Tina Gayle's Blog Busting with Bug-In Authors

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you know what today is "December 21" what a treat the beginning of winter solstice. After today the days will get longer, that is if we make it to tomorrow.

So the Bug-in hop group

Decide to have a blog fest where each author drops by the other ones and leaves a comment.

Each tells you a little about their latest release.

I, of course, get to tell you about my book first because we're on my blog so........here goes.

Birth is the 2nd book in the Executive Wives' Club Series


Four women...
One fatal car wreck...
Everyone's lives changed...


Brie Sullivan has a new baby girl and there are a million things to do, but Brie doesn’t have the energy to keep up. Why? She’s still grieving for her husband and suffering from baby blues, but she won’t let that stop her. She’s come up with the answer--find a new husband to be the father of her kids.

Jason Clark has been doing everything he can to help Brie. He loves her but can he accept her proposal of marriage knowing she’s not thinking clearly about the future?

Read First Chapter of "Birth"

Purchase ebook at:

www.smashwords.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.kobobooks.com
www.itunes.apple.com
At Amazon

Don't stop here make sure to read the comments to discover other great bug-in authors.

Have a wonderful day,

Tina

Tina Gayle's Tidings of All Sorts of Stuff

If you been reading my blog - then you know today I'm announcing the winner of my Prepper contest.  Whether you enter my contest or not it is always good to be prepared follow along the prepper trail and win more items from romance author getting ready for Dec. 21.

My winner is Tracy D. She wins a $5.00 amazon gift cert. and copies of my ebooks Birth and Revive.

Here are some stops coming up in the next week.

DEC

4: Malia Mallory -- Food Storage http://abcsoferotica.wordpress.com

5: Sky Purington--Maple syrup (December) www.skypuringtonwrites.blogspot.com

6: Mona Karel--Gardening in inhospitable places http://mona-karel.com/blog/

7: Barb Mazzuca -- Coins/jewelry as cash on hand (needs Thurs/Fri post in December) http://www.barbaramazzuca.blogspot.com

8: Anne Marie Novark--Bees (December) http://justwritewithannemarienovark.blogspot.com

9: Skhye's Sunday Weekly Summary http://blog.skhyemoncrief.com

Inspiration

“Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.”

Sir Winston Churchill

Hope you have an awesome week,

Tina

May not be a Preppers - But Being Prepared Never Hurts

Welcome to the Bug-in -- Romance Blog Hop.

If you have watched the show Prepper - then you know there are a number of important areas to be concern - Water, Security, Shelter, Food.

Now, it is great to have a gas oven and electricity to heat up your food, but what happens when these things go away?

Like I wrote in Nov. 26 blog, first you need to know how to build a fire.

Then you have to know how to cook over an open flame. It's not the same as using your stove top

You do not have a knob to turn down the heat.

Instead, you'll want a fire just for cooking. Start it early so the fire has a chance to burn down. This way you have hot coal that can be used for heating your food. It is also advisable to have an additional fire so that you can take coals from it and continue cooking your meal in the small cook area.

Remember, how many different pieces of equipment you use in your kitchen? You will need these same utensils outside. Mitts, pans, spoons, spices, water, etc. Have these things available so you are not constantly looking for items to use. 

Once you have set up your outside kitchen, then you can get started. After the flames go down on your cook fire, you should have plenty of hot coals available. Place a sturdy grill grate over the coals, making sure this is held in place and won't tip over.

If you are simple warming up a can of soup, pour it into your cooking pot, and set the pot on the grill.

The reason, I used this example is because most can food has a longer shelve life - Make sure to have several can openers available.

Also some things you might not have thought about is a coal bucket and a coal shovel to carry the coals from one fire to the other.

Most recipes can be motified so that you can cook them on an open fire -- except maybe those microwave quickies that we've all learned to love.

The main thing to remember is to check what you're cook often so it doesn't burn.

Unless of course you are cooking with a dutch oven, then you need to watch the time and keep the coals hot around the pot.

I know this is not as much detail as you might want so I encourage you to look on the internet for more information and try out your skills at camp cooking. You may discover that you enjoy the challenge.

I am giving away $5.00 amazon gift card so you can get whatever supplies you may need and copy of my ebooks- Revive and Birth. I am hoping you'll have a chance to read them before the end of the world as we know it. I plan to announce the winner and send out the prizes on Dec. 3 so make sure to leave a comment to be included in the drawing.

Read the first chapter of an of my books at http://www.tinagayle.net/mybookpg.html

The Bug-in With Romance Blog Hop continues tomorrow (12/02/2012) with Skhye's Sunday Weekly Summary http://blog.skhyemoncrief.com

Getting Ready to Bug-IN Event Announcement

It's almost the end of the world. Winter Solstice is right around the corner. Are you ready to survive and thrive? 

Welcome to the BUG-IN WITH ROMANCE BLOG EVENT!
We're a group of mostly romance authors that are worried about general fox-hole morale when the shit hits the fan. So you've got your bug-out bags packed, your medicine stocked up, your 2 weeks of food stuff hidden in the air-space behind the dry wall in your home (just in case the government shows up to confiscate your horde of food), you've stored away some candles and extra batteries, and you're ready to go. Well, what about Mom's sanity? What about those almost twenty year old daughters hooked on romance novels? What about...How are you planning to while away the boredom in your little safe place? We've got you covered. Win some romance novels and tick off your preparedness checklist with us as we countdown to THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. 

Each author will be giving away a paperback copy of her book, a book about her Bug-In subject, or one of her favorite reads. So, stick around to enter to win each day. The blog event is a true blog hop in the sense that it begins with one blog post and moves on each day to another participating author's blog. Each day the hostess will post the link to the next day's blog post and contest. All you do is start today, here.

And don't forget to pop over tomorrow to learn some interesting survival info and enter to win a prize! Sheree Coleman--bug-out bags http://cheri-spincycletexas.blogspot.com/ (LINK TO TOMORROW'S POST)

 

I'll see you all back here on my day Dec. 1 when I'm talking about camp cooking.

 

 

 

But first I thought I better cover the more basic idea of building a fire.

 

Some of us may not have prepared by having a camp stove or a solor oven. We might be stuck cooking over a open fire. In that case the most important think to have on hand is matches.

 

Matches - I personal prefer the long wooden kitchen matches. Best to get your box now before the rush so stock up today.

 

How to build a fire.

 

First, you will need to collect several things,

1. rocks - these will be used to lay out around the perimeter of the fire. This will keep the fire from spreading.
2. wood - both large and small pieces. (wood should be as dry as possible.)
3. kindling - leaves, small twigs, scrap of paper, pinestraw.
4. bucket of water.

Next decide where you want to build the fire - at least ten feet away from tents, overhanging limbs, other flamable items.

 

• Clear an area on the ground where you want to build the fire about a two foot circle.
• Mark the perimeter with the rocks you have collected. (for fire control also have a bucket of water ready.)
• Lay down a layer of dry kindling in the center.
• Stack small sticks in a tee-pee pattern around the kindling allow air to flow into the fire.
• Light the kindling with match.
• Keep add increasing larger sticks and wood to the fire until it grows to the desired strengh.
• An be sure to extinquish complete when you are done.

Now, you have a fire you are one step closer to cooking on an open fire.

See back here on my bug-in blog day Dec. 1.

Tina