Kathiey's World

Join me for my five book reading wrapup! (There is an Amazon link to each book.  If you are interested in a bit more information, click on the link.  I am an Amazon Affiliate.  If you click on the link and buy anything at all, I get a percent of the sale at no cost to you...thanks:-) ********************************************************************************* Book 1  "The Escape Room" by Megan Goldin Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Psychological Thriller Good Reads Rating-3.85/5 My Rating is 4/5 (click photo below to go to Amazon) Overview I found on Amazon. Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are ruthlessly ambitious high-flyers working in the lucrative world of Wall Street finance, where deception and intimidation thrive. Getting rich is all that matters, and they'll do anything to reach the top. When they are ordered to participate in a corporate team-building exercise that requires them to escape from a locked elevator, dark secrets of their team be...

Travel Blast From the Past I just checked out their website to see if they were open during Covid and found that "Yes", they are!  They are still serving meals in their restaurant, and they continue to have wine tastings.  I would go on the site to check out the restrictions and make a reservation if required for the tastings and restaurant.  Here is the link to Childress Vineyards . My Visit to Childress Vineyards Taken Before Covid There are a ton of wineries in NC.   Childress is one I had the opportunity to visit and it is beautiful.  I signed up for the winery tour.  One of the first things they asked was  "Is there anyone here who has not heard the Childress name?"  I was the only one to raise a reluctant hand.  The inaudible gasps were deafening.   I soon learned he is a NASCAR guy, and NASCAR is huge in NC.  Here is a quote from their site... "By opening the doors to  Childress Vineyards  in 2004, NASCAR t...

  What in the world is Escrow? I have heard this word thrown around on many occasions and had no idea what it was. Many of us involved in a separation and divorce or even the death of a spouse find ourselves dealing with many things we have never had to deal with before. One of those things, for me, is escrow. This week I learned that my mortgage was sold to another lender. So I have had three mortgage companies in one year. This sale brought up the issue of me having to call my insurance company to let them know. Why, you ask?  Because of escrow. I found a definition on  The Street Website … “ When you get a  mortgage  to purchase, build or refinance a home, most lenders prefer to set up an  escrow  account so they can pay your property taxes and insurance premiums for you. A monthly payment is added to your  mortgage  bill and analyzed once a year to cover any increases in taxes or insurance premiums.” Feb 15, 2008 As I understand it: our m...

 I love winter, but I don't love what the cold, dry weather does to my skin.  In the winter, my hands and feet get dry and itchy, and my lips chapped.  I decided to make a list of products that I would love to try to remedy this situation.  I will look at pharmacy items that are easy to purchase on Amazon or at your local pharmacy. Let's get started. (I am an Amazon Affiltiate.  If you click on any of the photo links and order anything I will get a percent of the sale with no added cost to you.  Thanks!) I found in an article by The Strategist called "15 Best Lotions for Dry Skin 2021." In one section of the article, they talk about the best drugstore body lotions for dry skin.  Jergens Ultra Healing Dry Skin Moisturizer 2. St. Ives Soothing Hand and Body Lotion Moisturizer for Dry Skin I found another article by In Style and they too have a list of lotions for dry skin that you can usually find in a pharmacy. 3. The only lotion I have experience with...