Anyone else feel super energized and ready to take on another week in quarantine? Um, no? Too much pantry time, TV time and cocktail time? Yep, me too. But, here’s a wrap up of my last week and hoping this week in quarantine is a little more productive. What I’m Reading CorineAtoZ is a participant […]
Mysteries are by far and away my favorite reading genre and I have so many favorite series detectives. I don’t care if the novels are violent and trashy, bring it on! Strangely, I don’t like that in movies, but in books, I do. Go figure. To qualify as one my top favorite detectives means that […]
There is a very good reason why I moved to a place that has hellaciously hot summers. It is for the short winters, of course. We in Arizona are rewarded with falls that are more like what I call summer-lite – hot days and cool nights. Spring generally starts early here and I can generally […]
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 […]
I absolutely love math.  That is either a crazy affirmation statement that makes me hope someday I will supernaturally be good at it or it’s the biggest lie I’ve ever told.  I don’t love math, but I love the idea of math.  I’ve seen movies about math.  A Beautiful Mind, Enigma, The Theory of Everything, Hidden […]
For some, this season of life is retirement, for others it’s more empty nesting. I know many of you are caretakers of elderly family members or are still really involved with children or grandchildren, so you are part of the sandwich generation. I guess for me it’s really pre-retirement. I got a small taste of […]
Last week after seeing Summer at Gammage Theater, our group had dinner at Taphouse Kitchen and DF Evon ordered a glass of Virginia Dare pinot noir. I don’t drink red, so I never look at the offerings on that part of the menu and I didn’t see that particular wine, but when she ordered it, […]
If you’re a gym person, or in fact a person who gets any physical activity at all, you know the gyms and walking trails are pretty lonely places to be in December. But in January! Your favorite machine is taken by some lumpy, grumpy stranger and the walking trails are full of people huffing along […]
Saturday night at around 9 p.m. the sun was the farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere, otherwise known as the Winter Solstice. This day also marks the first day of winter in the astronomical definition and winter lasts until the vernal equinox March 20. The Winter Solstice marks the lengthening of days, and as such, […]
Holiday season came fast and furious this year because Thanksgiving fell so late. Concerts, plays, parties and other preparations are all in full swing. Many days are double booked with activities. Shopping may be complete or may be wrapping up (pun intended because all those gifts need to be wrapped). Time needs to be set […]