Ok, stores are opening. Are you excited to get some retail therapy? The poor Amazon drivers should be seeing some relief once people can get out and about and get their own stuff. I’m not much of a store shopper anymore, but I do think it’s my responsibility as an American to help restart the […]
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 […]
F.Q. Story District As you can see from the picture, Saturday was a picture-perfect day in Phoenix and we took a drive into town and visited a couple more historic neighborhoods. Some are still in need of a major overhaul and some are just perfectly charming. I took pictures of a few homes in the […]
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 […]
Our exciting news is that we wrapped up two projects that have been ongoing since before the nonsense started. I have waited a long time for these projects to be over and I’m loving our beautiful home even more now. Hmmm, too bad nobody is going to see it. Oh, well, we enjoy it and […]
We got out for a little exploratory drive on Saturday and discovered the Cheery Lynn historical district in Central Phoenix. Not far off a main road, Thomas, sits this adorable neighborhood. The homes are Tudor and English cottage and not at all what you might expect to see in Phoenix. It is one of the […]
Well, then, dear friends. How’s it going? Is anyone with me on this ride where happy hour is now moved up to 4 p.m. which means you can really start drinking around 3:15? Do you have workout equipment but no desire to use it? Have you considered how badly you actually need a shower? And […]
Happy week after Easter – one to remember, I’m sure. I hope we all found that doing things in a new way made us creative and happy and not feel too cheated out of life’s celebrations. My dear friends Evon, Cindy and Sara gave me a surprise birthday party Sunday. Yep, on Zoom. I was […]
Aren’t there things you just HAD to have and then, meh, never really used them or they just weren’t what you thought they’d be? Well, there are things I bought early this year that I used way more than I expected. I don’t have a crystal ball, so I just lucked out. Anything I thought […]