Happy Surprise Sale Day!

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Food and Drink

I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those “window shoppers” – I love to roam around a mall (did I just date myself?) and look at all the stuff I could potentially buy.

Nowadays that looks like me shopping online and putting things in my shopping cart, only to sit there while I decide if I really want it.

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Quick thoughts today…

Rel Mollet Books, Current Affairs, Family

1. I voted. 

But my brilliant daughter (you met her!) sent a message to our family today, and I wanted to share it with you, something to remember as we go forward today…

“Happy Election Day family. I pray you all have peace about your votes and that you know I love you and I don’t care how you vote.Read More

Ain’t She a Beauty?

Rel Mollet Books, Family

I hope you’re having a good start to your week! I just took this snap of my beautiful tree in the front yard. This is why I love October in Minnesota!

I also love October because that’s when all the delicious Christmas books drop! I guess it’s so we’ll have enough time to grab them all and read them over the holidays.

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A Little Gelato…

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Sarah, Travel

You know, every time I come to house-sit/dog-sit for Susie, it seems that I get caught up in a whirlwind of craziness:

  • A horde of houseflies appears overnight
  • A delightful little peppering of hornet larvae shows up on the deck
  • Frogs in the basement
  • Mice in the ceiling
  • A fire alarm that waits for you to be dead asleep and then goes off for 30 seconds for literally no reason and then never goes off again.

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Aussie Jo’s Wildlife Bonanza

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Sarah, Travel

Welcome to Aussie Jo’s Wildlife Bonanza!

I’m Aussie Jo, and that’s a sentient floating arm, and we’re here to take you on the adventure of your life as we study the fascinating life of one of readers’ favorite creatures, the Continent-Hopping Susie! Let’s get a closer look!

Crikey! Would you look at that!

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Let’s all go to Australia! ✈️

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Sarah, Travel

Happy Friday! Susie and Andrew have had quite the week in Australia.

But as I looked through all the lovely pictures from their adventures, I realized they were all missing one important thing….me.

After all, I am Susie’s assistant. I should go where she goes.

…So I fixed them.

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Ready or not, here she comes!

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Travel

Guess who’s back?!

That’s right, it’s another exciting Sarah and Spoopy newsletter takeover! Right now, Susie is flying across the ocean, ready to touch down in the Land Down Under and she’s already having a blast…the kind of fun you wouldn’t catch me having in a million years…

She’s learning…for fun.

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Promises, promises

Rel Mollet Books, Family

 

It’s project day here—because I finished my first three chapters of a new book (yay)! More on that in October.

In the meantime, I’m working with my amazing sister-in-law to overhaul my front garden. (Let’s use the term garden real loosely. More like, my sorry attempt at keeping flowers alive…) But this time will be different!

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State Fair Shenanigans!

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Food and Drink, Good Stuff

Whew, what a whirlwind these past few days have been! I looked at my schedule on Tuesday and realized I only have ONE week to write my current book. Eeek! So, I sat down, hashed out the plot, and started writing! And while I didn’t finish the entire book in 48 hours like I planned,

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