Linda O'Connor

Today is Day 6 of the Perfectly Reasonable Countdown!  Hattie, the manager at Breaking Bread, a local soup kitchen, is here to share some of her most popular recipes. Hattie normally prepares meals for a crowd, but she’s pared them down to serve 6.   Chilled Roasted Peach Soup 4 ripe large peaches, peeled, halved […]

It’s Day 8 of the Perfectly Reasonable Countdown!         Hi Everyone, Margo here! I’ve been painting for a few years now and thought I’d share some of my favourite gadgets. You can certainly paint without these (well, maybe not the brushes!) but they’ll make your painting job a little easier!     […]

Thanks everyone for following along with the Countdown! I had a blast sharing the fun with you and I appreciated the company. Hopefully we’ll do it all again soon with Book 2 – Perfectly Reasonable! I’ll continue to post stuff to my website (maybe not quite so frequently – got to get Book 3 written) but […]

Countdown Day 1! Here it is – the first chapter of Perfectly Honest! Enjoy!         PERFECTLY HONEST | 1 Chapter 1 Written in the Stars by Esmeralda Garnet ARIES (March 21-April 19) Life will be hectic and not much will go as planned. Revisiting an old hobby or trying something new should […]

  It’s Day 5 of the Perfectly Honest Countdown! One of the sexiest scenes in Perfectly Honest is a strip tennis game between Sam and Mikaela. I won’t tell you who wins :). Here are five fun facts about tennis – I’ve heard some of these questions show up at job interviews (aren’t you glad […]

  It’s Day 6 of the Perfectly Honest Countdown! Today we have recipes for one Sam and Mikaela’s favourite meals – spaghetti bolognese and chocolate chip cookies.         Mrs. Davy’s Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce Mrs. Davy looks after Sam’s house when he’s not there and fills the fridge with meals that Sam can […]

It’s Day 7 of the Perfectly Honest Countdown!   7-7-7-7  Day 7 on Jan. 7. A party on Feb. 7. Starting at 7pm. A little memory aid -you’re welcome!