Letâs get this weekend started, shall we? Saying I need some downtime is a gross understatement. Iâll share my less-than-wonderful-week with you shortly. But on the positive side Iâm going to share my very minimal Christmas decorating involving almost no shopping. For Christmas decorations, that is. Not to say I didnât shop this week. […]
A warm, wintery look in my bedroom is always on tap after our long Arizona summers. But since we donât have that long of a winter season, I really donât want to make a huge dollar investment and then feel saddled to expensive bedding for the next ten years. Bedding that will look nice all […]
Simple fall dĂ©cor is on tap this year. I am literally spending no money, using what I have, paring down what I decorate and enjoying the season. Well, I might also be just a bit lazy. Whatâs to enjoy? Summer is always my favorite season and decreasing sunlight causes a bit of anxiety for me. […]
Is white the new gray? Well, after much deliberation over the entire summer, we chose a new paint color for our common areas. And. We chose white. Yep, the boring color we have avoided over so many years. Gray interiors have dominated recently, but this year, many designers have been choosing different shades of white. […]
Just when you thought I could not possibly buy one more thing, I have a few new purchases to share with you. Laundry Room Light Fixture We loved our rustic, urban light fixture in our laundry room. But with our recent small remodel, it was no longer a perfect fit with the dĂ©cor. Oh, and […]
Amazon Prime Day had a few (or more) appealing items and I ordered more than I usually do. And then I spent the next two weeks purging my house and garage. Hmmm. Guilt? Junk overload? Oh, well, I got suckered in on the bargains and today Iâm sharing a few of the purchases and my […]
Grilled marinated tri tip is a treat in our household and although many cuts are sold packaged in a marinade, I prefer to make mine at home. Tri tip roast, or steak, as I think of it, is nothing I knew about before we moved to Reno. Apparently it is a cut popularized on the […]
For the past, ummmm, few WEEKS, Iâve been hinting I have a little remodel project to share with you. But. Week after week. Nothing. Probably like many of you, weâve been suffering from the shortages and shipping problems plaguing the world. So what started out as a quick little refresh turned into our laundry room […]
Our road trip over the past week treated us to every weather there is. Yep, wind, rain, sleet, sun and SNOW. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I no longer live in Colorado. The need to scrape snow in May? How about in June? Umm, no thank you. Regardless of the awful weather, we […]
My contribution to a recent post-pickleball brunch was pumpkin muffins from Trader Joes. I know thatâs more of an autumn recipe than a spring one, but hey, itâs what I had in my pantry. And you know Iâm all about using what I have. Anyway, the muffins werenât really all that pumpkinish. I would have […]