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Eat Dessert First is for my love of food and sharing my favorites with you.

Hi, I’m Lillie. Previously a magazine editor, I became a full-time mother and freelance writer in 2017. I spend most of my time with my kids and husband over at The Brown Bear Family.

• In a word: Freeze
  Yes, if the temperature was 20 degrees below zero and the forecast for the net week was the same, then that would be the big freeze. In a more understandable… Read more: In a word: Freeze
• Week in Review – 21 Dec 2025
  In the Northern Hemisphere, today is winter solstice, the official arrival of winter. Only a week ago, the Honolulu Marathon brought forty-two thousand runners together. Now, most of them have… Read more: Week in Review – 21 Dec 2025
• Watch: Yellowknife kids’ human chain gets food to Salvation Army
  Yellowknife’s St Pat’s high school formed a human chain to deliver non-perishables to the Salvation Army during “Operation Christmas.” Check it out. The post Watch: Yellowknife kids’ human chain gets… Read more: Watch: Yellowknife kids’ human chain gets food to Salvation Army
• Coming soon – “Strangers We’ve Become”, the sequel to “What Sets Us Apart”
  Stranger’s We’ve Become, a sequel to What Sets Us Apart. The blurb: Is she or isn’t she, that is the question! Susan has returned to David, but he is having… Read more: Coming soon – “Strangers We’ve Become”, the sequel to “What Sets Us Apart”
• Review: A Merry Little Meet Cute
  A Merry Little Meet Cute, by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (Avon 2022) First line: “‘A tusk?’ he repeated, just to make sure he’d heard right.” Someone had stuck this… Read more: Review: A Merry Little Meet Cute
• THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK (51, 2025): Salt & Tea…
  Salt resemble sugar no mean say you fit use am for tea. — Nigerian Pidgin Proverb Meaning: In life, we should never rush to judgment because appearances can be deceiving.… Read more: THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK (51, 2025): Salt & Tea…