tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:50:02 +0000bookslocal businessfamilywritingWords to live bymediapoliticswordsShastaelectionsfoodworknewspapersoverheardholidaysmusiccustomer servicemoviesRedding City HallSteve BrewerflowersfriendsRedding City CouncilphotoCaliforniacontestvacationswildfiresyouthhealthcareinexplicablethank youElvisFirst AmendmentReddingRotarygadgetswindNew MexicoNorthern CaliforniaShasta High Schoolanimalseventsgreenms. fix-itpoetrywaterCity Hallbloggingchangeconsumer interestdroughteditingfiresgardenlibrarylink loverestaurantsshoppingtravelwebweekendwomenBella Vista FarmCascade TheatreProp 8Prop HateStillwateragricultureappliancesbirthdaysbloghercharityenvironmentgrammarhelpinginsuranceleadershipmedical carepublic healthpublic policypublic recordpublic serviceranchschoolsseminarstaxestrollstypos"Lonely Street"Bella Vista FarmsBenton Dog ParkBloodSourceBodies RevealedChic MillerDoni GreenbergEmmersonEnjoyHergerJim DyarPresident BushSaw it comingShasta CollegeShort Notice Supper Clubagvisionanewscafe.comartbankingbillionairescalendarcandlescelebrationscelebritycensorshipchocolatecoffeeconstructioncowboyscreativitycrimecurfewdesigndowntowndrivingemployeeseveryday reddingfirefightersfront doorgasgrowthhardwarehathatshealthheavenshepatitishoneybeeshouseinsomnialanguagelaughtermarijuanamccainmenmiraclesmuseumsnew medianew yearnewspalinpersonalityphone serviceplaypokerpolicepublic speakingpublishingradiorageredding casex scandalspiritualitysunsetsuperstitionsteateen suicidetwitterveteranswall streetwelfarewineyogaBooks, Authors, Writing, Editing,<br> Food, Movies, News, Politics and Persnicketaehttp://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger577125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-1728401703059408273Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:21:00 +00002014-10-06T21:26:57.234-06:00booksPaolo Giordano's THE HUMAN BODY vividly portrays the day-to-day tedium of living in an Afghanistan war zone offset by the intermittent terror inflicted by enemy and friend alike. Highly recommend. Q&amp;A with Paolo Giordano,author of THE HUMAN BODY Paolo Giordano is the author of the critically acclaimed international bestseller THE SOLITUDE OF PRIME NUMBERS, which has been translated into http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-human-body-paolo-giordano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-1481456959007607888Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:02:00 +00002013-07-23T09:02:43.018-06:00booksAmong the standouts of this year's reads so far are "The Casual Vacancy," by J.K. Rowling, "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry," by Rachel Joyce, "Tell the Wolves I'm Home," by Carol Rifka Brunt, and "Tenth of December," short stories, by George Saunders. Hearing good things about "And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini, and "The Silver Star," by Jeannette Walls. They are TBR. Also http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2013/07/standout-reads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-7874431461736822779Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:35:00 +00002013-03-28T05:58:00.894-06:00books Middle-aged Constance Harding is as hapless as she is endearing.&nbsp; The things she can't discern right under her English nose are obvious as Facebook posts to everyone else.&nbsp; We can't help rooting for this good-hearted, well-meaning, bumbling mother of two young adults whose husband appears to be on the brink of something disastrous.&nbsp; Any reader who enjoyed the Bridget Jones http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-constance-hardings-rather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-4017101915992711733Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:29:00 +00002013-03-27T20:43:02.999-06:00bookswriting 1.) The origin for this book began with a blog you wrote for The Daily Telegraph, in which you wrote the column as the fictitious Constance. How did that idea come about? Did any readers think Constance was real? The idea came about, as I remember, over drinks with the online editor. We were talking about some of the funny comments readers left on the website, and wondering what it would behttp://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2013/03/interview-with-ceri-radford-author-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-1062745733640217916Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:22:00 +00002012-12-29T12:16:34.298-07:00food Posole with green chile. Can also be made with red chile. As with green chile stew, posole is made many ways in New Mexico.&nbsp; This is my mother's way. Start with a large (say, 12-quart) soup pot or roaster pan.&nbsp; Into it put: 6 quarts chicken broth 1 32-ounce package of frozen posole 3 pound leftover pork roast cut into 1-inch cubes 8 ounces chopped green chiles 1 chopped onion 3 http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-posole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-8235018071580491784Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:41:00 +00002012-12-23T09:19:44.246-07:00booksIn late January 1971, eighteen-year-old Becky Decker reported for her first day of work at Byerley State Hospital and School, a state-run institution spoken of mostly in whispers. She hoped to make friends, and to make a difference in her very first job. What she found during that week was a world of heartbreak and hope in a universe that no longer exists.&nbsp;&nbsp; I loved reading THE http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/12/book-review-nut-hut-kathleen-taylor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-4305950537365279514Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:20:00 +00002012-12-28T15:30:06.572-07:00foodWe get a lot of hits on this, so let's say too much is not enough... http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/green-chile-stew.htmlhttp://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/12/green-chile-stew-worth-repeating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-1450201571064254229Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:45:00 +00002012-12-28T15:31:00.997-07:00insomnia 1.&nbsp; Why am I not sleeping?&nbsp; Evening exercise class?&nbsp; Is this going to happen twice a week now?&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; This pillow has no cool side. 3.&nbsp; Nice, it's starting to rain. 4.&nbsp; Are the rain barrel covers off or on?&nbsp; Should I go check?&nbsp; Might wake Steve up, though. 5. ... Never mind, it stopped. 6.&nbsp; This neighborhood is so quiet. 7.&nbsp; And the http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/09/flotsam-and-jetsam-at-337-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-395080073981812376Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:53:00 +00002012-07-07T07:53:26.624-06:00booksWhat it's about: Hollywood, Italy, the 60s, the movie Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's torrid romance, early care and feeding of the paparazzi, starlets, satire, present-day reality shows, and the links between then and now. Author Jess Walter, in his sixth amazing novel, has woven several compelling story lines across decades to create a rich, deep picture of American culture http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-review-beautiful-ruins-jess-walter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-3580817055189524108Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:53:00 +00002012-11-28T06:17:47.644-07:00booksThink you've given up reading anything longer than a magazine article? No time? No interest in the longer form anymore? Attention span has evaporated? If you read only one novel this year, make it GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. As much a commentary on marriage as it is a thriller, this story is hugely compelling, superbly crafted and twisty right up to the end. You will ditch your chores, http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/06/book-review-gone-girl-gillian-flynn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-9081578757390534083Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:15:00 +00002012-11-28T06:18:11.285-07:00booksDang, that woman can write. I say it after every book of hers I read, and it is true. Recently I came across an article in which she said that LOOK AT ME (2001) was one of her favorites. I can see why, although A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD (2010) is still my favorite. Egan does incredibly risky tricks with point of view. I study and study them, and not only can I not figure out exactly how http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-review-look-at-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-8403289585354044672Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:50:00 +00002012-11-28T06:21:56.440-07:00books(Hat tip to Amanda) http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2012/01/secret-life-of-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-5852802149262993091Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:20:00 +00002011-12-30T16:20:29.637-07:00http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/12/sweeter-new-years-eve-duet-ive-never.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-3705581283722922723Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:30:00 +00002011-08-21T18:30:39.126-06:00booksRarely have I rooted for someone's comeuppance as enthusiastically as I did in MICE. But then, I don't think much of bullies in any form. People who are deliberately cruel deserve whatever happens to them. After a string of attacks and humiliations, young Shelley and her mother take care of a bully in the only way they have. It's almost impossible not to take their side. Author Gordon Reecehttp://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-review-mice-gordon-reece.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-2984747908226482121Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:29:00 +00002011-08-21T18:31:28.339-06:00booksBullying is a significant and growing problem in the United States. What is the situation like in the other countries where you've lived? I think bullying is a growing and significant problem in many, many countries. When I researched girl-on-girl bullying, all the cases I looked at were from the UK, but when I moved to Spain I saw the same thing there. I remember seeing harrowing mobile phone http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/conversation-with-gordon-reece-author.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-3145519958304293665Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:55:00 +00002012-11-28T06:20:26.521-07:00booksI loved every single thing about this book - Henrietta, her family, author/journalist Rebecca Skloot, the amazing science of the story and how one obscure woman contributed so incredibly much to modern medicine. Everyone should know a little bit about Henrietta, or HeLa, and overall, the story is so readable that no one would feel intimidated. Literary Corner Cafe reviewed the book, and http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-review-immortal-life-of-henrietta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-5491711625588331242Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:39:00 +00002011-08-11T06:14:59.328-06:00books| Click image to find out more. It's a new indie book from Steve Brewer: High jinks in the medical marijuana trade of California's Emerald Triangle. Only $2.99 on Kindle or any e-reader app. http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/big-wink-whos-zooming-who-in-emerald.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-4274666808615283481Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:35:00 +00002011-08-08T11:42:25.305-06:00booksIt starts with a rich, seductive voice that is both creepy and compelling.&nbsp; The narrator, Tristan Mourault, is following a 15-year-old girl. Had no one told her she shouldn't be alone on the pier as the sun starts to fall? She was perhaps five feet tall, a waif with a cagey stance. The girlish curves I'd memorized that day in the park were hidden now beneath thrift-store jeans and an http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-review-in-malice-quite-close.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-714860681334441176Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:35:00 +00002011-08-08T11:35:33.117-06:00books IN MALICE, QUITE CLOSEBy Brandi Lynn Ryder Published August 8, 2011 by Viking Penguin Tour dates and more 1.) Like your character Karen Miller, you dreamed of being a writer since childhood. What other traits of Karen Miller/Gisèle Mourault do you see in yourself? I’m often asked if my characters and stories are autobiographical. Given the nature of some of my characters, I http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/conversation-with-author-brandi-lynn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-7115399831057368168Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:24:00 +00002011-08-07T14:25:05.916-06:00foodEvery New Mexican has a green chile stew recipe, and each is a little different. Here's mine, which is easy, forgiving and variable. Serves 4 to 8. 1-2 cups roasted, peeled, chopped green chile (Add or subtract, depending on your heat tolerance. For me, the hotta the betta.) 1-2 pounds cubed or ground pork, well browned. (Chicken, beef or turkey is good too.) 1-2 onions, chopped and browned http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/08/green-chile-stew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-1956516696756177801Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-07-25T07:00:20.230-06:00books| Debut novelist Amor Towles has written a captivating love letter to&nbsp; Manhattan of the late 1930s. The story starts in a jazz club on the last night of 1937, centering on Katey and Eve, boardinghouse roommates, and follows through the next year of events and decisions that will shape the rest of their lives. That New Year's, we started the evening with a plan of stretching three dollars http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-rules-of-civility-amor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-8343614848502090418Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:27:00 +00002011-07-13T18:55:25.733-06:00booksHaving read and enjoyed bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons' novels for decades, I looked forward to "Burnt Mountain" like a good visit with an old friend. It's a story that starts with a wealthy Southern family and its secrets and heartaches. Younger daughter Thayer Wentworth grows into her adulthood with scars and an early maturity, and marries a beguiling Irishman. Then her beloved http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-burnt-mountain-by-anne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-6669677869291635208Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:01:00 +00002011-07-13T18:58:01.918-06:00bookslibraryIf you had to, how would you raise a child alone to the age of 5 in one locked room? "Room" explores the story of a little boy growing up in confinement. It's an astonishing tale told from his viewpoint, completely believable and amazingly well written. I started reading it at bedtime last night and read the first chapter, then got up early today and read the rest straight through for five http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-room-by-emma-donoghue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-8285296426562315190Sun, 29 May 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-05-29T11:01:07.284-06:00 Right outside my office window. Smells beautiful, too. http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/05/rose-like-flame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980835024192190867.post-8296227777273413148Mon, 16 May 2011 13:44:00 +00002011-08-10T20:23:42.810-06:00booksViking Penguin has sent a copy of "Alice Bliss," by Laura Harrington, a lovely novel I blogged about a few weeks ago. It's a first edition hardback. I'll ship it free to the first person who sends a mailing address to my email address on the Pink Hollyhock homepage.http://pinkhollyhock.blogspot.com/2011/05/free-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2