Anne L. Watson

Finding Lainie

Sometimes adults do the most tortuous things to solve the simplest problems. Instead of going directly from point A to point B, we take detours through the rest of the alphabet to satisfy emotional urges such as vengeance, hatred, jealousy, lust, and all things in between.

In this story, Lainie is the new identity that Linda has to build after her Mother moves her and her brother all the way North up the coast of the U. S. to Washington. Through Lainie and her emotionally clear show more context, we see her pick herself up and build a new life - with all the joy, sorrow, fabrication, law breaking and hiding entailed with that. So many secrets, so little time.

While I can't say the ending was a surprise, I can say that the ending scene was perfect. A show less

I am so happy to find this how-to book on cookie molds with detailed step-by-step instructions. The author, Anne Watson, guides the reader through the proper types of ingredients to use, mold preparation, mixing the ingredients, and removing the cookie from the mold. The purpose of the book is to enable even a novice baker to be successful at baking with cookie molds and enjoy this wonderful hobby.

Baking With Cookie Molds starts with a history and use of cookie molds. There is an important show more section on the types of molds and which type of mold to use. As soon as I received the book I ordered a Brown Bag Cookie Mold and gave her method a try. Her secret for removing the cookie from the mold worked perfectly, and my first attempt was quite successful. I can't wait to try some of the many other recipes in the book.

The author's love for sharing her knowledge about these types of cookies is obvious throughout her book, and I highly recommend it.

Stop by http://bookvisions.blogspot.com and see my attempt at baking my first mold cookie and you will find links to the author's free online magazine. show less

Castile Soapmaking byAnne L. Watson is a fantastic book made by a genius of soapmaking! Castile soap is known for being hard to make for crafters, hard to make lather, and hard to cure. Here comes Anne Watson and castile soap to lather, cure, make...well that is not a problem at all! She walks the reader through equipment needed, step by step procedures, tips, recipes, and more. Then, if that isn't enough, she gives us readers castile soap with added ingredients recipes such as oatmeal, show more lemon poppy, and tropical! Oh yeah!!! How great is that? Love this book, another great book on soapmaking by the master soaper! I received this book for a honest review from NetGalley and it in no way effected my review or rating. Thanks NetGalley!!! show less

A good, all around basic book for soapmaking. It breaks down the mysteries of different butters and oils, liquids, common sense, and debunks the warnings. The book is almost all text with a few black and white drawings to head chapters.

There's a decent number of recipes, starting out with appreciated ones with ingredients available from the grocery store, assuming you have lye available. The author is honest about some being less moisturizing than other recipes, and honest about the show more softness and fragility of a few. On the negative side, the recipes are made just for beginners, not including any additives or extras that make soapmaking so fun.

The basics of molds are discussed with a few drawings, but without pictures it lacks some punch. Basic text for fragrances and coloring, but not much indepth about it.

It is what it claims to be - a very basic, simple guide to making soap. I recommend a more complete book if you're interested in this hobby, one that discusses the basics and gets further in-depth. Pictures definitely help. On the other hand, if you're craving basic instructions for a simple project and don't wish to get into it as a hobby, this book will do well.

Grabbed off netgalley in exchange for an honest review. show less