Is white the new gray? Well, after much deliberation over the entire summer, we chose a new paint color for our common areas. And. We chose white. Yep, the boring color we have avoided over so many years. Gray interiors have dominated recently, but this year, many designers have been choosing different shades of white. […]
Since canned pumpkin seems difficult to procure and since I opened a can for my homemade pumpkin latte, I didn’t want to waste an ounce of what I had left over. So I made gluten-free pumpkin donuts in my adorable champagne colored mini donut pan. Sally’s Baking Addiction has never given me a bad recipe, […]
No full-fledge fall decorating around here yet. I like to dip my toe into seasonal decorating, and it’s way too early for pumpkins and leaves. But I took a little gander around TJ Maxx this weekend and here are a couple of September finds I thought I’d share. Some I purchased, some I did not. […]
Remember the recent post about my bicycle? I really love toodling around on my bike with no agenda. And as I mentioned, I don’t bike for exercise, just for pleasure. Except for the part where my buns are in misery on Day 2, and then Day 3 never happens. Somehow the pleasure gets lost along […]
Always on the hunt for the perfect running shoe and now I have a new shoe rack to home them after my morning exercise. New Balance Running Shoe Fresh Foam More 2 is my latest purchase in the search for running shoes. As each year goes by, the miles spent running decreases, but I still […]
Have you noticed the shorter days yet? Can you sleep in just a tad later because it’s not bright and sunny at 4:30 a.m. with birds chirping? And the cats getting twitter pated? Can you light a candle in the evening because it’s actually dark before you go to bed? Okay, is it only me […]
Does the advent of Labor Day usher in pumpkin season? Judging by the fact that three grocery stores we visited were out of pumpkin, I think I might be behind the eight ball already. DF Evon finally found some when she was out and picked up a couple of cans for me so I could […]
“Around Town” is my code for we didn’t do much this weekend. I was feeling pretty lazy. But downtime is good, right? In fact, Sunday was so lazy I didn’t even work out. Not one minute. Didn’t leave my house. Come Monday the piper had to be paid though. I’ll be looking for the ibuprofen […]
For many, Labor Day celebrations are the last of the summer. For me it marks my last patriotic-themed weekend. And just like that, another summer is almost over. Wow. This year I am downplaying the red, white and blue, and using a lime green background. Dollar store placemats are topped with plain white World Market […]
In a moment of optimism spurred by the coolest, wettest summer we have experienced since moving to Arizona, we decided to stick our toes in the water for a fall garden kick off. Now, we don’t have impressive garden beds and acres of land like other climes, but our love of produce keeps us trying. […]