63 Short-Short Stories -- Start this book anywhere!
With a background in social/cultural anthropology, broadcast media, hotels and travel writing, Martindale delves into food from all sides. For over 30 years, she has contributed to several food encyclopedias, Storied Dishes, Culinary Biographies, travel, food, and trade magazines and newspapers. Martindale founded Food Site of the Day in 2001, featuring weekly foodsite picks, worldwide menu sampling, special archives, reviews and frequent blogging. Though a native New Englander, she now lives on the west coast of Florida after spending many years in New Mexico and Mississippi's Gulf Coast.Because picnic tables are always outdoors, they can serve many purposes. Not only do they get used for eating, but they can also be used for doing outdoor projects and crafts. It�s much better to spill a little glue or paint on a picnic table than on your indoor kitchen table. Picnic tables can even be used as a sawhorse.You should put a lot of thought in the colors and designs of picnic tables for residential purpose before making a purchase. If you want to place a picnic table in your backyard, you should consider one that is smaller in size, so it won't occupy too much of space. The look and style of the picnic table assumes much more importance because it is being placed in your yard and should go with the setup of that area. The structure of the picnic table should amalgamate with the layout of your home to create a perceptible arrangement.LARGO, Fla., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SHORT ORDERS: Food Stories and Travels - is fiction and non-fiction about food in our lives. Savor these quirky, sometimes thought-provoking, slices-of-life.Contact: Marty Martindale, Author Marty@MartyMartindale.info 727.596.8509A selection from Martindale's story titled, You Plan the Best Picnics:"Marty's writing is captivating. It has just enough humor, yet there's an undeniable flavor of real-world education with her anecdotes. There's maturity and substance to it, however youthful the stories are." - J. Lipinski, Massachusetts"They met in Barnes & Noble's Starbuck's. Each had an expensive book to browse and never buy. However, the sky was threatening, the Friday afternoon free and the shortbread tasty. His name was Tucker, and he spotted the lovely girl first. He stared at her which he knew would make her look toward him, and she did. Instantly their eyes bounced off each other and back to their unimportant pages. Tucker did it again. After their eyes met for the second time, he made sign language, his own. He pointed to himself, then he pointed to her table, raised his brows and waited to see if she performed some form of headshake meaning yes. She did better than that. She pulled out her empty chair and pointed to it, a bit of a smile on her face."Find SHORT ORDERS: Food Stories and Travels online at Amazon and other popular booksellers in the U.S. and abroad. Also available on Kindle/PC and all other readers.If you want to purchase outdoor furniture, you can search the Internet and find companies that offer picnic tables for commercial and residential use.Picnic tables are convenient because they can seat several people. With tables, extra chairs are need when more people are around. Picnic tables are simply benches attached to tables, so seating can vary. In a location where there are lots of children, picnic tables are especially convenient. A large group of children can sit a picnic table and be comfortable, and when they are done, clean up is easy. And, no one has to ask then to push their chairs in.About the book:The decision is not whether or not you need a picnic table, but what kind of picnic table do you need, and how will you use it? The possibilities are endless.
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