Oh, that’s not a question, that should be a statement. You can cook in a white kitchen. I wanted a white kitchen for as long as I can remember and when we remodeled, that dream came true. But a white kitchen for cooking. I never really wanted to do that. I wanted to serve chardonnay […]
I know I have shared the wonderful job John did tiling our bathtub surround in the guest bath, but I didn’t have a rug or countertop décor when I posted that. I wanted this room to look polished, but on a budget. Area Rug Our challenge in this bathroom – even for choosing the tile […]
It’s just way too hard to get chores, errands and socializing all done on the weekends. Many of our friends are retired or semi-retired and have availability during the week, so I often find myself entertaining on weeknights – or what I refer to as a “school night.” Here are my tips for having fun, […]
The older I get, the less I like meat. I hardly even eat chicken anymore. I’m not usually too big on grocery store rotisserie chicken because I don’t care for the spices they use, but Costco is the exception. Their chicken is actually famous with a cult following. There are a number of articles written […]
I am a sucker for a pretty hook. I know, isn’t that crazy? I love to have unruly things organized and have found that using hooks helps me round up things in a pretty way. I’m sharing my top uses for decorative hooks. Ear Bud Round Up After using earbuds, I like to coil them […]
I would like to share the experience I had working at a COVID hospital for the past couple of weeks. This is not a political treatise or in any way an expert opinion, but it certainly is a big deal during this time and I feel like I would be remiss if I didn’t share […]
Who have you been in quarantine with? I know that ends in a preposition, BTW. I was quarantined with my husband and three cats. I know, you’ve seen plenty of their pictures on this site. Now, my question is, have you been quarantined with someone you never knew lived with you? A ghost maybe? Speaking […]
When I have less than a stellar week, I always remind myself that this blog is about enjoying life and nobody wants to hear my kvetching. So I take a nice deep breath and look back at the positive in my week and find a way to communicate those enjoyable things in this space. Looking […]
My sister swears this is a cottage pie because it uses ground beef and not ground lamb, but I’m thinking maybe it’s a cow pie. No, that can’t be right. Oh, well, sharing: What I’m Eating You know I just love the sort-of rhyme of what I’m eating and what I’m reading that I use […]
As I mentioned on my last post, we completed two remodel projects this week and I’m here to unveil our new home office. I use an office I’ve created in a bedroom with a door so I can control noise and privacy if needed since I actually work from home. John uses our home office […]