Have you already thrown yourself into Christmas planning or are you still savoring the beauty of autumn? I’m sharing a little November potpourri before I dive into the busyness of the holidays. Let’s say “Bah humbug” and enjoy November! Here we go. Shopping Centers There is really no getting around Christmas if youāre out and […]
The pet feeding and watering station recently moved from the laundry room to the kitchen. Which Iāll explain shortly. But the pet food storage situation was quite unattractive and needed some attention if it was going to remain in such a prominent space in the house. Weāve had some litter box issues the past few […]
In one of my recent YouTube viewings, I watched a video on a $7 Walmart DYI Mirror Tile Hack. The theory is you buy a $7 mirror from Walmart and use leftover tile sheets to frame it and class it up. When I shared the video with John we agreed we could try it on […]
A bit warmer, dryer weather led to a winter patio spruce up. My honest report on some excellent online customer service after all the holiday hoopla! The holidays gifted us with a lot of rain. I pulled all the cushions under the patio cover and we hunkered inside for about a week. The firepit beckons […]
Soup making is in high speed around here. As in almost daily a pot is boiling. A new Roasted Red Pepper Soup made its debut and it is a winner. Oh, my. One more time I wish I had smell-o-vision so you could smell how delish my house is right now. Between the roasted peppers […]
āSimpleā is my holiday mantra and enjoying holiday potpourri is about as simple as you can get and still satisfy the senses. A tiny crockpot means the stove doesnāt even have to go on and I can set it and forget it. Remember the dried orange slices I made a couple of weeks ago? I […]
Any sort of pork is not on our normal menu around here.Ā Except for.Ā Umm.Ā Bacon.Ā Should that really be classified as pork? But this week air fried pork chops made it into the rotation. The occasional babyback ribs or pork loin will show up, but not really pork chops. Hub likes them way more […]
Dried orange slices at Christmas time are so beautiful as natural tree ornaments, garland embellishments, and drink garnishes. I am blessed in life to have friends and family who are beautiful and talented and smart and funny. All very important traits. And most of them are creative and artistic. Thatās where they leave me in […]
Okay, so maybe Zen and Christmas donāt really go in the same sentence, but as much as everyone wants to enjoy the holidays, I think we all want a little peace too. So here are my top tips for staying Zen during this Christmas season. Tip #1 ā Stop! š If youāre doing something that […]
Letās get this weekend started, shall we? Saying I need some downtime is a gross understatement. Iāll share my less-than-wonderful-week with you shortly. But on the positive side Iām going to share my very minimal Christmas decorating involving almost no shopping. For Christmas decorations, that is. Not to say I didnāt shop this week. […]