Chattanooga, TN - Sculpture Park

 

So, I've been making my way around the fantastic sites Chattanooga has to offer. My honey said, you've been here a year, it's time to go visit and have fun 😁, so we have, LOL.

Sculpture Park was our first stop, and is free to visit.

It was a beautiful day, people were out with each other and their dogs, walking, playing and having a great time with the Spring weather. Romance was in the air.

Although seasonal allergies hit me hard the next day from the pollen, LOL. It was a gorgeous day.

These are some of the photos I took while we were walking around. If you're ever in the Chattanooga area, I'm going to say, go take a look. From what I understand, they add and change out some sculptures every now and then, so you never know what you might see.

Over the next few weeks, I'll be blogging about Chattanooga, TN and places to visit.

I absolutely love Tennessee.

The weather has been a little off kilter, and all the locals I've talked to have agreed, it's weird this year. One day was 80, by 1 am, snow was blowing in and closed almost everything down, LOL, until the sun came out and melted most of it by 11 am.

I laugh, because although I was in Florida for 18 years. I grew up in Massachusetts. Yes, I was out driving to an appointment that had been delayed from 8 am to 11am 😁.

Well my peeps,

Read Lots and Stay Spicy! 

C~ 💋

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Fun Drink Friday - White Madras with Captain's

White Madras

1.5 Oz. Captain Morgan White Rum

2 Oz. Cranberry Juice

2 Oz. Orange Juice

In a Shaker - 

Half fill with ice, add ingredients, shake well and strain into a Highball glass filled with ice.

Garnish with Lime.

Love The Captain!

Drink Responsibly and Stay Spicy!!

C ~

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Choose a Fruit - Fool

Choose a Fruit - Fool

Yes, LOL. That's the name of this dessert 😁😋

ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fruit (raspberries; blackberries; blueberries; thinly sliced strawberries; finely chopped apricots; or finely chopped, peeled peach, mango, or kiwi fruit)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream 
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Additional fruit (optional)
• Cookies (optional)

directions

1. For fruit: In a large mixing bowl, combine the fruit and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes. Place 1 cup of the fruit mixture in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until pureed. Stir pureed fruit back into fruit in bowl. Cover and chill about 2 hours or until cold.
2. For whipped cream: In a chilled medium mixing bowl, combine whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and the vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer using chilled beaters on medium speed until almost-stiff peaks form.
3. With a rubber spatula gently fold the pureed fruit into the whipped cream mixture, leaving visible swirls. To serve, divide the swirled fool among four to six small dessert glasses or dishes. Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 2 hours before serving.

OK, this looks wicked easy to make! 4 Ingredients! If I can do this, anyone can!!

For the full article go to: Midwest Living

C ~

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Indulge in the Spicy Side of Romance

#RWA17 Right around the corner!!

Romance Writers of America

Annual Conference

is right around the corner!!

#RWA17

Soooo excited!!!!

8 days until I hit my hotel!!

I could drive home every night, but where's the fun in that? LOL

Networking, Socializing, Learning and Having FUN!!

Disney's Swan and Dolphin Resort my peeps.

07.29.17 is the book signing event!

I will not be signing, but I will be there supporting the other authors.

What am I going to wear, bring, stuff my suitcase with? 

Time to go shopping 😁 (hehehe)

Hope to see you there!!

C ~

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Read Lots and Stay Spicy!!

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Indulge in the Spicy Side of Romance

P.S. My quarterly newsletter will be going out sometime next week.

If you haven't and want to, sign up at: Newsletter 

Later Gator 😘

Now at Books-A-Million

So, I was trolling around the internet, just taking a peek at different things and I google my name and see my books listed at

Books - A - Million

Wait a minute, what?

I didn't think I had any there, as when I went in to my local one about six months ago, I wasn't listed.

Well, that was before our (Torridbooks.com) books became available at Simon and Schuster, as they are now a distributor.

Saaaawwweeeetttt!!!!

I did a Snoopy Dance 😋

So, yeah I'm at Books - A - Million now!!

YAY!!!!

Check it out!

Read Lots and Stay Spicy!!

C ~

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www.authorcasalo.com

Indulge in the Spicy Side of Romance

Happy Father's Day

I'm sorry to say to all you peeps out there

BUT...

I HAVE THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD!

Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's Out there!!

Card Games

So I'm not really a big board game person. Hence we had Monopoly in the house when my son was younger and that's it.

One of my grandmothers friends made from wood a game almost like Sorry, but instead of the dice push thing in the middle you use a deck of cards. 

We used to play that every night (good for the brain) until we moved and now it's in a box somewhere, along with my Uno. I love that game.

So my son watches Wil Wheaton's Table Top. (You know Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher from Star Trek the Next Generation)

It's actually pretty good LOL. I've watched a few myself.

So the man son of mine comes out (He's not a man child anymore as he's past 18) and says 'mom, new game, it's easy to play, you don't have to memorize any rules, they always change.'

I'm like yeah, yeah right, sure. As I take my time after dinner to prolong the enviable of sitting down to play a game.

'He' clears the table, wipes it down and brings out this box (See pic above) I'm like, ok, Star Fluxx, what in the heck??

I have to say, it was fun!! It's a mix between three to four Sci-Fi shows I grew up watching and he was right...there are NO rules, except for the rule / goal that's down and that can change with a turn. 

We played two more games and they went pretty quick, the first one was about thirty minutes, the second about fifteen.

From what I understand there are a lot of different Fluxx games out there some with themes like Star Fluxx.

Here's the Table Top YouTube video I watched so I knew what in the heck I was doing...somewhat 

LOL. 

NOTE : They are adults playing so there are some cuss words parents may not like for under age kids. But hey, you're on my blog, so you shouldn't be here if you're under age anyway! HA!

I Finally Watched Maleficent...

So yes, I finally watched Maleficent.

I think I put it off for so long because I am a BIG Disney freak 

and most of the time I do not like changes concerning the favs I grew up with, because a lot of them get messed up so bad *Sigh*.

But then I figured it wasn't Sleeping Beauty's story, it was Maleficent's story and the why of why she did what she did.

I have to say...

I LOVED IT!! 

I think Angelina Jolie did a perfect Maleficent and told the story, through expressions and words expertly! 

The story didn't end the way I thought it would, NOT at all like the animation. -- AND I LOVED IT!!

Disney pulled that one off RIGHT as rain!! 

I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but Maleficent is not only about revenge and how said revenge came to be. It's also a story of unconditional love, strength and pride.

I don't ask for many movies, but I asked my husband to buy this one for me.

So I'm going to share the DisneyMusicVevo

sung by Lana Del Ray Video

What a voice she has!!

Enjoy!!