Winter is my least favorite season and I do not like to be cold.Ā Hence, our move to Phoenix.Ā But.Ā It IS winter and Iām trying to get through it.Ā Honestly.Ā I have flowers blooming on the patio.Ā Iām out walking or running every day.Ā I even moved my office outdoors for some afternoon sun.Ā […]
Do you have memories of attending church and then going to Grandmaās for a big Sunday dinner?Ā I do and my grandma had been a farm girl and she cooked big time. Those Sundays are sweet in my memories. But things are a little different around here.Ā We play pickleball on Sundays and then usually […]
Have you heard of Earthing ā the process of grounding the human body and its purported health benefits?Ā On a recent podcast I heard, a woman said that she bought a grounding pad and it eliminated her joint pain and helped her sleep through the night.Ā Sign me up! I have heard the benefits of […]
I am sharing a few new things I got over the past week or two and what I think of them so far. Iām not an affiliate of anyone so Iām linking for convenience. Christmas Jammies I saw these Denver plaid flannel jammies on Target.com and the price was right since they were on sale […]
I havenāt seen a weather map of the US in a while, but you would think weāre being bombarded by snowy scenes reminiscent of Currier and Ives.Ā Or a Hallmark movie.Ā But judging by all the outdoor winter decorations I see, itās time to say goodbye to Thanksgiving and hello to Christmas. It is supposed […]
I donāt know about you, but I have just been carb loading lately.Ā Cannot get enough bread.Ā Or potatoes.Ā And Iām giving in to the urges.Ā So we dug out our old bread machine and tried a new recipe this week. And I channeled my grandma and made biscuits.Ā Again. For Meatless Monday I made […]
You know I like to keep these posts upbeat and cheerful, but Iām going to be real here. This has been a tough week. The world-famous pain-in-the-neck Roxy has been sick. She went from wanting to be outside every second to vomiting, diarrhea and listlessness. I have been cleaning up after her at 4 in […]
We have done so many household projects this year and now itās time to do them all over again.Ā Pantry organization is back in the rotation. It’s hard to stay on top of keeping the pantry organized.Ā Especially since we are in and out of there all day, every day. It wasnāt in terrible shape, […]
Itās finally the time of year we can start enjoying more time on the patio. You know a little heat doesnāt keep me indoors and Iāve mentioned how our misters make a big difference in the brutal heat of the summer. However, October is really the month those of us in Arizona revel in.Ā So […]
This year our big project is window replacement.Ā And oh, boy, it is more expensive than last yearās roof! But, it only took two days so a lot less stress. We used Window World and so far, so good!Ā And window world aptly describes the conditions we’ve lived in this week. The sales person was […]