Before I began book blogging, my main hobby was gardening. Over the years I have evolved from a tomato-only small plot gardener to a I’ll-try-almost-any-veggie-once kitchen gardener. I’ve tried square-foot gardening and plant-what-you-want-wherever-you-want gardening. I’ve rotated veggies and I’ve also kept them in the same space and refreshed the soil. It’s a fun hobby that […]
Have you ever heard of fire cider? I heard of it a few years ago when I was watching Youtube video on it by Jessica Sowards of Roots & Refuge Farm. Fire cider is a kitchen remedy that will help you and your family stay healthy during the cold & flu season. I was intrigued […]
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi is the book I needed in my arsenal right after I had kiddo #1. Now as a mom with 3 young kiddos, I found this book absolutely helpful in so many ways that I went out and bought it Halfway into reading the arc. It isn’t written specifically […]
Adiba Nelson is going to take you for a ride with this book, Ain’t That a Mother! I was initially attracted to it because it looked like a book about motherhood and I don’t see too many of those with Black women on the cover. The subtitle, Postpartum, Palsy and Everything in Between also caught […]
So I may have accidentally fallen into the realm of intermittent fasting during the lockdown portion of the pandemic. Having your home and work spheres become concentric circles can do that to a mom. But either way, I’ve been looking into healthy recipes to add to my go-to bag of meals. When I saw Two […]
Home & Hobby Book Review When I first saw the arc for Fridge Love by Kristen Hong on NetGalley, it was an automatic click request for me. I’ve been on TikTok University watching lots of women use a ton of containers to organize their food. But I’m a book learner, so I want instructions on […]
It took me a while for me to write this review. I actually finished How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America this summer. But when I finished it I just had to sit with it for a while and sort through my thoughts and emotions that came from […]
Book Review This book was hilarious! The second I saw this book come on NetGalley I immediately requested it and I patiently waited for that little approval email, at which point I let out a whoop! at my desk and scared everyone around me. (Chuckle…sorry, not sorry.) Black Nerd Problems by William Evans and Omar […]
Okay ya’ll get ready for me to gush about this new book, Bibliophile: Diverse Spines that was a collaboration by a phenomenal Bookstagrammer Jamise Harper, that I follow, and a superb illustrator Jane Mount, whose art I plan to one day purchase. No Brainer Holiday Gift for Book Lovers Now I know that book lovers […]
When it comes to history and women, I will absolutely take a seat at the table and listen to the story. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts is a graphic novel that is also a memoir. It is the story of historian Dr. Rebecca Hall’s personal journey as she researched women-led slave revolts. […]