If you’ve been following my blog, you know that this quarantine has given us the opportunity (motivation) to make a few upgrades in our home. After I’ve lived with some of them for a while, I’m going to give you a review on some of them and whether I would buy again. Here goes. Cuisinart […]
You know I like to keep these posts upbeat and cheerful, but I’m 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 […]
For perfect boiled eggs, and more importantly, for the slickest easy peel ever, use an Instapot. I was reluctant to purchase an Instapot because I didn’t really see the value in one more expensive appliance in our smallish kitchen. Especially for the main purpose of boiling eggs. But John was really convinced when DF Barb […]
We have done so many household projects this year and now it’s time to do them all over again. Pantry organization is back in the rotation. It’s hard to stay on top of keeping the pantry organized. Especially since we are in and out of there all day, every day. It wasn’t in terrible shape, […]
We decided to shake up our normal Sunday routine with a fall-themed backyard games and chili get together. This is what we came up with for an easy and fun Sunday afternoon. Evite Sending invitations from evite.com is free and easy. It allows all the invitees to see each other, to respond, to comment, to […]
This is a long, sad story, so buckle up. It’s a story about a touchless kitchen faucet. And one more dang, expensive project in our house. A few years back we had a new faucet installed in our kitchen. Our plumber at the time swore it was the best money could buy. And, it never […]
It’s finally the time of year we can start enjoying more time on the patio. You know a little heat doesn’t keep me indoors and I’ve 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. So […]
This year our big project is window replacement. And oh, boy, it is more expensive than last year’s roof! But, it only took two days so a lot less stress. We used Window World and so far, so good! And window world aptly describes the conditions we’ve lived in this week. The sales person was […]
I love Meatless Mondays, but it can be a challenge finding meals that have no meat and are low in fat and low in starch. Without meat, it’s hard to be satisfied without fat and starch. This week I tried two harvest inspired meatless dishes that are quite yummy. Low in fat and low in […]
A reasonable person might see white marble countertops in my kitchen and think I chose those for an optimal baking surface. That person would be wrong. I picked them because I love white kitchens. Yep, end of story. And they aren’t really all that practical. They scar easily. But I don’t care. I still love […]