by Brandy Heineman | Dec 16, 2018 | Blog, Reading
Your new Christmas tradition? If you believe everything you see on social media, then the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod (or Jólabókaflóð, if you prefer) has charmed Americans. Essentially, the idea is to exchange books as gifts on Christmas Eve and then spend...
by Brandy Heineman | Dec 2, 2018 | Blog, Reading
Happy 12! Today my husband, Michael, and I are celebrating our twelfth wedding anniversary. As I’ve written before, we honeymooned on O’ahu, and it was wonderful. I will never forget our beautiful Hawaiian adventure. The flora and fauna, the sights, the...
by Brandy Heineman | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog, Reading
A hidden motive… I had the privilege of beta reading A Tapestry of Secrets well before it came out, and I bought a copy at our local Lifeway when it released, so I know author Sarah Loudin Thomas was surprised to see me in line at her giveaway at the RT...
by Brandy Heineman | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, Reading
By way of introduction Starting a new blog series is always a touch daunting. A few weeks ago, while backing up my files to safeguard them from the disastrous Windows 10 Update 1809, I watched thumbnails of my photos sailing by and thought, “I do a lot of cool...
by Brandy Heineman | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Everything Else
Spoiler Alert: I am not sharing a recipe for chocolate-pistachio brownies today. I thought adding pudding mix to a brownie recipe would fast-track me some moist, delicious pistachio brownies. All the experienced bakers out there are already chuckling softly. I decided...
by Brandy Heineman | Jun 8, 2018 | Blog, Reading, Recommended Books
I’m in a pickle. The old lament “So many books, so little time” is especially literal for me at present. My Kindle Unlimited subscription renews on June 11, and I’m planning to cancel on the 10th. I’ve enjoyed it and I’ve gotten my...
