A Monday Noreaster

Hello Monday! So not happy that we’re facing a Nor’easter for today and tomorrow. I was hoping Spring was here, but I’ll keep on dreaming of warmer days and being able to plant my garden. If you’re facing wintry weather also and want to hunker down, how about doing it with a trip to sunny Miami and the South Beach Security series? You can find out more about these action-packed romantic suspense books, please visit https://amzn.to/3Td7kIF. P.S. – I’ll be announcing the giveaway winner tomorrow!

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A Special Wine for a Special Birthday

My daughter and her hubby are taking us out tonight for our birthdays (hubby and I share the same day)! I’ve had this bottle of wine for a very long time and while I was downsizing, I realized it was from a limited vintage. I decided to go online and see what it was worth. To my surprise, one of the wine sites said it was valued at 1500 Euros (1800 dollars). WOW! It made me wonder if I should sell the bottle, but I really couldn’t vouch for its condition. As far as I knew, it hadn’t been in extreme heat or sunlight and the cork was still wet, but I wouldn’t want to mislead anyone, especially at that price. So after a family meeting, we decided we would open it tonight to celebrate a very special birthday. It’s either going to be a very expensive vinegar or an interesting wine experience. I’ll let you know! P.S. – Don’t forget to enter my Birthday Giveaway at https://bit.ly/CaridadBirthdayGiveaway for a chance to win some awesome goodies including a $25 gift card!

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A Birthday Gift from Nature

About three years ago I bought an orchid because it was an unusual one. It wasn’t in bloom when I got it and it took about six months before it bloomed. There were only a few blooms on it and I waited and waited for more. Fast forward two years and I finally am seeing it bloom again right near my birthday! A lovely gift from nature especially since I’m not a patient person and was close to giving up on this orchid ever blooming again. Sharing this photo of the very first bloom. Isn’t it pretty? Also, don’t forget to enter my Birthday Giveaway at https://bit.ly/CaridadBirthdayGiveaway for a chance to win some awesome goodies including a $25 gift card! Hope you have a great Friday! We’re off to the Philly Flower Show today and I hope to share some photos from there soon!

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Happy International Women’s Day

It’s International Women’s Day and on this day, I’d like to honor the women who shaped me and made me who I am: my mother Carmen and my grandmother Nieves. Carmen and Nieves were two remarkable women who overcame so much to build a life for our family. My grandmother left Spain for a better life in Cuba. My mother fought for freedom in Cuba only to have that snatched from her by Castro’s communist regime. Together these two women brought our family to the United States and built the American Dream for us. I think of them every day and want to thank them for their courage, wisdom, and the love they always provided. I miss you!

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Happy Birthday Giveaway

It’s my birthday and since I think it’s better to give than to receive, I’m having a giveaway to celebrate. What’s in it? Cool Book Lovers Con bag, T-shirt, and memory book with autographs from authors like Sylvia Day, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and more! Copy of Lost in Little Havana and an awesome quartz necklace. Last but not least, a $25 Gift Card. How do you enter? Visit my Facebook Fan Page at https://www.facebook.com/Caridad.Author to enter! P.S. If you haven’t been to Book Lovers Con, you should definitely check it out. It’s an awesome reader conference!

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Chasing Away the Winter Chill

I am so not a lover of winter. I live for the warmer temperatures of summer. Luckily, we’ve had a mild winter and I see all the signs that spring is on its way. Flocks of robins. Snowdrops and crocuses poking their heads from the ground. The flower show and my birthday! Yep, it’s my birthday week and I’m going to be celebrating by having a giveaway tomorrow so be sure to drop in to enter! And if you’re like me, counting the days until summer, maybe chase away the winter chill with a visit to Miami in the South Beach Security series. To learn more about it, please visit https://amzn.to/3IUYGeG.

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