Hello, dear friends.  Well, I have been gone much longer then planned. I'm so about that. While I get on Facebook and chime in, I've still been pretty much inside my own head. My goal is to get back to reading, reviewing, my blog and all of you.  Thank you all for your kind words, and your patience.  I hope your summer has been a good one, and as we grow closer to Fall (Yay!), I hope it only gets better. While so many mourn the loss Summer, I welcome it. Once the cooler air, better yet, the crisp chilly air of Fall comes around, I always find myself coming back to life. So p ..read more

Hello my friends. I wanted to check in after being quiet for so long. I'm doing well. I'm not sick. Not in a eat broth, get some sleep kinda way. Most of you already know that I have bi-polar as well as panic and anxiety disorder. In that mixed depression. With the help of medications, I do much better then I did about 30 years ago when diagnosed. However, there are times when my medication, and me being a born goofball just aren't strong enough to get me through sometimes.  But I am trying. I am trying hard. For you, my family, and myself, I'm trying so hard.  Lisa Ks Book Reviews ..read more

 Hello all. As you must have noticed by now, nothing new has been happening on my blog. There are 2 reasons. 1: First to happen . . . I haven't been able to load any images to my blog. I've been working hard on trying to figure it out, but so far, nothing. 2: I've been having some flare ups  of my bipolar, and have had a struggle with my depression. May & June are hard months for me. For my family. The anniversary of both my parents deaths, the anniversary of my brother's death, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, the birthday of one of my dearest friends who has now passed. It's all t ..read more

A huge THANK YOU to my friend Karen, for looking after all of you for me. She's so busy in life right now, that it means more than words can say that she would help out, even without being asked! Love you, Karen!  As for things here. I still can't upload images. If I can't soon, it looks like I may have to set up a new blog. (Insert sad face here) Either way, I will be back up and running ASAP.  Hugs my friends. And, Happy June!   Lisa ..read more

  Welcome back and thought I would share about a Facebook event that is happening June 6th so you have time to mark your calendars!  June 6th is the release date for Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates and over on her Author page on Facebook she is hosting an event that I highly recommend attending. Virtually of course ! So many Authors are participating in this event, which is on Facebook and can be found on Eva Gates and Vicki Delany's Facebook page.  Mark your calendars and RSVP for this amazing event, more than 150 people have already signed up for it! A ligh ..read more

  Well It looks like Lisa is still having some trouble with uploading images to her page, somehow it is letting me. But I feel her frustration and I through my desk in full support. I hope you will accept me filling in... I have some exciting news from the Cozy World to share, Two Cozy Mysteries I can't wait to read... Coming July 4th!!! Scaredy Cat by Sofie Ryan, book 10 of 11 in the Second Chance Cat Mystery Series is going to be released! I love this cover! "Secondhand store owner Sarah Grayson and her affectionate rescue cat, Elvis, will scare up a few leads to find a killer in ..read more

 Greetings! I hear for you in the USA it may be a long weekend, here in Canada ours was last weekend and I was so tired i never got around to making a Jello Pie I had been wanting to try.  When my parents were alive and my dad still working he had a lady in the office who made us this pie once and I absolutely loved it, having had no idea at the time how she made this magical fluffy red pie, and now many decades later, I learned that it was a Jello Pie!  Specifically this recipe I found on the Kraft Canada Website which you can also find by clicking this sentence.  Hopi ..read more

Hello all. Something has gone wrong, again, between my computer and my blog host site. I can't upload any photos. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.  Sigh. PLEASE stick with me. I want to work through very carefully. There are 10 years of post on this blog. So far, the only "fix" options I have found is to set up a new blog. I can't stand the thought of losing everything.  Please send good thoughts, vibes, and prayers that I can figure this out.  Love and hugs to you all, Lisa   ..read more

Sending love to you all today and hopefully some cozy laughs!  So... I did a thing, cost under $3 and has hopefully brought a smile or two to people passing by... This is my second Bug, but I never put eyelashes on car before, wondering how long they will last! "Tea Kettle" is this ones name and she was lacking personality. This was my first love, I called her "Teapot"! I miss this car so much and tried to keep her alive for as long as I could. I really loved everything about her, especially how I could transport special surprises for my nieces like this one on the eve of her birthd ..read more

Just had to get this off my chest.  I have brought this up before, and am sure I will again. Do you feel there should be such a thing as an "edgy" cozy? I don't. I do not think cursing should be in Cozy Mysteries. I have come to except a h*ll or d*mn here and there, but multiple, multiple times on one book? Multiple times only half way through the book? It's too much. And then there are other words that are worse. B*tch, b*stard! What? In a cozy? No!  Also, sexual suggestions have become a bit too descriptive. We all know some of our characters have sexual relationships. But som ..read more