Happy fourth and fifth of July–hope everyone had a great weekend! This was my masterpiece–a light yellow sponge cake covered with whipped cream and sliced fruit. The blueberries came right out of the garden and the raspberries from the farmer's market.

It's my week to come up with content for Jungle Red Writers so stop over all week and enjoy a variety of posts. Tomorrow we're talking about energy independence–are we headed that way, or will we wait until we're forced into changing by the price of gas? Make a comment to enter your name into a drawing for Unspoiled: Florida Writers Talk about the Coast.

On Wednesday, come meet writing newcomer Sophie Littlefield, who's taking the mystery world by storm. And then we'll finish up the week with my favorite topic on Thursday and Friday–food, glorious, food!