By Maureen Lee Lenker August 30, 2022 at 03:00 PM EDT
Summer 2022 brought a veritable smorgasbord of scintillating romance choices, from unique historicals to engrossing contemporary rom-coms. [check your library first!]
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My mother didn’t cook. The only thing I ever saw her make was this bread pudding. This is how she did it. She took her casserole dish and buttered it so the pudding wouldn’t stick. Then she toasted bread, buttered it, and tore it into bite-sized pieces. She did that until the dish was full.…
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Read More What else are they teaching in school that isn’t accurate?Check out the Cambridge English Dictionary for meanings and pronunciations.
Read More Commonly mispronounced wordsUse paper towels to keep your produce fresher. What does ‘woke’ mean? Filing your taxes later (but not late) can be better than filing them sooner, sometimes! Be careful. Hundreds of prepared foods have been recalled over listeria concerns. February is Pet Dental Care Month. Take care of it at home, or pay your vet a mortgage payment…
Read More LagniappeMark your calendars: The next Banned Books Week will be October 1 – 7, 2023!For more information, go to the American Library Association’s site HERE. Look for ALA’s Top Challenged Books of 2022 list in April 2023!
Read More Banned Books WeekClaire Nowak The English language is notorious for its use of silent letters. In fact, about 60 percent of English words contain a silent letter. But these often distressing words weren’t intended to be so confusing. These changes took place over the course of several centuries and eventually led to modern English pronunciations with little…
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