Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Great Tea Recipe
Apple cinnamon tea 2bags teatley tea, two apples quartered, 4tsp sugar, 4 cinnamon sticks put it all in a pot with water, boil until apples are cooked. Keep adding water until it is the strength you want. For added flavor, add one bag of holiday tea, any kind.
Read MoreCircle Of Relationships
Gordon is the central figure, as the Farmer in Gordon’s Pride, when the story begins. His good friend Heron has a companion friend Grabon. Grabon quickly befriends Hanna. This creates a close circle. Relationships drive my stories, probably because I see that relationships drive our lives. The relationship between Hanna and and Gordon are central,…
Read MoreOld Earth
My version of old earth, the terra firma where our feet are planted, is that the environment became poisoned by humans. That led to space privatization to harvest resources for the human population. One day I plan to write the prequel of what it was like for those first settlers, leaving earth to green colonize…
Read MoreTerrible Stuff
We do not live in a perfect world and terrible stuff can happen anywhere, but as human being we need to remember that we all have one nose, two eyes and opposable thumbs for a reason. We are more the same than our petty differences. We share a planet and a world that needs us…
Read MoreDragon Anatomy
Take a minute and look at the art on the website and you’ll see some interesting anatomy differences between dragons of old and my mammalian dragons of NewEarth. My dragons have two thumbs and three fingers. Same as their feet have two opposable thumbs and three grasping toes. It makes for a firm grasp to…
Read MoreMulled wine
If you are looking for an alcoholic drink that is warm and sweet, I have an interesting recipe. Get a box of sangria, the cheap kind or a big bottle of the stuff. Put it in a pan and sweeten with sugar to taste. Cook to boiling with mulling spices or cinnamon sticks, raisins, cloves…
Read MoreWeak or Strong
Hanna is a character that grows through the series. For many readers they see her as weak-willed, too quiet and easily pushed around by Gordon. By the end of book 1 Gordon’s Pride, I hope your opinion of her has begun to change. As you read book 2 even more change will happen, but instead…
Read MoreDecorating
How many of you decorate all out for the holidays? Well, I tend to do it in stages, a little here, a little there but of course it all comes down at once, making for a very depressing day. However we are on the happy side of the equation and I have my bell earrings…
Read MoreMushroom Balls
This is a treat I make rather often. Clean mushroom caps. Grind fatty meat, or lean meat and add fatty meat. Spice to taste and make small meatballs and place in mushroom caps and bake until cooked. Top with cheese for variety. Yum!
Read MoreAs the holidays approach
I am collecting favorite holiday recipes, so feel free to send me any that can be made with no processed ingredients so I can use them in future books for special occasions.
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