I recently sent an email with a typo. Yep, I tried to schedule something for 8/1 when weâre already more than halfway through August. Whoops. And how did that happen, by the way? I meant 9/1 on my memo but Iâm having a hard time wrapping my head around September. It seems like a good […]
Phew, for somebody with no life, I have a lot to share on todayâs post. I want to share a few updates on my life this summer and make a couple of recommendations. Renewed Commitment to Exercise I might have mentioned before that I am taking a little respite from running this summer. The number […]
Donât you just love it when something works the way itâs supposed to? And it lasts forever? And you use it on a regular basis â maybe even daily? Since weâre all spending so much time in the kitchen, and since I am the queen of shortcuts, I thought I would share with you my […]
My front porch is such a challenge in the summer. It faces southwest and gets to around 1000 degrees, so having anything delicate or alive is out of the question. However, in the winter, itâs the most delightful outdoor space we have. I sit there in the afternoon sun and warm my bones. I donât […]
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 cruditĂ© platter […]
You may have noticed that our projects are rarely planned out in advance or budgeted. They are more spur-of-the-moment one-of-us- didnât-sleep-the-night-before and had a brilliant idea. In addition to our guest bathroom tub surround remodel and our home office re-do, we recently decided to purchase a hot tub. Just an idea out of the blue. […]
We were fortunate enough to get away for a couple of days mid-week last week to visit Kohlâs Ranch in Payson, Arizona. We visited there last summer and had such a wonderful time we went back. This year we went with DFs Evon and Barb and Stu. Our rooms all lined up facing the pool […]
It feels like I went a really long time without purchasing anything that wasnât related to a project we were doing. After all, stores werenât open and I wasnât going anywhere. Now stores are sort of open, but Iâm still not going anywhere. BUT. Yep, I broke down last week. I actually, embarrassingly, got a […]
Our home model had a space for a bar in the great room, but the people who first bought the home opted not to finish it out. Basically, there was an indentation in our great room with a set of upper and lower honey-colored cabinets that looked like a laundry room. It was odd and […]
Al fresco dining sounds so fancy, but for me itâs 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 […]