What was once a grand home in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 19th Century has now become an elegant hotel… an elegant haunted hotel. It is said to be haunted by the former lady of the house, Julia Schuster Staab. Julia is also the great great grandmother of journalist, Hannah Nordhaus, who took on the […]
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Higher Love: Skiing the Seven Summits
Are you ready for some inspiration from a woman who has pushed limits, challenged herself and gained insight and perspective along the way? I have never been a skier, but have great respect for the skill and courage that athletes like Kit DesLauriers demonstrate. After winning the World Freeskiing Championship two years in a row, she […]
The Gluten Free Revolution by Jax Peters Lowell
Do you follow a gluten-free diet? Even if you, personally, don’t, the chances are good that you know someone who does. 20 years ago, many of us weren’t at all familiar with gluten-free diets. There definitely weren’t gluten-free sections at grocery stores and gluten-free menus at restaurants. Then Jax Peters Lowell wrote The Gluten Free […]
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
Cynthia Swanson has a wonderful imagination! The Bookseller is about a single woman in the early 1960’s. She runs a book shop and as an unmarried woman has not followed the conventional life path of the time. She’s quite content, but begins to have vivid dreams of an alternate reality where she is a happy […]
Williams-Sonoma Gluten-Free Baking
Are you or someone you love following a gluten free diet? Or do you just love delicious desserts? Either way, this cookbook is for you! Desserts, bread and other baked goods can often be problematic for those with gluten issues, since most are made with wheat flour that contains gluten. Using other types of flour […]
Shadows Over Paradise by Isabel Wolff
“Sometimes the only way forward is through the past.” Shadows Over Paradise is a beautiful tale of two different women who both need to work through their pasts in order to make the present a future better for themselves and others. Isabel Wolff is a master storyteller who has authored many best sellers that have […]