
Under Vixen’s Mere is one of those novels that quietly gets under your skin and then refuses to leave.
From the opening pages, the prose immediately stood out to me. It’s spare without ever feeling sparse—clean, confident, and quietly assured. Dialogue and description are held in careful balance, each doing its work without calling attention to itself. Nothing strains for effect, and that sense of restraint builds trust early on, inviting the reader to settle in and follow where the story leads.

What makes this book especially satisfying is its sensory richness. The attention to detail is so precise you can practically smell the bread cooling on the racks, the sharpness of cheese, the damp stone after rain. It is comfort reading with substance: sunshine and laughter paired with the everyday complications life throws at us, and the quiet resilience required to meet them.

This is not a book about capital-H heroes. Instead, it centers on people who engage in small acts of service, kindness, and yes, heroism—not for recognition or glory, but because it was the right thing to do in the moment. These are stories of people showing up when it would have been easier not to.

The Locked Room is clever, cozy without being complacent, and deeply satisfying for puzzle-lovers. If you adore classic detective fiction but crave a fresh perspective, Harriet White deserves a place on your shelf—and very likely, in your reading rotation for a long while to come.

About the Book: A Treatise on Martian Chiropractic Manipulation and Other Satirical Tales Human beings are flawed creatures, and humor is the perfect means to exploit the endless fodder of our shortcomings. This multi-genre collection of twenty-one short satirical stories will leave you smirking, chuckling, scratching your head, and maybe even muttering to yourself […]
I LOVE the Souffer’s Macaroni and Cheese. I discovered it one day next to the chicken pot pies and have loved them since. I can’t find that snack size anymore though and the bigger one seems to big. Oddly enough, my kids won’t eat it. And that’s all I have to say about Mac N Cheese today!
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Great Thursday thirteen- Though it made me very hungry!
Wow… You have GREAT tastebuds. Good stuff!
I love chili and cornbread too. There’s nothing better on a cold evening. I don’t make Pasta e fagioli, but I love it at the Olive Garden. Hmm…now I’m hungry. Happy Thursday.
My TT is up also.
Yummy list! my mom used to make pb and nana sandwiches..nice memory, thanks
YUM!
I’d have to add Hamburger Gravy and mashed potatoes. Now I want my mommy!
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I’m with you on everything but 12 & 13, and I’d have to remove the bananas from #1…I’m very weird, I LOVE things that taste like bananas but I don’t like bananas themselves…
Polenta is one of my favorite comfort foods too!
I’m feeling your pain!! I have a cold!!
Great list, I’m almost hungry
Yeah, I’m going to have to copy this list. I need some good ole’ comfort food. I personally like naked chocolate pudding . . . though I’ve never called it that. LOL.
It looks like we have the same tt topic this week. I’m with you on most of those foods, although I’m not a pudding fan.
Mmmm, beef stew. It’s getting close to lunch.
Love, love, love, the cheesecake!!! Douse it in chocolate and you’ll be happy for an entire week!
Great list–now I am hungry :) Happy TT- Jessica