March Musings

Just a bit of this and that to share today, so Iā€™m calling this post March Musings.  This has been one crazy weather month with more lion than lamb so our activities are all over the place. Baking Day No surprise, I like to keep a stock of homemade biscuits and oatmeal cookies in the […]

My Favorite (and Useful) Three Phone Apps

Phone apps are such a personal thing, arenā€™t they?Ā  I think you can tell a lot about a person if you were to discover their favorite apps.Ā  Well, today, Iā€™m baring myself and sharing my favorite (and useful) three phone apps Libby For anyone who knows me, this app comes as no surprise.Ā  Libby is […]

Around Town in February

We had an unusually busy (and fun) week with various activities around town in February and here is a recap. Latin Night DF Barb got our posse all signed up for the club’s Latin Night dinner this week. It was a very fancy taco Tuesday buffet. The dĆ©cor was cute, the food was good and […]

Around Town

Itā€™s been a while since Iā€™ve shared any activities around town, but this has been a busy week.  Both for me and for the whole Phoenix metro area.  Hereā€™s what we did around town. Super Bowl Sunday marks footballā€™s big day.Ā  I no longer really care about football and havenā€™t watched the game in a […]

Weekend Wrap Up

It felt like a really busy weekend for us, so I thought Iā€™d catch up on that and do a weekend wrap up.Ā  Even though itā€™s Tuesday and the weekend seems like a long time ago. Dinner Out and Live Music We had a little celebration Friday night with our DFs Evon, Barb and Stu […]

October Potpourri

No, not actual fall-scented October potpourri, but a little this and that news going on around here and how weā€™ve kicked off the month in our house. New Office Now that I no longer have a real job, but just have this job I love chatting with you a couple times a week, I felt […]

My Four Favorite Outdoor Activities

Wild weather abounds in the springtime, but if youā€™re like me, the warmth beckons you and you cannot stay inside.Ā  Here are my four favorite outdoor activities (and one of my favorite indoor activities). Walking A good audio book (Peter Heller, The Dog Stars, currently), my favorite tennis shoes and Iā€™m out the door heading […]

Easy Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesan

A classic recipe modified with gluten-free flour and bread crumbs and using a jar of Kirkland Tuscany Marinara sauce made an easy gluten-free chicken parmesan ā€œlinner.ā€  Using an aluminum foil baking dish made clean up easy too! One of my favs, Natashaā€™s Kitchen has a video and recipe for Classic Chicken Parmesan with a homemade […]

March UpdateĀ Ā 

Remember when I said I would update you on what is going on  around here?  And then I think I never do?  Well.  Here is my March update so I can show you all the excitement going on around here. Okay.  Not really all that exciting.  But we have been enjoying ourselves.  Which is what […]

March in Like a Lion

Of course, everyone knows the weather axiom, ā€œMarch in like a lion and out like a lamb.ā€Ā  March being March is unpredictable. Itā€™s never really fair to treat Phoenix weather as typical, but March is certainly acting as transitional here as it is in other parts of the country.  Gorgeous pool weather last week and […]