For some, this season of life is retirement, for others itâs more empty nesting. I know many of you are caretakers of elderly family members or are still really involved with children or grandchildren, so you are part of the sandwich generation. I guess for me itâs really pre-retirement. I got a small taste of […]
Last week after seeing Summer at Gammage Theater, our group had dinner at Taphouse Kitchen and DF Evon ordered a glass of Virginia Dare pinot noir. I donât drink red, so I never look at the offerings on that part of the menu and I didn’t see that particular wine, but when she ordered it, […]
No mystery that I love reading mysteries and thrillers. The prepared protagonists always have bug-out bags at the ready. They contain a high-powered weapon, a burner phone, a little food and drink , a few new IDs and lots of cash. Of course, they have led exciting and dangerous lives and need to have this […]
If youâre a gym person, or in fact a person who gets any physical activity at all, you know the gyms and walking trails are pretty lonely places to be in December. But in January! Your favorite machine is taken by some lumpy, grumpy stranger and the walking trails are full of people huffing along […]
âInconceivableâ! âYou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.â Cult favorite The Princess Bride has so many famous quotes, but really, I love that someone is called out for misusing a word. I am just sitting here chuckling as I think about it. And I think about […]
Saturday night at around 9 p.m. the sun was the farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere, otherwise known as the Winter Solstice. This day also marks the first day of winter in the astronomical definition and winter lasts until the vernal equinox March 20. The Winter Solstice marks the lengthening of days, and as such, […]
Holiday season came fast and furious this year because Thanksgiving fell so late. Concerts, plays, parties and other preparations are all in full swing. Many days are double booked with activities. Shopping may be complete or may be wrapping up (pun intended because all those gifts need to be wrapped). Time needs to be set […]
On last weekâs blog I talked about some big changes around here and this is the deal. I am a retirement failure. I struggled long and hard before I made the decision to quit my job in April. I liked my job, my boss and my team, but I needed more time and more balance […]
I recently saw a towel that said: âI either have my hair and makeup done, or I look homeless. There is no in between.â  That is so true for me. Really, the natural look doesnât much work for me and itâs a quandary because I donât know any of the ânewâ makeup techniques and I […]
What a week. I literally pray for rain during the monsoons and then the week we get our roof replaced, we get a record-breaking rain that came from who knows where and really screwed things up. We had buckets everywhere and I walked around with my Clorox wipes every day. The noise and all the […]