Did I read that correctly? She’s cleaning her baseboards with a tennis ball? Yep, I saw this hack and decided to give it a go. And guess what? It worked well enough that I’m sharing it here with you. This hack not only works for those pesky baseboards, but it works great for other hard-to-reach […]
Juicy, ripe apples are one of my fall favorites. Here is the gluten-free apple crisp I made. Already a simple recipe, and it would be easy to sub regular flour if gluten is not a concern in your house. Apple crisp is easy to make, hard to mess up and can easily be adapted using […]
Okay, October. You insisted on arriving already so let’s do this. Time to pull on our garden gloves and taken out our freshly cleaned tools and do a little Arizona fall patio planting. Finding the Perfect Plants Beginning with a trip to my favorite local nursery, Summer Winds, I had a lot of friendly assistance […]
Spring kind of came and went. And deep spring-cleaning never happened in our house. Nor did it the year before. So, being motivated (and excited!) by dear SIL and BIL’s visit next month, I dug in and did some fall deep cleaning. “Tidy” is really my middle name. I hate clutter. And the biggest problem […]
(and Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches) I know, I couldn’t stand to waste that alliteration. So it stands alone. Proudly. And we get a little subtitle here. The things that amuse me. And I really am going to share the faux fall floral around the house and our latest linner (lunch/dinner) for super easy slow […]
Did you know that garden tools are meant to last a lifetime? That they are not disposable? No, neither did I! I lose them in the yard, forget about them, and then find them again after it rains. And they’re rusty and ugly. So, ummmm, sometimes, I just buy new ones. I know. I fondly […]
Do you remember when hub painted our console table to better coordinate with our old dining set? And then. We got a new dining set. And then. The white looked a little stark in our entryway against the new table. And then. I heard about a specialty paint brand for furniture. So we tried, and […]
Squash season is here and I’ve been busy cooking and freezing batches for soup later this winter. But when I saw Joy Bauer’s recipe for Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Muffins, it called my name. I used a batch of squash for this recipe. I think it is basically the same recipe I made last […]
Here are a few things that aren’t terribly flashy, but they work for me. And they are easily purchased from Amazon. Who doesn’t want some Amazon finds that make life easier? I am not an Amazon affiliate, but am linking for convenience. Long-Handled Shoe Horn Is she really writing about a shoe horn on her […]
Autumn 2022 has made a big splash at Target and I thought I would share a few Target Fall Finds from my field trip this week. Wow, my last Target trip was in the Spring, so I guess we are due to see what they have on hand. I am not a Target affiliate, but […]