We decided to shake up our normal Sunday routine with a fall-themed backyard games and chili get together. This is what we came up with for an easy and fun Sunday afternoon. Evite Sending invitations from evite.com is free and easy. It allows all the invitees to see each other, to respond, to comment, to […]
I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend. We continue to carry on as if it’s summer here and throughout much of the West, but as close as Flagstaff, the weather will be changing. They will be flirting with freezing night temperatures and my sister, Susie, who lives in Colorado Springs, will get her […]
Is it still really hot where you are? We’ve got a couple months left to enjoy super hot days and nights here in Arizona, so I thought I would find a way to create something sweet without an oven and without a ton of sugar. I made these healthy(ish) popsicles with ½ cup of sugar […]
Ok, the whole world might be a bit of exaggeration, but it seems wherever John and I go, we have a reputation for having our fresh veggies with us. Oh, yeah, even when we went to Rome, we found a wonderful little organic market a few blocks from our hotel and made a crudité platter […]
Al fresco dining sounds so fancy, but for me it’s the most casual and friendly way to enjoy friends and family around the table. We use our patio quite a lot, but there is still some prep work involved in taking the party outdoors. I think I have it down to a science and can […]
It’s just way too hard to get chores, errands and socializing all done on the weekends. Many of our friends are retired or semi-retired and have availability during the week, so I often find myself entertaining on weeknights – or what I refer to as a “school night.” Here are my tips for having fun, […]
We hosted our first patio happy hour Friday night with DF Helen. It might have been a bit more than happy hour, because we added an assemble-yourself pizza bar, so I guess you can call it dinner. Can pizza be delicious and healthy? Well, we built and grilled them on the patio. I can attest […]
Isn’t what makes romantic love special the fact that it’s exclusionary? It’s different from familial or friendship love because you love that one person differently from all others and it is conditional rather than unconditional. So how in the world did Valentine’s Day become a day when little children send cards to every other child […]
“Inconceivable”! “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Cult favorite The Princess Bride has so many famous quotes, but really, I love that someone is called out for misusing a word. I am just sitting here chuckling as I think about it. And I think about […]
Or How to Avoid a Last-Minute Meltdown A couple of years ago I wanted some new furniture before the holidays when we had company coming. I’m not one to prepare too much ahead of time, but I started shopping in August. And guess what, the furniture would not have made it on time! Ok, Thanksgiving […]