Older Mommy Still Yummy » book https://oldermommystillyummy.com An older mommy, a former OR nurse, now stays home and is quickly becoming addicted to blogging and social media! Blogs about ~ Life ~ Recipes ~ Staying Healthy ~ Living Green. Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Have You Read The Birth House by Ami McKay? https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/11/the-birth-house.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/11/the-birth-house.html#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:46:36 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=17286 The reading group I belong to chose,  The Birth House by Ami McKay, as our book choice for October. Synopsis: The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of Rares. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/11/the-birth-house.html/feed 0 Fall Re-Start of Book Club ~ See Our Choices for 2013-2014 https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/10/book-club.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/10/book-club.html#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:11:23 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=16894 Fall has arrived in all it’s magnificent glory!  I had mentioned this in an earlier post, but I really do believe, fall is one of, if not my favourite season of the year. The air is crisp and clean with no trace of oppressive heat or bitter cold. Maybe it is just me, but I think the sun […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/10/book-club.html/feed 4 “Proof of Heaven” ~ Does Proof Exist? https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/07/proof-of-heaven.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/07/proof-of-heaven.html#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:30:46 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=15804 Late one night a couple of weeks ago, I was surfing the Internet {no surprise to anyone…lol} and noticed a friend on Facebook asking for suggestions of a good book to read. Another friend of mine responded with, “…you have to read,  Proof of Heaven, it’s amazing”. I Googled the book and found there are […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/07/proof-of-heaven.html/feed 8 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom {Book Club Selection} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/06/kathleen-grissom.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/06/kathleen-grissom.html#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:38:41 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=14833 I have recently started reading The Kitchen House by fellow Canadian, Kathleen Grissom; it is our book club selection for the month of June. I have not yet finished reading it, but I can tell you this; I have it on my Kobo Arc and the first time I picked it up I read 40% of the book! […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/06/kathleen-grissom.html/feed 6 One Thousand White Women ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for February https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/one-thousand-white-women.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/one-thousand-white-women.html#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:44:42 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=11331 Based on actual historical events, One Thousand White Women, written by Jim Fergus is the fictional story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. The covert and controversial “Brides for Indians” program, launched by […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/one-thousand-white-women.html/feed 2 My Journey as a Combat Medic by Patrick Thibeault {Review} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/my-journey-as-a-combat-medic.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/my-journey-as-a-combat-medic.html#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:01:03 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=10314 In My Journey as a Combat Medic, Patrick Thibeault takes us with him and shares with us the stories of his time as a medic in Desert Storm and Afghanistan. “My Journey as a Combat Medic is the true story of one medic who served in several different wars. The author served in the active Army […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/02/my-journey-as-a-combat-medic.html/feed 4 ~ CLOSED ~ Attention Book Lovers – Win a $150 Barnes & Noble Gift Card {Can/US} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/150-barnes-noble-gift-card.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/150-barnes-noble-gift-card.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:01:08 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=9959 Are you an avid reader? Is there nothing you love more than to cozy up with a brand new book? In Tip Hero’s latest giveaway, we’re teaming up with a bunch of fabulous blogs to offer you the chance to expand your library. One lucky reader will be the winner of a $150 Barnes & Noble gift […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/150-barnes-noble-gift-card.html/feed 1 ~ CLOSED ~ Edge of the Past Blog Tour featuring Life on the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux {Excerpt & $25 Giveaway} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/life-on-the-edge-by-jennifer-comeaux-excerpt-giveaway.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/life-on-the-edge-by-jennifer-comeaux-excerpt-giveaway.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:01:10 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=9281 Welcome to the Edge of the Past Blog Tour featuring two books by author by Jennifer Comeaux.  The first is an excerpt from Life on the Edge (Book 1) and the second is a summary of Edge of the Past (Book 2). Life on the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux {BOOK 1} Nineteen-year-old Emily is new to pairs skating, but she and her partner […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/life-on-the-edge-by-jennifer-comeaux-excerpt-giveaway.html/feed 1 ~ CLOSED ~ Rise of the Fire Tamer by Kailin Gow {Book Blast & $50 giveaway} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/rise-of-the-fire-tamer-by-kailin-gow-book-blast.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/rise-of-the-fire-tamer-by-kailin-gow-book-blast.html#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:12:56 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=7704 Kailin Gow’s Rise of the Fire Tamer (Wordwick Games #1), for age 13 and up. After winning a contest for a popular game called Wordwick Games, five teens Gemma, Sparks, Rio, Kat, and Jack, are invited to stay at Wordwick Games inventor Henry Word’s mysterious castle and play the newest level of Workwick Games. Little […]

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]]> https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2013/01/rise-of-the-fire-tamer-by-kailin-gow-book-blast.html/feed 0 Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen & Christmas at… {Book Blast & $50 Giveaway} https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2012/12/book-blast.html https://oldermommystillyummy.com/2012/12/book-blast.html#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:00:32 +0000 Monica Parlee https://oldermommystillyummy.com/?p=9040   Book Blast ~ Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is absolutely, Yes! And Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley Farms, Virginia is the reason why! His tale of love and romance in Regency England leaves Eliza in no doubt […]

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