http://www.alisonkent.com/blog Blah Blog Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:36:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my 2009 resolutions (and I *am* calling it a resolution because it's something I've resolved) is to read more. As in WAY more. More being as many books as I can scarf down. Since network TV is turning into a crapfest of reality programming, forgoing ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2787 In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree, ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2789 I could swear I've posted before about Kelly Howell's Brain Sync series, but I've searched my archives for fifteen minutes, using every combination of keywords I can think of, and have found nothing. Ergo, if this is repetitive, I apologize, but really I don't because it's one of those ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2786 It's the second day of 2009. Many people rang in the new year with a list of resolutions. Others made lists while watching bowl games or taking down Christmas decorations (yes, ours are STILL up), a first day of the year self-audit, as it were, of things that ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2785 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2784 I totally spaced on giving away the copy of Carrie Lofty's WHAT A SCOUNDREL WANTS. The winner is: MarthaE at this link. And the winner of THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS is: ErinS at this link. MarthaE and ErinS - Send me your mailing info and those ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2783 Along Elena's smooth white back is an ancient scar that cuts downward in grotesque beauty like a long, graceful snake. It begins at the joint of her right shoulder and sails south across her shoulder blade, then her spine, swoops around the lower edge of her left ribs and ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2782 Did everyone have a wonderful Christmas Day? I had hoped to have more pictures, but when we changed out the batteries in my digital camera, it refused to boot up, so I was stuck using my Blackberry's camera and really, it's just crap. I did get the back ... http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2781 The crisped bacon The strips of round steak and the chopped onions The jalapeno wheels cooking with the beef The shredded cabbage, cilantro, and lemon juice Juan's Carne En Su Jugo The recipe book on top of my refrigerator More to come . . . http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2780 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/archives/2779