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"I cannot live without books: but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object." -- Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Faux Martini Mocktail
Friday, November 27, 2020
An Invitation to a Virtual Book Tour Hosted by Between the Lines Bookstore
Hosted by Between The Lines Bookstore
is holding a Virtual Book Tour,
as part of their 30-Day Blog Tour.
Starting at:
11:00am CT
On Zoom
Here’s the Zoom meeting link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5181271083?pwd=b0lJZU95d2I4WDJ1Z1R5dS9ENmU4Zz09
Passcode: 9qMXxA
Calle 62 x 53 y 51
Open: Wed. - Sun. 10am - 4pm.
999 242 3528
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Between the Lines / More Than a Bookstore, Mérida, Yucatán, México
"Juanita grew up reading and writing, encouraged by her mother who was a true bibliophile. As a child in Huntington Beach, CA, she went to the local public library every Saturday for Children's Story Hour. And she hasn't stopped reading since.She feels that in today's digital world, we all need to disconnect and go back to basics... everyone remembers what it feels like to hold a book in your hands and put pen to paper." -- from BTL online bio.
One important section in any bookstore is a children’s section. The secret is adults love children’s books, too.
For a fee, Juanita will personally deliver your items within Mérida and Progreso.
BTL is next to Volta Café that has indoor and outdoor seating and an enormous selection of items for Desayunos, Almerzo, and Cena, including cocktails.
Juanita Stein, owner
Between the Lines / More Than a Bookstore
Calle 62 No. 450 x 53 y 51, Local 4, Centro
Merida 97000, Yucatan, Mexico
Cell / WhatsApp: +52 999 242 3528
BTL Social Media:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Michael Hardeman - Narrator -- Gina's Dream
Michael Hardeman |
Over time, Michael had also been writing, producing and performing political parody songs and audio sketch comedy. He developed a variety of songs that are played on various radio stations and you can find them on his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSB-tl1Xbo8jtq8q45N7STQ.
In 2013, Mike and a friend, made a comedy album based on his political parody songs called Politically Incoherent. Within the first weeks after launching the album, it became #1 on iTunes Comedy, #1 and #2 on Amazon Comedy and #3 on Billboard Comedy, according to Michael.
Today, Mike continues to write and produce audio sketch comedy and political parody songs like The Electoral College —the Chipmunks Song. He also sells large format color photographs he takes in various national and state parks as well as other scenic locations which have been featured in major outdoor magazines.
Michael Hardeman
Gina's Dream -- Now Available as an Audio Book
10/20/2020
MERIDA, MEXICO -- Expat, Ria Stone published her first Smashwords fiction eBook, Gina’s Dream in 2013.
In Gina’s Dream,
Kit Brennan, SETA’s (Space Exploration Through Astronomy) Assistant
Director, meets an unusual woman at a convention. She claims she is an
alien. What is he to believe? What is he to do?
Kit’s co-worker
sees her as a threat, first to his friend and then to humankind. The
co-worker seeks to discover Gina’s secrets and to stop her.
Gina
has broken the emissaries’ primary rule by telling Kit who she is. But,
she is here to defend her world from a future invasion by humans. As
Gina’s safety is threatened, what will she do to defend herself?
Caught in the middle between his co-worker’s fears and her defense, Kit has few choices but to let Gina follow her dream.
What would you do if you met an alien?
Now, You Can Listen to Gina's Story!
Yucatán Writers Association Blog Tour
First Members Blog Tour
https://yucatanwriters.blogspot.com/
Ria Stone
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Ria_Stone_Gina_s_Dream?id=AQAAAECcQVkB1M
Blog: https://riastoneblog.blogspot.com/
Betty Steinmuller
Blog: https://cubaspecialfromhavana.blogspot.com/
Claire Joysmith
New Publication -- Silencio Azules (Spanish)
Blog: https://clairejoysmith.blogspot.com/
Cherry Muhanji
Author: Her -- A Novel
Blog: https://cherrymuhanji.blogspot.com/
Judy Jones
Blog: https://chronicillnessexplorations.blogspot.com/
12/21/2020
Ralf Hollman
Author: The Modern Yucatan Dictionary
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Yucatan-Dictionary-Ralf-Hollmann/dp/0988433753
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Hotplate: Three and Four Bean / Pea Salads
Hotplate: Three and Four Bean / Pea Salads
The day before making these salads, I made about a cup of Pinto beans, one cup of Black-eyed peas and about two cups Black beans from dry beans. The peas and Garbanzo beans came from cans.
There are plenty of how-to cook dry beans tutorials available like:
How to Cook Black-eyed Peas
https://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Black-Eyed-Peas
No amounts are noted because you can make any size bean salad you desire
1 part apple cider vinegar
With DIY Vinaigrette