Sunday Football and Taco Soup

Is football a Sunday tradition in your house?  If relaxing and catching a game or two is on your Sunday agenda, you might want to try this recipe for Taco Soup next week.  It’s super simple, crockpot friendly and makes a nice, large batch. Sundays are not such a restful day around here.   There’s pickleball […]

My Honest Review of Laundry Stripping

Laundry stripping has become popular on social media, mainly, I believe, because it is so satisfying to see the leaching out of color, oils, and, dare I say it?  Grime, on otherwise clean clothes. Manufacturers of washing machines don’t really recommend the practice, but how many times have you stepped out of the shower and […]

October Weekend Wrap Up

Here are a few things that have been going on around town and an October weekend wrap up. Carefree Spirits Distillery Earlier this year, DFs Jeff and Sue visited from California with their dear friends and we enjoyed an evening at Carefree Distillery. They visited again this week and wanted to return to this cozy […]

Electric Bike

Remember the recent post about my bicycle?  I really love toodling around on my bike with no agenda.  And as I mentioned, I don’t bike for exercise, just for pleasure. Except for the part where my buns are in misery on Day 2, and then Day 3 never happens. Somehow the pleasure gets lost along […]

Celebrating Late Summer

Have you noticed the shorter days yet?Ā  Can you sleep in just a tad later because it’s not bright and sunny at 4:30 a.m. with birds chirping?Ā  And the cats getting twitter pated? Can you light a candle in the evening because it’s actually dark before you go to bed?  Okay, is it only me […]

Around Town

ā€œAround Townā€ is my code for we didn’t do much this weekend. I was feeling pretty lazy.Ā  But downtime is good, right? In fact, Sunday was so lazy I didn’t even work out. Not one minute. Didn’t leave my house. Come Monday the piper had to be paid though. I’ll be looking for the ibuprofen […]

Simple Labor Day Salad Luncheon

For many, Labor Day celebrations are the last of the summer.  For me it marks my last patriotic-themed weekend. And just like that, another summer is almost over. Wow. This year I am downplaying the red, white and blue, and using a lime green background.   Dollar store placemats are topped with plain white World Market […]

Fall Garden Kick Off

In a moment of optimism spurred by the coolest, wettest summer we have experienced since moving to Arizona, we decided to stick our toes in the water for a fall garden kick off. Now, we don’t have impressive garden beds and acres of land like other climes, but our love of produce keeps us trying. […]

Oklahoma City Visit

We were so blessed to take a small step out last week (FINALLY) to get out of town to visit friends. Two really important events took place that brought us out of town. And this post is about our leg in Oklahoma City.  The event was that DFs Terry and Jerry hosted us in their […]

Refreshing Summer Salads

Are you one who loses your appetite during hot weather?  Mmm, me neither.   I’m as voracious an eater as ever.  But, a refreshing summer salad makes for a perfect evening meal. And if you don’t have much of an appetite, it’s perfect. Here are a couple salads I made this week. Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Style […]