The Saturday Breeze: Week of July 26
Recapping this week — the highlight was book club on Thursday night which you can read about here. Kathy Hepinstall was a delight! I wanted to make a special cocktail to celebrate the book’s main character, Polly, and I found the perfect sip from The...
White Fur — Book Review: Love/Hate This Book
I just finished White Fur by Jardine Libaire. This book sent to me for review by Blogging for Books. Amazon has it rated be reviewers with 4 out of 5 stars. I gave it 2 stars. This book was frustrating. It was hard to get into, but also hard to put down. I felt...
Mrs. Twist Reads This: Camino Island by John Grisham
We wrapped up The Book of Polly last night with an engaging phone call into our meeting by the author, Kathy Hepinstall. She was lovely and funny and insightful. We learned so much about the book publishing industry, and that The Book of Polly has already been...
What Would Holley Wear: Red, White and Blue
Where do you like to spend the 4th of July? Growing up, my family went to our lake get-away near Mountain Harbor Resort on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas. We spent the day picnicking, and water skiing. In the evening, everyone would take their boats out to watch the...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.