Ok, stores are opening. Are you excited to get some retail therapy? The poor Amazon drivers should be seeing some relief once people can get out and about and get their own stuff. Iām not much of a store shopper anymore, but I do think itās my responsibility as an American to help restart the […]
F.Q. Story District As you can see from the picture, Saturday was a picture-perfect day in Phoenix and we took a drive into town and visited a couple more historic neighborhoods.Ā Some are still in need of a major overhaul and some are just perfectly charming.Ā I took pictures of a few homes in the […]
We got out for a little exploratory drive on Saturday and discovered the Cheery Lynn historical district in Central Phoenix. Not far off a main road, Thomas, sits this adorable neighborhood. The homes are Tudor and English cottage and not at all what you might expect to see in Phoenix. It is one of the […]
Happy week after Easter ā one to remember, Iām sure. I hope we all found that doing things in a new way made us creative and happy and not feel too cheated out of lifeās celebrations. My dear friends Evon, Cindy and Sara gave me a surprise birthday party Sunday. Yep, on Zoom. I was […]
Arenāt there things you just HAD to have and then, meh, never really used them or they just werenāt what you thought theyād be?Ā Well, there are things I bought early this year that I used way more than I expected.Ā I don’t have a crystal ball, so I just lucked out. Anything I thought […]
This has been a busy week for me and a slow week for the hub.Ā Heās SUPPOSED to be resting his knee due to a stress fracture for two weeks.Ā Heās been sort of up and down with that, but it means I get to do all the fun chores around the house and still […]
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 Iām Reading CorineAtoZ is a participant […]
I am a positive person.Ā Most of the time.Ā Until Iām not.Ā And I hate when Iām not.Ā Now, probably much like you, Iām lonely and depressed and tired and worried.Ā But thatās not a normal state for me and I want out!Ā Here are some of the coping strategies Iāve used over the years […]
We hosted our first patio happy hour Friday night with DF Helen. It might have been a bit more than happy hour, because we added an assemble-yourself pizza bar, so I guess you can call it dinner. Can pizza be delicious and healthy? Well, we built and grilled them on the patio. I can attest […]
Mysteries are by far and away my favorite reading genre and I have so many favorite series detectives.Ā I donāt care if the novels are violent and trashy, bring it on!Ā Strangely, I donāt like that in movies, but in books, I do.Ā Go figure. To qualify as one my top favorite detectives means that […]