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You can always count on me to be the liquor to your parties.  That was me with the Long Island Iced Tea  and the Vampire Sangria.  So, I’m back with hard mulled cider.  Plain cider is nice, but adding a kick is even nicer.  Prepare to enjoy. Ingredients 2 quarts apple cider Dried apple slices Thinly sliced orange 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp nutmeg (pinch) 1 cup dark rum cinnamon sticks for stirrin’ In a large pot, combine all ingredients except the rum and bring to a simmer over low heat.  Allow mixture to remain for about ten minutes. Remove from the heat, add the rum. Serve in mugs with a cinnamon stick and enjoy. If you want to make ahead, put the mixture in a slow-cooker on “keep warm” and add the rum just before serving.

Please join me in welcoming  Bellamy Black, author of Goal!  A Love Story, published with Entranced Publishing.  Bellamy was kind enough to take the time and answer a few questions for us: 1. What books have most influenced your life most? Two spring immediately to mind Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. On the surface they don’t seem to have much in common, one is about Victorian era governess and the other about is about a young Black-American girl in a dystopian future, but they both featured women who believed in themselves and knew themselves and wouldn’t betray themselves and I really liked that. Plus, they both went on amazing journeys in their lives. 2. Do you see writing as a career or as merely a hobby? How about a vocation? Writing has always definitely been more than a hobby for me. Even

I must admit the cooler days are a welcome relief after the sweltering days of summer that we just went through up here in NJ.  This is the time of year where the makeup colors change and it’s time for a fresh fall start. Though I am a woman of a certain age, with three children and a rescue dog, I try to keep things hopping when it comes to feeling, well, feminine.  While driving a mini-van and making lunches may not seem like the optimal way to seem sexy, it’s not always about what’s on the outside. Let me share my seven ways to sexy with you. 1) Wear a vibrant color.  I’m an Aries and my power color is red.  If you don’t believe in astrology, pick a bright fall color and wear the heck out of it.  It doesn’t have to be a shirt.  Try an bright