volume 3, issue 8
April 1 - April 15, 2010

{Dive into: Literary immersion + giveaway winner}

Oh my - the Mermaids love to read!

And we are excited to tell you about the upcoming, Get Lit! event to be held in Spokane, WA April 14-21, 2010. Award winning authors, workshops, readings, and panel discussions will highlight the week-long event.

Go to http://outreach.ewu.edu/getlit/index.php to see the festival calendar and to sign up for events.


If you like reading and writing, and want to be inspired, join us at Get Lit!

 

In this issue...

 

More about Get Lit from an insider

If you've never attended the week-long event, you might be hesitant. What will I learn? Will it be worth my time? Am I worthy?

If you like literature - or poetry - perhaps you are a comic book lover - if you like reading in general and fancy hobnobbing with writers and authors, then you should go!

Learn more about the festival in this article.

 

Are you a do-it yourself kind of girl?

If you like to remodel, redecorate, or just move things around in your house to produce new results - we want to hear from you! Mermaids of the Lake has a new feature called "Home Tides" in which we profile home projects, new developments in decorating, and even furniture reviews and updates.

Please submit your cool photos and ideas to us and we'll publish it!

Contact us to get started.

Spicy apple hummus

Here's a recipe from our e-zine - view all recipes.

This healthy dip is packed with the usual protein and fiber of classic hummus, but omitting the garlic and adding apples and spices makes it a fun alternative.

  • 2 15 ounce cans garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 Golden or Red Delicious apple, peeled and chopped
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice                              
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Apple slices, carrot sticks, pita chips, and/or crackers

Place half of the following ingredients in a food processor or blender: garbanzo beans, chopped apple, lemon juice, peanut butter, water, salt, apple pie spice, and cayenne. Process or blend until smooth; transfer to bowl. Repeat with the remaining half of ingredients. Combine all ingredients in a serving bowl. Can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

Before serving, sprinkle with cinnamon.

Serve with apple slices, carrot sticks, pita chips, and/or crackers.

Update from the blog edition

The Mermaids of the Lake e-zine, has a blog edition. This week in the blog edition, you can learn about:

Hot topics in skin care
Bunnies in bling
Let's get creative - pink Saturday
Turning ceramic tiles into fun coasters
Inspirational people - meet one today

Happy Easter from Mermaids of the Lake!

 

Favorite new fan on Facebook

We love our Facebook fans and hope that you tell others about us! Our favorite new fan of the week is - Buttercuppity! We visited her store last week in Spokane and immediately envisioned our city covered in her beautiful fabrics!

Fan us on Facebook and find out about lots of cool things!

Giveaway winner

The winner of our "special words" mug giveaway and gourmet chocolate was Kelee Katillac! Last month, Kelee, from the Katillac Shack, was featured with and article entitled, "Trailer Park to Central Park."

Upon winning our giveaway, Kelee said, "Oh my gosh! That is fabulous! You have just made my day! Thank-you so much!" Kelee - you've made our day by following us and believing in Mermaids of the Lake! You are too cool and we love being affiliated with you!

Enjoy your special words mug painted by our own Mermaid Debbie.

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