April Book Club - Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

April Book Club is Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

I chose this book after seeing the trailer at the movies and I thought this would be an interesting book to read

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If you have any questions during the month please feel free to send me an email at sweetlittlepretties@gmail.com

May's  Book Club Book will be released Monday 14th April 2014

Look forward to discussing!!!!

Book Blast - Nate Rocks the City by Karen Pokras Toz

Join Karen Pokras Toz for one last adventure with Nathan Rockledge and his alter ego Nate Rocks.

About the Book:

Hey New York! Are you ready for Nate Rocks?

Fifth grader Nathan Rockledge has been counting down the daysóand mealsóuntil his class trip to New York City. Now that the big event is finally here, he can barely stand the excitement. After all, isnít this what being a fifth grader is all about? Oh sure, his Mom is one of the chaperones, his annoying sister Abby is tagging along, and that know-it-all classmate, Lisa, will be there as well. However, none of that matters. Not when heíll be with his best friends, Tommy and Sam.

While seeing the sights, his teacher wants his class to take notes, but Nathan has other ideas. With paper and pencil in hand, Nathan prefers to doodle, transforming himself into Nate Rocks, boy hero. Amid ninja pigeons to fend off, aliens to attack, and the baseball game of the century to save, will Nate Rocks be able to save the day one more time?

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About the Author:

Karen Pokras Toz writes middle grade and adult contemporary fiction. Her books have won several awards including two Readersí Favorite Book Awards, the Grand Prize in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, as well as placing first for two Global E-Book Awards for Pre-Teen Literature. Karen is a member of the Society of the Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). For children, her books include the Nate Rocks series, Millicent Marie is Not My Name, & Pie and Other Brilliant Ideas. For adult readers, Karenís books include Chasing Invisible, and her soon to be released, Whispered Wishes series. A native of Connecticut, Karen now lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and three children. For more information, please visit www.karentoz.com.

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Stitches and Craft Show Rosehill 2014

I love craft shows because you have the opportunity to find some new fabric, find some new tools and have a great day out

This year I went to the Stitches and Craft Show with Amy from Flowerflame. We had a great day walking around the show, went to a few demonstrations and talks and also shopped big! 

I have been interested in the Brother Scan and Cut Machine which allows you to choose a design and it will cut your fabric to the size and design you have chosen. It is a great idea if you are going to do a massive quilt of the one block or for appliqué. I don't know if I need this machine or not but you never know

I brought this gorgeous Hexagon Hop pattern. I would have loved to have brought the kit but it was unavailable, I have plans to recreate into a hungry caterpillar version 

It also would not be a trip to the craft show without getting some frog tree sick yarn, I am in love with the colours and could not go home without them.

We also had some time to visit some of the discussions and sat in on how to use all your gadgets including templates, best pens for your markings on fabric and colour wheels. Did you know there is an easier way to create pinwheels?! I of course brought the template to try our and will be sharing a post on that soon

We also sat in on a discussion on how to get perfect piecing - it was really interesting to see the difference in piecing when using diagonal seams. 

I will be sharing all the goodies I brought over the next couple of weeks! 

The show was fantastic as always and I can not wait for July when we get to do it all over again

Fruit Free Museli Biscuits using Carman's Muesli

I love creating some different lunch box ideas with Carman's Muesli as the options are endless and I have a few more recipes coming up to inspire you

Carman's Muesli uses 100% Natural Ingredients and is 100% Australian Made and Owned

Today I am showcasing the Fruit Free Muesli

Classic Fruit Free Muesli uses oven baked muesli with crunchy almonds,hazelnuts and seeds with a dash of cinnamon and honey

Today I am sharing a simple Fruit Free Muesli Biscuit - Two Ways

Fruit Free Muesli Biscuit - Two Ways

Ingredients

 1 x Cup Fruit Free Muesli

1 x Cup Self Rasing Flour

1 x Egg

1/2 Tablespoon Butter, melted

Chocolate Chips*

*Chocolate Chips can be added prior to baking to create a different muesli biscuit

Method

1. Combine Muesli and Flour in a bowl

2. Mix butter and egg through the mixture

3. Roll muesli into small balls and flatten on a lined tray and place in an oven for 8-10 minutes at 200 degrees

Adding chocolate chips prior to rolling into a ball can recreate the Fruit Free Muesli Biscuits into a different lunch box treat

 I received a selection of Carman's Muesli products to review and create recipes with 

The day my book world ended for 12 hours

For 12 hours my book world ended - my kindle decided to freeze and all 349 books had become unreadable 

As you know books are my life and I love to read books on the kindle or in a proper  book format

I have had my kindle since 2011 and for someone who originally didn't know if they wanted it I missed the fact that I couldn't read on it and had to wait to Amazon Assistance to see if it could be rectified

Amazon were fantastic and gave me a few different ways I could possibly fix it, but in the end it had gone to Kindle Heaven and a new one had to be brought

12 hours later this new baby was in my hot little hands and has been reloaded with all 349 books and a few more 

Have you ever had a piece of technology break that you could not live without?