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Hey Reader,

What's new with you this week? Are you ready for Fall where you live?

I'm ready, but Summer has decided to hang out a bit longer around here.

Let me know your favorite find this week in this email or the Friday Finds website post.

Now, on to the Fall Fun!

Gina

Any news or announcements will be found at the bottom of this email.

​This week's web edition covers:

• Independent Author News
• Books for your TBR
• One-Skillet Beaf & Bean dinner
• Entertaining blogs to visit
• Decadent Blackberry Cream Cheese Brownies
• Book reviews
• Trivia Time

Recipe

Here's your email-only recipe for the week.

This dessert goes by several names; I’ve seen it referred to as a caramel square, caramel slice, or caramel shortbread. In Scotland, it’s commonly referred to as millionaire’s shortbread, though it’s unclear exactly why or when the name became attached to it. Luckily, you don’t have to be a millionaire to make or enjoy it— you might, however, feel like you’ve won the lottery after tasting it.

Trivia Time

This week’s trivia question is:

Which infamous event in history occurred 717 years ago on Friday the 13th, contributing to the superstition surrounding the date?

Leave your answer in the comment section to be entered into this month’s trivia contest.

The answer to last week’s question:

Which type of yarn is made from flax plants’ long, strong fibers and is known for being cool and breathable? Linen!

Bonus question/answer for the email newsletter only:

Something is missing from today's Friday Finds Blog Post. Can you figure out what it is?

Don't forget, as an email newsletter subscriber, you receive bonus entries that are not available to regular readers!

Books

What are you reading this week? Here is a suggestion for one I think I will read soon.

With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more—as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?”

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My Weekly Independent Author News

​Elizabeth Pantley tells me that “Meditation and Mischief went live on September 12, 2024! (It’s a bit ahead of schedule to allow for early reviews. The official release date for book tours, etc., remains as September 30th.)”

Authors! Send me your announcements. I would love to share them!

Your Exclusive Craft Project

This kit comes with all you need to complete the project, or you can also buy the wood blanks if you have lots of supplies on hand!

A Bit of News

There isn't a lot to report this week.

• Things are looking better on my eye issues. I think I am finished with appointments until October.
• We've had one of our best apple crops in years. I'll be sharing some apple recipes on the blog soon.
• I've been trying out some new products from Amazon and will have an update on those soon.
• I really hope to get some input from readers on what you want to see more of in the Friday Finds & the email newsletter

See you soon for more Weekly Friday Finds Fun!

Gina

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