Weekly recipe campfire time!!! 

This week we're looking for your favorite PASTA recipes!!! I expect this campfire to be loaded to the max, because I know y'all can eat some pasta :-)

Join us next week for cookie recipes!!! Mmmm....cooooookie.

Now all those pesky bye weeks are over for the most part, it's time for some more good football. Tell me who your watching and cheering for this week. What games look good?

A nod at my boys who aren't great this year, but at least our band is still fun.

A nod at my men, who are playing the Ravens in what used to be my favorite match-up each season, before they both decided to take a season off :/

Twilight is the first romantic novel I fell in love with. Before Twilight I didn't read this genre. I have been wondering which novels have affected you as much as Twilight.

Which are your favorite contemporary, historical and/or fantasy romantic novels?

My recs are inside.

I came across some of my old journals today and got sucked into reading them. After about three hours of reading, I had cried, laughed, sighed, and cringed. I usually never read my journals after I write them, but for some reason I keep every one I’ve ever written stored safely in a box under my bed. It’s crazy to see how much I’ve changed over the past few years, and it was really therapeutic to sit and reflect on my life so far. There are definitely some things I wish I hadn’t done, and other things that make me think, “Wow, I wish I could get back to that place.”

Do you write in journals? If so, do you keep them afer you've finished them or ever read them? Do you cringe through reading about your awkward (or maybe not) teenage years, or is it fun to get back inside your old head and remember the way you used to see the world?
 

"This viral photo has sparked online controversy this week. “What’s your excuse?” asks 32-year old fitness enthusiast and mother Maria Kang. Fit and confident, the recovering bulimic hoped her bold statement and image of her chiseled physique and cherubic brood would inspire mothers to evaluate their health routines and choices." (Tiffany Madison, The Libertarian Republic)

My question is, why is the image above met with hostility, while the image below is meant to be motivational? The image above asks one simple question, while the image below aims to make others feel better at someone else's expense.  

Let's discuss. 
Have you seen this image?
Thoughts? Concerns?  
 

Welcome to the weekly 

Feed your E-Reader

campfire!!

Please post all the fabulous deals you've found this week. And if you pick up a book from a comment inside, please let your fellow campers know you did. 

And don't forget to feed the trees, yeah? 

A couple of days late, but it's here now. :)

So, what are your thoughts this week?

**Enter at your own risk; there be spoilers inside.**

Anyone watching either or both of these? 

Let's Discuss

**Enter at your own risk, spoilers**

So the show Arrow on the CW is about, you guessed it, The Green Arrow! I haven't watched it but I have heard nothing but good about it!

Have you seen it? Do you like it? The main actor is pretty....

Lettuce discuss ARROW!

Dearest Cappy:

I thought today you could use some cheer
And since I can't buy you a case beer

I hope some pics of your favorite boy
Would bring you just a little bit of joy

Know that you're loved from across the miles
Praying these pictures make you smile.

With love from all of us.

(please post your favorite Robert Pattinson/hot guy pictures/gifs here for a friend who could probably use some virtual hugs today)

((approved by the wonderful ranger LJ Summers))

 

What do you think Rob has in his bag?  Post a photo of your guess inside.

This week we are sharing boasting about the places where we live.  Show us the special places in

Your City or Town

No I don't live in Yosemite.  I just don't have a fancy banner so wanted to post a nice picture.  If you live in a certain area, feel free to expand on that area, especially if you'd rather be vague about where you live.  For example, I won't share all my Yosemite pics, but I will instead post pics of the county in SoCal where I live.  (Yosemite is in Northern Calif for those who don't know.)

Do you know a spot off the beaten path?  Where do you take your visitors that isn't touristy but only locals know about?  Or, just share the beauty of where you live. 

ETA: We will be showing off our FRONT DOORS next week.  Feel free to be creative about what that means, or show us your Halloween decor (or Spring decor if you live in the Southern Hemisphere).

Sorry for posting later than planned--my youngest has LICE.  Yuck!  While I deal with this a lot with work, it's a different story when it's in your house and you have to comb through your three year old's hair with a fine-toothed comb.  Twice.  Yup, my husband and I were so tired last night that we didn't get it all and there were some creepy crawlers in there this morning.  I freaked out a little bit. 

Hi, hi, campers. Sweet Believey is flat out like a lizard drinking at the moment, so ...

What are you reading?

Special assignment: Tell me about a piece of writing that changed you. A book, a poem, a fic ...

Something that you read and absorbed into yourself - whether it was because you learned something new, or it changed how you think or feel about something or someone.

As always, feel free to ignore the special assignment and rec anything you want.

Remember to link fanfics. 

We here at ADF are a friendly, helpful bunch!

If you have a request for a type of story or a book,
this is your spot.

If you are unsure about something that has to do with ADF,
ask here.

If you have amnesia about a fic,
this is the place to ask about it!

If you are unsure about something that DOES NOT have to do with ADF,
ask here as well!

No, really. Ask us all about the secrets of beating back Seasonal Affective Disorder. Or how to get over indulge your crush on Tom Hiddleston. Or whatever.