Deirdra Eden

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Trespassers and Other Stories by Áine Greaney

From coastal Massachusetts to rural Ireland, the characters in Trespassers struggle to reconcile past and present, place and displacement, loss and hope. A woman travels from her Massachusetts home to her native Irish village to care for her estranged and sick father. Back in her childhood home, she…

Easter Craft for Kids

Printable found here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/magazines/friend/2022/04/18345_000_24-25.pdf

Ice-cream Toppings Recipes

These recipes are enough for a whole ice-cream party. Hot Fudge Sauce 1 12oz bag of chocolate chips (melted) 1 C of sugar 1 1/2 cup of heavy cream 1 C light corn syrup 1/2 C cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt 6 tablespoons of butter 3 teaspoons of vanilla extract 1 can of sweetened condensed milk Bring melted…

Sticky Mango Rice

For the RICE 4 cups sweet rice (I honestly used regular Botan Calrose rice. It turned out great). 2 cups water 1 cup of mango juice. 2-4 large mangoes (peeled and sliced) Cook the rice in 2 cups water and 1 cup of mango juice. For the coconut cream sauce to go over the top 2 cans full-fat coconut milk 1/2…

Balsamic Garlic Mushrooms

Ingredients 2 pounds mushrooms, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 3 tablespoon of minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon thyme salt and pepper to taste Directions Slice and skewer the mushrooms. Marinate the mushrooms in the mixture. Bake in the oven for 10 min at 350.

English Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe

No not really pudding. More like a cake soaked in yummy sauce. Ingredients Cake 1 ¼ c Dates finely chopped 8 oz boiling water (Soak the chopped dates in this water while you get the rest ready). ½ cup unsalted butter (melted) 1 cup brown sugar 4 eggs large 1 ¾ c flour all purpose ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp …

Free the Unicorn! One of my favorite Songs

Free the Unicorn by Her Eden Music

Announcing a new music album. You can find this on Amazon, Itunes, Pandora, Spotify, Iheartradio and more.

Sleeping With Dogs by Barbara Barth

Barbara Barth started adopting dogs after the loss of her husband in 2008. From larger dogs to downsizing to Chihuahuas there are always five to six dogs at home. Barth has captured the essence of each dog's personality in short free verse poems. Known as Writer With Dogs, Barth has written two…

Celebrating My Favorite Adventure Buddy on Valentines Week

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE by NANCY CHRISTIE

The Language of Love and Other Stories is about all types of love relationships: the ones that exist between parent and child as well as between generations, the bonds that grow between new lovers as well as those that exist between long-settled couples. The 20-story collection explores all the sta…

Ecotherapy

Getting out in nature has a wide variety of health benefits including mental health benefits. Ecotherapy is often used to reduce techno-stress (technology overuse or stress and strain from being in front of a computer all day long.) Types of ecotherapy include: Forest bathing Animal therapy Nature medit…

Cat Pictures - Because we need it.

Good News! the Light is Winning

American Still Life By Jim Naremore

We are all drowning, and we are all saviors. Wresting with addiction, guilt, and self-loathing, gifted photojournalist Skade Felsdottir finds herself trapped in a web of her own creation when she is forced by circumstances to return to her hometown—the place that holds her crippling secrets. After s…

The Watchers, The Silver Phoenix

The Watchers, Knight of Light

The Watchers Series has been described as Lord of The Rings meets Supernatural . The Watchers are supernatural beings in human form whose duty it is to protect and guard mankind from the armies of darkness. Unfortunately, some of these Watchers go bad. Deirdra Eden's, The Watcher's Series , is…