This weekend we celebrated our DF Denisseâs birthday with a visit to Globe, Arizona and Wagginâ Vineyard and Estate. It was a wonderful day and I want to share it with you. First of all, Globe is far away from our home. Far. But, it was worth the drive. And besides, itâs not like there […]
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 […]
It seems like not a week can go by that we (mainly meaning John) are doing another project. I mentioned that I needed a little more color in my home office and John said he could paint it himself. The reason that seems doable is that we have 12 foot ceilings and transom windows throughout […]
Wow, I think this may be a world record in our home, but we tried out three new recipe dishes this week and I want to pass them along. They were all hits with the hub, so thatâs a win. We have wildly different palates and diets, so finding meals in common is a challenge. […]
Okay, okay, okay. Last week my post was about getting back on track with healthy eating and exercise. This week my house is redolent with aromas of peanut butter, sugar and chocolate. What the heck? But. They are healthy (ish) sweets! Last week we had very few sweets in the house and Hub decided he […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you read my last post, you saw the first part of our house featuring lighting updates and upgrades weâve made over the years. Today Iâm sharing the updated flooring throughout our home and including our patio. We are the third owners of our home and it was about ten years old when we purchased […]