summer

May 2023 23

Tips for Getting Your California Vacation Cabin Ready This Summer

2023 Articles, Travel

by staff

Summer is an amazing time to relax and enjoy the great weather with the people who are closest to you. This is why it's a great idea to get your California summer vacation cabin ready early so that the good times can roll uninhibited. With some lifestyle updates, you can modify your cabin and ensure that you all enjoy this season. Have a look below to see some helpful tips that can make it easy for you to prepare for the summer and maximize your safety and comfort while you're there.

Aug 2020 15

From Beer to Eternity By Sherry Harris: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy &
Sherry Harris

Chloe and Boone were best friends from the day they met. When Boone was deployed to Afghanistan, he asked Chloe to promise, if anything happened to him, she’d go to Florida and help his grandmother.

Jul 2019 27

Ripe for Vengeance By Wendy Tyson: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2019 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, Travel

by Kathleen Costa
& Wendy Tyson

The signs of spring are emerging with flowers blooming, rows of colorful leafy veggies blossoming, and a new member of Washington Acres arriving...a Vietnamese potbellied piglet found in a storage unit who needs to be fostered until its owner is located. Bibi, Megan’s grandmother, is completely taken.

Apr 2017 29

Keep your “Hot” Dog Cool during warm Summer Days

2017 Articles, Pets

by Kevin Davies

Summer days are loaded with sun and fun. Despite the heat, summers can come with lots of cool treats and aquatic entertainment. It’s a fact that dogs and their owners love to stay indoors in properly air conditioned rooms. But you need to find other ways of keeping yourselves cool when the mercury rises.

Jul 2015 18

It’s Never too Hot for Murder: Three Summertime Mysteries

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sharon Tucker

by Sharon Tucker

Perhaps your summer reading, like mine, involves pulling the venetian blinds mostly closed against the afternoon sun, getting the AC just right and then settling back with a good book, a glass of iced tea and finally settling in to read, going where your author takes you.

Jul 2015 11

A Visit to the Garden: A Fun Summer Short Story

2015 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

Her name was Evie Adams and she lived up the street from me. The house wasn't much, mostly covered by an overgrown garden and an enormous shade tree. I used to see her sitting under it occasionally when I passed by. She even waved to me on occasion.

Jun 2014 7

The Egg Robber

2014 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

She was tired of being robbed every morning. I could tell by the way she looked at me with those blinking eyes when I entered the chicken coop. She was the only white hen in my grandmother's flock of twelve hens and one large, very mean, red rooster.

Jul 2013 13

Shooting Stars Over Brooklyn: A Hot Summer Short Story

2013 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

Manny D'Angelo, dropped the air mattress on the roof. A pillow followed on top of the mattress. "Hot as heck," he groaned, his fifteen year-old body reflected in the moonlight, naked except for his jeans. He looked over the edge of the roof, five stories down to Demato Street, in the center of Little Italy. People were resting on their front stoops and he could hear faint radio music wafting on the hot sultry air. "One hundred and one," he recalled the weather man saying that day, "and more expected tomorrow."

Jul 2012 30

Watermelon-Injected Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon Salsa

2012 Articles, Deborah Harter Williams, Food Fun

by Deborah Harter Williams

Since we didn't make it to the movies this weekend, we decided instead to share a fun, summer recipe for you to enjoy with the family! This recipe is from Cooking Fearlessly – Recipes and Other Adventures from Hudson’s the Bend written by Deborah Harter Williams, Jeff Blank and Jay Moore.

Jun 2012 30

Green, Green, the Back Yard’s Green: Keeping the Yard Green & Safe For Pets & Kids

2012 Articles, Going Green, Pets, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Is it possible for kids, the dog, the cat, grass, flowers, the veggie patch and parents all to survive and thrive this summer? With a little planning, not only is it possible but it can be done green too.