Updating the Site

For two decades, I've been reviewing books and as my life has changed, I've tried to keep up. I've decided it's time to change. Roundtable was always about reviewing all genres, but reading isn't all I do now.

For that reason, Roundtable will be backing away from reviewing only books. This is going to become, as my mom said about the kitchen drawer, "it's full of bits and bobs." If I've tried it and think others will like it, I'll review it in here. That's everything from some new food at Costco or Sam's Club to a new piece of tech. Books will always be part of the site too, just not the only thing.

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Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers

Genre: Self-help Publisher: Alzheimer's Association Release Date: 2006 After my aunt died, my mom had an argument with me one day that was a little frightening. She insisted that no one had told her that my aunt had hemochromatosis. My own mom had told me a few years earlier. I wrote it off to the grief. That was the first true sign I saw that made me question. Over time, she was often asking the same question dozens of times a day. Telling me she hadn't talked to me in ages when we'd just talked an hour earlier. She even started giving me clothing that she swore was my aunts, but I knew we'd bought it together when our shopping just a week earlier. I urged my dad to take my mom to a specialist and the diagnosis was Mild Cognitive Impairment. Every few months, he'd tell me he'd taken my mom for another check and she was find. When my dad died, I quickly found out that MCI was the initial diagnosis, but it had progressed to Alzheimer's in 2014. We

America's Best Ribs - Ardie A. Davis & Chef Paul Kirk

Released May 2012 Ardie A. Davis Chef Paul Kirk Andrews McMeel Publishing Book Review by Tracy Farnsworth Ardie Davis, founder of the American Royal International BBQ championship, and Chef Paul Kirk, known as the Kansas City Baron of Barbecue, pair up to bring a selection of the country's best rib rubs, sauces, and recipes. America's Best Ribs showcases more than the recipes, however, it also offers a huge variety of tips, stories, and ever mistakes some people make when barbecuing ribs in professional contests. There are also recipes for sides and desserts to serve with your succulent ribs. America's Best Ribs is broken down into essential sections that include: Rib Basics Pork Ribs Beef & Bison Ribs Lamb & Mutton Ribs Sides Desserts Resources Metric Conversions and Equivalents Before diving into the recipes, the cookbook starts with one of the things I feel is most important. Choosing your ingredients. They discuss the one thing that not e

All Summer Long - Susan Mallery

Released August 2012 Susan Mallery Harlequin Book Review by Tracy Farnsworth I couldn't wait. After finishing Summer Nights , I was dying to read Charlie's story. Fool's Gold's firefighter is an amazingly strong woman, but her past definitely influences her present. In All Summer Long , Charlie knows she must move beyond events from her past if she's going to be a good mother. Her goal is to adopt or go through in vitro in order to have the child she longs for, but after she's come to terms with her college years. She decides that Clay Stryker, former underwear model and complete hottie, is just the man to help her. Clay is honored and a little amused that Charlie's turned to him. He'll do whatever it takes to help her, yet neither of them expect for a casual agreement between friends to blossom into love. As both have been hurt in their past, love is out of the question. I've specifically written this review so that no spoilers from S

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