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Scam Tip

Scam Tip - Taking the chill off the cryocooler

Have you been receiving a ton of emails about this amazing new device that can cool you off, purify the air, and use less energy while doing it? This scam…

Fabulous Photos

Friday Fotos - a monument in honor of the early Japanese laborers

Honoring the pioneer Japanese immigrants who helped build Hawaii is the purpose of this monument at Foster Botanic Garden

Friday Fotos - anthurium and talking to plants

Some thoughts on talking to plants. Does it help them? Or is it just a way to make us feel better? Does it even matter?

Friday Fotos - Foster Botanical Garden flowers

Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu is filled with beautiful tropical flowers. Unfortunately, I don’t have a note to tell me what this one is.

Food & Fun

Summertime Quinoa Salad is a perfect side for a hot summer day!

This Summertime Quinoa Salad is a perfect dish for those hot summer days. You can make it ahead of time and it’s also good for you!

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Writing News

I’m caught up in the long, slow slog to the finish line for the next McKenna Trouble in Paradise mystery. It’s time for me to dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and tie up all those pesky loose ends. And while that’s going on, I’m also turning my sights onto the next Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery.

March Contests

Booklovers Bench

We’re holding our September giveaway over at Booklovers Bench. You can win a free book if you enter by September 18. Enter at BookloversBench.com.

Great Escapes

Barbara Venkataraman’s Malice in Miami giveaway is for four box sets of the entire series. Click here to enter before September 14.

A print copy of Vicki Delany’s Deadly Summer Nights is up for grabs until September 14. Click here to enter.

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