ONe SeNTeNCe BooK ReVieWS

Hola Chickens. Welcome to July's installment of One Sentence Book Reviews.

First Book: The Help by Katheryn Stockett.

This story of racial conflict in Mississippi in the 60's is far more dramatic than the struggles for bathroom privileges at Chez Veasey in 2010, although those can get pretty hairy when I bring fresh plums into the house let me tell you. This book? 4 Thumbs up and a Thank You to Oprah.



The Passage by Justin Cronin


Yes. Another Vampire Book. But in this one it's the result of a government experiment gone awry, and the setting is a post apocalyptic world where MANY PEOPLE DIE and that's your warning people. don't get too attached to your favorite characters, I'm just saying. You are welcome.

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

I actually quit this book 3/4 of the way through because it started reading like a possible movie script for David Caruso and My Gawd people it's just not believable that EVERYONE who hears a slither/rattle/rumble from a dark basement, crawlspace or garage goes to check it out. Some of us would run like hell. The smart ones.

I also quit this book, Say You Are One of Them by Uwem Akpan

Because I like my pure evil to be something that can be destroyed with a cross and a stake, not something that hurts children and is so painful to read that you fall asleep sobbing. I think books should have a SAD warning.

Then I read My name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveria

Can a determined young woman who wants to become a surgeon find love on the battlefields of The Civil War amidst the dysentery and piles of amputated limbs? When she strokes the cheek of the handsome older doctor with her gifted hand you may want to cry out I HOPE YOU WASHED THAT THING, but then you get distracted by the fact that Lincoln appears as a character in this book. Two (clean) thumbs up.

And right now I am reading what the rest of the world is reading:


But unlike the first one, I am reading this in soft cover instead of the Kindle so that I can flip to the end and make sure everyone survives.

What's on your nightstand? (keep it clean, Kreg.)

NoBoDY'S FooD

I sent my daughter off to camp this morning with a packed lunch that consisted of a plastic bag full of cheerios and a half a bag of rice cakes. Because The Banana has decided she DOES NOT LIKE ANYTHING. The list of her dislikes is too lengthy to publish here but includes staples like tuna and turkey as well as trusted favorites like PB & J, Fluff, or anything with cheese. Yesterday I attempted to give her a cucumber sandwich but made the mistake of using those exotic ingredients called BUTTER AND SALT.


Tomorrow I am planning on sending her with just a slice of white bread and a water bottle. I'll include a nice note though.

JaR JaR BLiNKS

What can you turn an ordinary glass jar into?

Pfft- who needs frames when you can just wash out a pickle jar?

Perfect to display pictures of your hipster boyfriend.

You can make your own snowglobe!


Or Terrariums!

You could actually do this on one quick and easy step by just not putting the mayo away for a week.

You could wrap them up in a warm sweater.


Use them to set aside much needed preserves. Winter will be here before you know it.

C'eST Ne PaS FoLK aRT

So while in the process of looking for ideas to copy inspiration on the internet, I searched GOOGLE using the words PRIMITIVE FOLK ART. Let me tell you chickens, some people need some educashun.

THIS IS PRIMITIVE FOLK ART.

Painting by Tascha


THIS IS NOT PRIMITIVE FOLK ART.



THIS IS PRIMITIVE FOLK ART

Painting by Danita

THIS IS NOT PRIMITIVE FOLK ART


THIS IS PRIMITIVE FOLK ART

Painting by Suzanne Urban

THIS IS NOT PRIMITIVE FOLK ART


Live it, Learn it, Love it.


P.S. Not a good idea to do a Google image search for steaming hot sausage either. Just Sayin.

You KNoW It'S BaD

When you google your own name and this comes up:

Sponsored links
Lorrie Veasey: Cheap
Everyone Wants to Pay a Low Price.
Best Value for Lorrie Veasey!


Thank you Goggle. My parents are very proud.

MoRe STuFF

Jeepers, where you guys been? It's like you don't even care to write anymore. I hope this lackluster attitude of yours is short lived people. In the meantime, the Atlanta gift show opened yesterday and here are some more new products for Our name Is Mud that are coming to a fine retailer near you soon. Maybe even nearer than you think because the brand new MUD website is coming along and may be up as soon as the end of August.

Here's the line inspired by BLUE, a faithful reader of this blog. (So pfft to the two followers who dropped me this week. You lost your chance to be a muse. )

Sweet,right? Stay tuned for more!

HaPPY 4th oF JuLY