of Redemption by Olivia Preya @XpressoTours #cuspofredemption #olivia preya
- Obsession – Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe @jblytheauthor #romanticsuspense
- Giveaway & Review – Wedding Bells Brew Murder by Carolyn Arnold @dollycas @Carolyn_Arnold #WeddingBellsBrewMurder #NetGalley
- Giveaway – At The Ready by Sharon Michalove @partnersincr1me @sdmichalove
- Shall We Play A Game – The Mystery Game by Michael Chikondi #michaelbchikondi #vampires
- Giveaway – 25 To Life by John Lansing @partnersincr1me @jelansing
- Horrorlicious – Horror Library #8 by Eric Guignard @ericjguignard @Checanty
- Giveaway – Moccasin Trace by Hawk MacKinney @goddessfish
- Giveaway – The Queen Of The Poor by Alan Gold @xpressotours #alangold #thequeenofthepoor
- Vigilante Justice – The Disposables by David Putnam @daveputnam @oceanviewpub
- Tacking The TBR 8.26 – 9.1.23 #tacklingthetbr
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- Giveaway – Queens Of Moirai by Rhiannon Hargadon
- Creature Feature – What Doesn’t Kill You by Ken Brosky
- Giveaway – Starla by Terrilynn Moore & Quade B Smith
- Eco Friendly Gardening – The Broken Bridge by Iris March
- Giveaway – What I See Is Love by Gabriella Fiorletta
- Risen From The Dead – The Legend Of Rachel Petersen by J T Baroni
- Giveaway – Precious Burdens by Avery Sterling
- Giveway & Review – DiAnn Mills’ Facing The Enemy
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A Busy Weekend
I was super busy this weekend having a yard sale. I had been working on this for some time and finally made the call. It went well and I even had a customer that was willing to pick up all the left over clothes for her church. I could not have done this without Mr Wonderful. It was lots of work and I will never do this again. LOL How about you?
Have a wonderful week.
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Sherry’s Shelves 3.12 – 3.18.23 #weeklyupdate
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Hi Everyone. May the luck of the Irish be with ya.
It’s been a laid back week. Lots of reading and I made myself catch up on reviews. I am pretty good at keeping up with them now, though I probably have some overdue ones buried in my email. I will be working on those, but concentrate mostly on keeping current.
We went out to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants and met some ex coworkers of Mr Wonderful’s. The food and company was great, seeing I still spend the majority of my time at home. I love it though. I am a bit of a loner and can easily entertain myself.
I plan on being in the pool in the next week or two. I know it will be a wake up call, but I think my body needs a shock, a wake up call, if you will.
Stay safe..
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- Sherry’s Shelves – 3.5 – 3.11.23 #weeklyupdate
- The Spotlight Is On Face Value by Christine MacDonald @thatgalkiki @iReadBookTours
- Review – Forgotten Memories by Amanda Siegrist @amanda_siegrist
- Giveaway – The Phantom Glare Of Day by M Laszlo @goddessfish
- New Release Review – Red Queen by Juan Gomez Jurado #netgalley @JuanGomezJurado
- Giveaway – Faking It With The Grump by Kate O’Keefe @XpressoTours @kateokeeffe4
- Review & Giveaway – Star Tangled Murder by Nancy Cohen @nancyjcohen #cozymystery #StarTangledMurder #NetGalley @dollycas
- Giveaway – The Rebirth by V P Evans @xpressotours
- Review – Murder’s Legacy by Anita Dickason @anita_dickason #historicalfiction #cozymystery
- Giveaway – Archenemy by Christina Bauer @XpressoTours @CB_Bauer
- Giveaway & Review – Fool Her Once by Joanna Elm @ireadbooktours @authorjoannaelm
- Giveaway – Castelon by Alyssa Roat @XpressoTours @alyssawrote
- Tackling The TBR 3.11 – 3/17.23 #tacklingthetbr
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- Review – House Of Jaguar by Mike Bond
- Giveaway – Flightlog by Susan Humphrey
- Giveaway – How Did I Get Her by Andrew Fitzgerald
- Review & Giveaway – Chris Crossed Murder by Lauren Carr
- Giveaway – Traveling Tootsie by Karen & Kathy Honaker
- Review – The Girl Who Crossed The Line by Tikiri Herath
- Giveaway – Timeless: Zane & Fiona by Kaylene Winter
- Books From The Backlog
- Giveaway – Queen’s Catacombs by Jordan H Bartlett
- Giveaway – All Signs Lead To Lucy by Juliann Dove
- The Sptlight Is On A Bad Bout Of The Yips
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Sherry’s Shelves 2.5 – 2.11.23 #weeklyupdate
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Hi Everyone. It’s been a week of cool temperatures, sun and rain. Right now it’s pretty gloomy outside, but that’s okay. Watching golf and will be binging on Lucifer…AGAIN…when Mr Wonderful heads off to do freelance for the Pensacola Ice Flyers.
Stay safe.
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- Sherry’s Shelves 1.29 – 2.4.23
- Giveaway – Whiskey On Our Shoes by Tonya Preece @XpressoTours @TonyaPreece
- Giveaway – DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them by Diane Trull with Meredith Wargo @ireadbooktours
- Review – Never King’s by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff @MimiJeanRomance
- Giveaway – Wicked Games by Nancy Brown @XpressoTours #thriller
- Review – Taking Myths To The Mat: Integrating Yoga Mythology Into Your Asana Teaching by Sandra Sluberski
- Giveaway – Shadowed Seats by Marguerite Ashton @XpressoTours @msashton_writer
- Giveaway & Review for Scattered Legacy, Book III of the Annalise Series @ewephoric @ireadbooktours #romanticsuspense
- Books From The Backlog – Fields Of Elysium by A B Whelan @AuthorABWhelan
- Giveaway – Grumpy Beignet Boss by Melissa Chambers @XpressoTours
- Giveaway – Suitors & Sweethearts: An African Romance Box Set @xpressotours
- Giveaway – The Elven Healer’s Apprentice by Elisa Rae @xpressotours
- Giveaway – Carmel Conundrum by Stacy Wilder @dollycas #cozymystery
- Tackling The TBR 2.4 – 2.10.23 #tacklingthetbr
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- Giveaway – Palm Springs King by Claire Marti
- Giveaway – Standing Strong by Tina Brandau
- Giveaway – The Matchmaker’s Royal Mess by Frieda J Downing
- New Release Review – The Broken Darkness by Theresa Braun
- Giveaway – The Greenleaf Murders by R J Koreto
- Review – The Northedge Of Nowhere by Carmen Webster Buxton
- The Spotlight Is On Fact & Fiction by Justin M Kiska
- Giveaway – Jonah by Ali Lucia Sky
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- Review – Her Final Breath by Carolyn Arnold
- Giveway – Two Floors Above Grief by Kevin M O’Connor
- Review – The Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel
- Giveaway – Wined and Died In New Orleans by Ellen Byron
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Artwork & Guest Post for Green Shoots by Ben Westwood @benwestwood #ecologicalthriller
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The beautiful cover caught my eye. The title made me curious. And this line from the blurb finished me off:
Green Shoots is a story of grief and revenge, a gripping crime thriller with an ecological heart.
I reviewed Green Shoots by Ben Westwood on November 16, 2022. Everything about his book spoke to me and I was amazed at Ben Westwood’s ability to pen such a fabulous debut novel. So….I decided to spotlight the artwork and cover that knocked my socks off.
You can see my 5 STAR review HERE.
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The artwork has always been central to my novel Green Shoots, not least because the ideas for the cover and the mural came before I had even started writing the book.
I’ve always been obsessed with the color green. It’s my favorite color and I’ve always had a lot of green in my house – from the carpet to blankets and clothing. Of course, it’s the color of nature and the environment, and bathing in green light is supposed to be great for the soul. I always find myself drawn to natural surroundings to feel better.
Calling the book Green Shoots did present some problems though – it doesn’t sound like a thriller. It sounds like a nature book or possibly an economics book – “green shoots of recovery” etc. This is why the central image of blood dripping off green shoots is so important and ended up on the cover. With that image, I feel the story is defined – it’s an eco-thriller, which expresses a love of nature under the shadow of violent crimes. The image itself only appears in the book once – in the video that the killer releases globally, which in effect expresses his manifesto.
“Out of their ashes, green shoots will grow” – these words were a sort of mantra and again they came to me before even writing the book. As I was writing the first couple of chapters, I knew that I wanted the killer to leave that message at the crime scenes. But as I was writing, I realized it would be far more interesting to have a visual representation of the words rather than leaving them simply written. That’s how the idea of the mural came about. I liked the idea that the words came from somewhere else, repeated by the killer rather than actually coined by him. When I repeated the sentence to myself, I clearly visualized ashes and death on the left and rebirth on the right. I then pictured a mural with the detail of this image.
It’s described in chapter 3 of the book: “On the left is a scene of scorched earth, blackened tree stumps, skulls and bones, merging into thick forest on the right with toucans, monkeys and indigenous children. The graffiti written in white in the soil below reads: ‘De sus cenizas crecerán brotes verdes’. My Spanish is good enough to know it means: ‘Out of their ashes, green shoots will grow.’ ”
The mural first appears as a photograph in the first crime scene, but appears later in the book as an actual mural in South America. Its appearance is never fully explained and that was deliberate – I have always admired subversive pop-up artists such as Banksy and I had that idea in mind.
When the book was finished, I knew there was still some creative work to do. I wanted someone to actually paint the mural – not on a wall but as a painting. I have no painting talent at all so I found an artist – my friend Anna Walker, who lives local to me in Sussex, England. Over a couple of months she moved from sketches to completing the painting. It now hangs on my wall. It’s big – over a meter wide and dominates by living room.
The words and their accompanying images very much define the book. It is a book about hope coming from despair – both personally for John and for the world at large.
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