We hope you enjoyed reading the May 2022 issue of This Awful Awesome Life. Every issue we have published is available to read at thisawfulawesomelife.com. If there’s something we didn’t cover this month, we probably covered it in previous issues.
For our June issue, we are heading outdoors. It’s time to unplug (after you’ve read us of course) and enjoy the end of spring and the arrival of summer! The kiddoes will be out of school and the great outdoors is calling.
A trend I’ve noticed in recent years is that more people are using their front yards again. For so many years, every activity happened in the backyard and the front yard was relegated to window dressing. It’s great to see that our yards can still be pretty, but also functional. How do you balance the desire for privacy with the need for space and community? Front porch versus back deck – how can you get the most out of both locations?
I had an interesting conversation with my son about how kids play today versus how they played when he was a child, or I was a child. We’ll explore that in our June issue to help parents and grandparents make the most of play time.
Look for articles from Lilly Kauffman and Orlando Bartro. Linda Cahill will have recipes for summer, and our vegetable of the month for June will be kale. We’ll have more reading recommendations, a book review, and our quiz, plus June in Pictures.
Until next month, stay safe; stay well. You are important, and you are loved.
All my best,
Fran
Answers to the May 2022 Quiz, Who Put Them in Charge?
1. Miss Marple/Hercules Poirot Agatha Christie
2. Kinsey Milhone Sue Grafton
3. Trevor Galloway/Jackson Channing J.J. Hensley
4. Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
5. Stephanie Plum Janet Evanovich
6. Zoe Chambers/Dr. Jessie Cameron Annette Dashofy
7. Adam Dalgliesh P.D. James
8. Alex Cross James Patterson
9. Walt Longmire Craig Johnson
10. Calvin Watters/Charlene Taylor Luke Murphy
11. Inspector Rebus Ian Rankin
12. Blackbird Sisters (Nora, Libby, and Emma) Nancy Martin
13. Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez Ann CLeeves
14. Joe and Frank Hardy Franklin W. Dixon
15. Inspector Wexford Ruth Rendell
16. Myron Bolitar Harlan Coben
17. Jack Reacher Lee Child
18. Harry Bosch Michael Connelly
19. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Louis Penny
20. Jim Qwilleran, Koko, Yum Yum Lilian Jackson Braun
21. Encyclopedia Brown Donald J. Sobol
22. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden Gertrude Chandler Warner
23. Mrs. Murphy, Tee Tucker, Pewter, Rita Mae Brown
Pirate, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen
24. Megan Sawyer Wendy Tyson
25. Mike Hammer Mickey Spillane
26. Perry Mason, Della Street, Paul Drake Erle Stanley Gardner
27. Jane Rizzoli, Dr. Maura Isles Tess Gerritsen
28. Spenser, Hawk/ Jesse Stone/ Sunny Randall/ Robert B. Parker
Virgil Cole, Everett Hitch
29. Lord Peter Wimsey Dorothy L. Sayers
30. Will Trent Karin Slaughter
31. Dr. Kay Scarpetta Patricia Cornwell
32. Arkady Renko Martin Cruz Smith
33. V.I. Warshawski Sara Paretsky
34. Manon Bradshaw Susie Steiner
35. Clare Ferguson, Russ VanAlstyne Julia Spencer-Fleming
36. Goldy Schulz Diane Mott Davidson
37. Agatha Raisin/Hamish Macbeth M.C. Beaton
38. Father Brown G. K. Chesterton
39. Philip Marlowe Raymond Chandler
40. Dr. Tony Hill Val McDermid
41. Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee Tony Hillerman
42. Sam Spade/Nick and Nora Charles Dashiell Hammett