Holiday season came fast and furious this year because Thanksgiving fell so late.Ā Concerts, plays, parties and other preparations are all in full swing.Ā Many days are double booked with activities.Ā Shopping may be complete or may be wrapping up (pun intended because all those gifts need to be wrapped).Ā Time needs to be set […]
I recently saw a towel that said: āI either have my hair and makeup done, or I look homeless.Ā There is no in between.ā Ā That is so true for me.Ā Really, the natural look doesnāt much work for me and itās a quandary because I donāt know any of the ānewā makeup techniques and I […]
Like so many others, when all the stars align, I love group exercise classes. Stars aligning include: A good teacher who keeps the class moving, has good technique, interesting choreography, good music and a pleasing personality The class is at a time when I can attend Includes moves I can actually do I can no […]
What makes for a perfect summer day?Ā Sunny weather in the 80-degree range?Ā Smiling faces? A parade?!?! Ā Now that may sound like the makings for a wonderful Fourth of July in our Northern climes, but here in the small town of Anthem, Arizona, itās what we get for Veterans Day.Ā On the Saturday prior to […]
Among all of last weekās activities, probably the biggest was visiting Frank Lloyd Wrightās winter home and architectural school, Taliesin West.Ā Itās located about 30 minutes from our home in the desert hills of Scottsdale.Ā We went with the University of Denver alum group to a Night Lights Tour which is a comprehensive two-hour guided […]
Iāve mentioned before how much fun we start to have in the desert after paying the price of living here in August and September (although we had a mild summer, in my opinion). For all things weather in Arizona, I check my friend Stuās blog. Stu has weather stations in Flagstaff and Anthem, so if […]
For years when visiting LA, I would see the white building at the top of the hill and think, āOne day Iād like to visit the Getty.ā I had no expectations or thoughts about what it might be, other than a well-known museum. Last week, we finally made that visit happen, and boy oh boy, […]
Sometimes my little brain makes some crazy connections. So, here we go, and please stick with me ā I promise to wrap this all together at some point. I am taking a R.I.P.P.E.D. exercise class which is new at our gym (big shout out to Kelly, our fantastic instructor!) RIPPED is a crazy acronym for […]
At the risk of sounding a little looney, Iāll make a confession.Ā There is generally a song running through my mind and many times that song is from a Broadway musical.Ā This is nothing new ā Iāve been like this since I was a kid.Ā In fact, as a kid, Iād see musicals and feel […]
Happy Fall Yāall! Bah humbug. I am probably the only person in the world who doesnāt love to see fall coming. Living most of my life in cold-weather places, fall always brought a deep feeling of dread to me. I knew that the first yellow leaf I saw was a harbinger of snow that could […]