Words and Wreaths

OVRWA Summer Sizzle Romance Writing Contest Details

Permission to forward granted and encouraged~

5th Annual Summer Sizzle Contest

Sponsor: Ohio Valley RWA

Fee: $20
Deadline: May 1, 2009
NEW for 2009 - The Summer Sizzle Contest is all electronic (payment can be made by Paypal or check)

Eligibility: Not contracted/publishe d in book-length romantic fiction by an RWA-eligible publisher in last 3 years

Enter: sexual tension scene (12 pp max), optional synopsis/set- up page (1 page, not judged)

Categories: sweet, sensual, spicy and sexy.

First round judges: Each entry will be judged by three experienced RWA members, with a judging panel made up of published and unpublished writers. A fourth judge will read any entry with a disparity of 25 points or greater between low and high scores. The lowest score will be discarded for scoring purposes, but all score sheets will be returned to the entrant.

Final judges by category:
Sweet - Chelsea Gilmore, Avalon Books
Sensual - Amanda Bergeron, Avon
Spicy - Kathryn Lye, Harlequin/Silhouett e
Sexy - Tera Kleinfelter, Samhain Publishing

Top Prize: $20

For more information or to enter, visit our website at http://www.ovrwa. com/summer_ sizzle
Questions? email summersizzle@ ovrwa.com

The Cottage Donut Shoppe, Inc article in the Middletown Journal

Staff photo by Gary Stelzer

Cottage Donut Shoppe owner Larry Banks holds a tray of doughnuts inside the new Middletown business at the corner of Yankee and Oxford State roads on Tuesday, Feb. 3. To read the story by Jennifer Heffner and photos by Gary Stelzer that appeared in the February 5, 2009 edition of the Middletown Journal click on: http://www.middletownjournal.com/search/content/oh/story/news/business/2009/02/05/mj020509donuts.html

Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler Recipe

This is a Paula Deen Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/slow-berry-cobbler-recipe/index.html

Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler Ingredients

Filling:

• 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen strawberries
• 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen blueberries
• 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen raspberries
• 1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar, depending on your level of preferred sweetness
• 1/2 cup baking mix

Topping:

• 2 1/4 cups baking mix
• 1/4 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Spray the insert of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, toss together all the frozen fruit, sugar and 1/2 cup baking mix. Transfer the fruit to the slow cooker. In another large mixing bowl, stir together 2 1/4 cups baking mix, 1/4 cup sugar, melted butter and milk with a wooden spoon. With your hands, drop bits of dough on top of the fruit in the slow cooker. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top of the dough and place the lid on the slow cooker. Turn the power onto high and slow cook for 3 to 4 hours until the topping has puffed and the fruit is bubbling.

Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Got Donuts? The Cottage Donut Shoppe Inc. Does

  

Purchase a "Blue Skies and Palomino Ponies" Magnet

Inspired by Grant Aleksander's return to Guiding Light to portray Phillip Spaulding, here's an Old School GL fan magnet.

 

Magnet Size: 3.43" x 1.93"

Magnet Material: High-quality, vinyl material. Thickness is 0.4mm.

Purchase a Blue Skies and Palomino Ponies magnet for $2.49 with free shipping and handling.

Watergate Cake

Cake

1 box Duncan Hines White Cake MIx

1 small box pistachio pudding mix

1 C oil

1 C club soda

3 eggs

Mix all ingredients.  Bake in Angel Food cake pan or Bundt pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.

Grandma Mac's Icing

1/2 C butter

6 oz pkg of cream cheese, softened

2 C powdered sugar

2 drops green food coloring

1/2 t vanilla

Mix together and ice cake.

Or My Glaze Recipe

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1 T butter

1 1/2 C powered sugar, sifted

3 T milk

1 capful vanilla

Mix together and glaze cake.

Purchase a Dave Ramsey-inspired "Money Talks but Cash Screams" Magnet

 

Magnet Size: 3.43" x 1.93"

Magnet Material: High-quality, vinyl material. Thickness is 0.4mm.

Purchase Magnet for $2.49 with no shipping and handling.

Grant Aleksander returns to Guiding Light with Blue Skies and Palomino Ponies

In celebration of the "real" Phillip Spaulding's return to Springfield, I have some new items on CafePress.  To purchase go to www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths

Seasoned GL fans will remember Phillip/Rick/Mindy/Beth's slogan of "Blue Skies and Palomino Ponies."  You can purchase items with that slogan at http://www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths.

Here's a sampling:

http://www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths.345798106

http://www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths.345797360

http://www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths.345796218

To see (and purchase) all the CafePress items, go to: http://www.cafepress.com/WordsWreaths

MarJean Mays Memorial Service Program 120308

 

What Would Marjean Do?

After her memorial service, I asked myself, "What Would MarJean Do?"

And then gave a little chuckle.  That simple question has a whole world of possibilities.

Terri