Faith, Family, Friends and Felines are the four corners of my world. Coffee, chocolate, cheese and cookies are my four food groups. I love books, everything related to books, people who also love books, and talking about books and promoting literacy. I am a Southerner to the bone, and I love my beautiful mountains of Southwest VA. My favorite genre is Historical Western Romance. The American Old West of the mid to late 1800's is my favorite era. I often feel as though I could set my birth date back 100 years and not lose my stride. I greatly enjoy using my PC for research, blogging, email and reading an occasional ebook. I am a lifetime print book person. I love to cook, read cookbooks, and search the web and other sources for information and articles about food, cooking and nutrition. My grandmother, who was a wonderful cook, taught me many things about food and life. The kitchen can be the heart of the home, the spot where the family is all together in one place, even for brief passages of time. Food is a universal language, a great communicator. We all need food and nurturing. I read a wide variety of genres, and I regularly post online reviews. I can be found all over the web blogging about books, and also food, fiction, family, friends and felines. My blog posts have been featured at "Romance at Random", "Past the Print", "Romance with an Attitude", and other sites. Books are my second language. I ''book-speak' with friends, family, coworkers, and anyone who will pause long enough to listen.