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Welcome to the October edition of monthly news! We had our Thanksgiving here and I am still stuffed. My favorite meal of the year, no joke. Now it's time to start thinking about Christmas. Yup. I'm so glad I finally finished Harry Potter book 5. What a biggin'!!! What's the biggest book you have ever read? Thankfully I'm on book 7 now... the end in sight. I also shared my mac n' cheese recipe. I hope you give it a try! BOOKS: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (recommend) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (recommend) MOVIES: . Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (recommend) PRODUCTS: Halloween Time At TV Store Online                           Ye arly Total:  42 Books, 21 Movies & 1 product Book of the Month: Book of the Year: SPECIAL POSTS: Baked Mac N' Cheese

Hardcover:  560 pages Publisher:  Bloomsbury Children's Books (Sept. 1 2014) ISBN:  9781408855942 AMAZON US    |   AMAZON CA    |    AMAZON UK When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater among them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by the subsequent six titles in the Harry Potter series, as well as three books written for charity: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 450

AVAILABLE NOW! Rated PG 138 minutes AMAZON US    |    AMAZON CA    |    AMAZON UK Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students.  But Professor Dolores Umbridge's Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbled

Welcome to week 399! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! I'm still on this 6th book in the series, but only have a third of it left. I look forward to the last book sometime this weekend. Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from page 356. There will be no IG 56 this week. Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. There will be no BB this week. **This is a meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

The photo doesn't do this bad boy justice. It really doesn't. Especially when my hubby calls this the best mac and cheese he has ever had, and I tell ya, we have ate a lot of it.  This was actually my first try at making it, and frankly, I hope it wasn't just beginners luck but I have a feeling this is one that'll be a hit anytime by anyone! INGREDIENTS 8 oz elbow macaroni noodles 4 tbsps margarine 2/3 cup panko breadcrumbs 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup flour 3 cups milk 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp dry mustard 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella METHOD Cook macaroni, drain, return to the pot. Add 1 tbsp margarine and toss. This prevents it sticking together as it cools. PS - let it cool right down. Mix 2/3 c. breadcrumbs with 1/4 tsp salt and 2 tbsps of melted margarine. Set aside. This is your topping. Preheat the oven to 350c. In an oven-proof skillet, melt 1 tbsp margarine over medium heat. Add 1

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Welcome to week 398! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! I'm finally onto Harry Potter book 6!!! Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from page 56. View this post on Instagram Finally Harry Potter book 6 for this week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Oct 18, 2018 at 4:16pm PDT Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. **This is a meme post. Compensation may be earned from t

Series:  Harry Potter (Book 5) Paperback:  896 pages Publisher:  Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 2004) ISBN-13:  9780439358071 AMAZON US    |    AMAZON CA    |    AMAZON UK Dark times have come to Hogwarts in this fifth year. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by the subsequent six titles in the Harry Potter series, as well as three books written for charity: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tale

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