Summer Solstice celebrates the time of the greatest light in the northern hemisphere. The day is the longest of the year and the beginning of summer. How interesting that with the hottest season starting, the length of days now decreases for the rest of the year, culminating in the Winter Solstice or the shortest day… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Six Summer Solstice Celestials
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Cocktail Saturday: Sunny Watermelon Margarita
A special kind of cocktail is needed as we celebrate the power and glory of the sun on this longest day of the year. We need summertime ingredients, a rosy color, and an icy taste that will leave you refreshed and energized. I’m going with Watermelon Margarita, one of my favorites. Watermelon Margarita Ingredients: 2… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Sunny Watermelon Margarita
Vintage Friday: Leavening 1919
Can you imagine the world 95 years ago? 1919 was my father’s birth year, as well as an all-around momentous time in our cultural history. About thirty years prior, modern baking powder came into availability as a leavening agent for the home cook. Leavening creates air pockets to make a cake or quick bread rise… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Leavening 1919
Mythic Monday: 6 Despicable Dads
Yesterday we celebrated the terrific fathers and the strong, loving men in our lives. Today we examine the flip side. The Greek myths are known for being violent and bloodthirsty. One doesn’t have to look too hard to find a number of atrocious fathers. For their dire deeds, they always got their comeuppance. Tantalus –… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 6 Despicable Dads
Cocktail Saturday: Piña Colada
Hot days call for cool drinks. I’m all about tropical these days. If you like sweet, fruity cocktails, few are more refreshing than piña coladas. Plus, they’re simple to make. You can easily serve them frozen or on the rocks. PIÑA COLADA Ingredients: 2 ounces rum, 2 ounces coconut milk, 2 ounces pineapple juice, a… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Piña Colada
Vintage Friday: 13 Spectacular Bad Boys
They’re sexy, wild, and trouble with a capital T. They’re the bad boys we love to love. Eddie Wilson – Heartthrob rebel rocker in the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. Can you say yum? Played by Michael Pare’. Ajax – Hotness from the cult classic movie The Warriors. Played by James Remar. Dean Winchester –… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Spectacular Bad Boys
Mythic Monday: Taurus the Bull
In the cave of Lascaux is a depiction considered by some scholars to represent the constellation Taurus. It is, of course, in the shape of a bull. The bull has been honored since ancient times for magnificent strength and fertility. Taurus the Bull is an ancient and revered zodiac symbol. The ancient Sumerians worshiped a… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Taurus the Bull
Cocktail Saturday: Sex on the Beach
Aren’t you glad June is here and it’s beach time? Join me over at Ormond, Daytona, or New Smyrna—or the sunlit destination of your choice—for a walk on the white sand and one of these refreshing cocktails! SEX ON THE BEACH Ingredients: 1 ½ ounces vodka ¾ ounce peach schnapps ½ ounce crème de cassis… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Sex on the Beach
Vintage Friday: Beauty 1533
The ideal of beauty in the 16th century is epitomized by Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus: blonde hair, pale translucent skin through which the blue veins are clearly seen, and an enticing bosom. Wealthy women spent a great deal of time and money achieving the look of attractiveness most desired by the society of the… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Beauty 1533
Mythic Monday: Anne Boleyn
Myths about historical characters and events often morph into what is considered pure myth hundreds and thousands of years later. Did Troy really exist? We now know it did. Were Achilles, Theseus, and Hercules real people? I suggest yes. Today we’ll look at some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the tragic Anne Boleyn. Daughter… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Anne Boleyn