Blondie’s Survival Guide for Winter and….

BobLee
January07/ 2016

Blondie recently shared her “Winter (and Primaries) Survival Guide” with her legion of followers.  I figured you’ans could benefit too.

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On top of the usual challenges to the spirit of a regular winter, this year we have the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.   It’s not going to be pretty.

I am here to the rescue!   I present some escapes; a few things to help divert and entertain you, just a little, over the next few months of winter.  Especially, if you are lucky enough to get a Snow Day!

Watch.
Read.
Cook.
Sip.

1. Watch all three seasons of “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” on Netfilx.

This is the classic murder mystery format but in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920’s.  The star is Miss Phryne Miss Fisher'sFisher (pronounced Fry-knee). The actress who plays Miss Fisher, (Australian Essie Davis), is one of the most compelling woman I have ever seen.  I can not take my eyes off her.     She is helped by the most jaw dropping wardrobe ever seen on TV.

Miss Fisher is very modern. Single, rich, smart, daring, she drives a car, flies a plane, carries a gun and collects people and lovers, while solving every murder in Australia.   (YOWSA… Phryne Fisher is your ultimate “Flapper Fantasy”…. 23 Skiddo and Phryne Fisher too… Hubba Hubba!   This series is sorta like “Murder She Wrote” but Phryne Fisher is waaaay hotter than Jessica Fletcher.)

It is just fun.

If for some weird reason you do not want to watch on Netflix, here are the DVDs to buy.

http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Fishers-Murder-Mysteries-1/dp/B00A27O5AW

2. Read the seven book series about John Milton, written by Mark Dawson.The Cleaner

If you like Mitch Rapp and Jack Reacher and any other “Do-Right” rogue spy/assassin, you will love to get into this series.

John Milton is a British spy/assassin who tries to get out of the spy biz but, keeps running into his past. This series also dovetails into another series with a female assassin named Beatrix Rose.   But you will figure that out as you go alone.

NOTE: IMO, John Milton is much more Reacher than Mitch.

http://www.amazon.com/Cleaner-John-Milton-Mark-Dawson/dp/1492354252/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452130047&sr=1-3&keywords=mark+dawson+john+milton+series

If you listen to books or would like to try that, this series is read wonderfully:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/The-Cleaner-Audiobook/B00UZGU806/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1452191838&sr=1-1

First in series. “The Cleaner”.

3. Make something from this cookbook.

I am not a big fan of cookbooks or cooking but this cookbook is a good read.CookBook

In it is a compilation of recipes from the many, many southern cookbooks put together over the years by churches and women’s groups.  I might be making a lot of the Whiskey Punch on page 299…..justsayin…..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0848743547?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

4. Sip this tea.

It might be in my head, but, this works!Tea
It will make you feel better, despite whatever is going on in the news.
Plus, it’s warm, smells good, has no caffeine.
You can also pick this up at Whole Foods.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Republic-Tea-Happy-36-Count/dp/B0024SA0M4/ref=pd_bia_nav_t_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1EWKHX3N0Y4HBMS8AFW5

Okay, that’s it. Don’t say I don’t care about you!!
Let me know what you think!!

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