January 2025 Potpourri

There is nothing terribly interesting going on here, so I thought it a good time to chat about this and that.  My January 2025 potpourri. My bffs and I took a field trip to Queen Creek Olive Mill.  When I say field trip, it’s because it is very far from my part of town.  But […]

Christmas Chili Bar

The hustle and bustle of holiday season is not for me.  I don’t attend a lot of parties, bake cookies or do much decking of the halls. But, a simple comfort meal homemade with love?  And sharing the meal with our neighbors?  Yes, please.  Beef and bean chili in the slow cooker, homemade cornbread muffins […]

Christmas Decorating

I jumped into the deep end this weekend and started Christmas decorating.  Since I like to keep it pretty minimal I had everything finished up by Monday afternoon and the boxes back in the garage.  And some of the sparkles vacuumed up. Roxy, of course, was a giant help.  She immediately started taking ornaments out […]

Veteran’s Day 2023

Every year I share our community’s Veteran’s Day activities.  Most parts of the country have not-so-great weather right now, but not us!  It’s like the most beautiful 4th of July weather here. Last Saturday we attended the Veteran’s Day parade and I took some pictures to share with you.  It all started with a flyover […]

Reupholster Kitchen Chairs and Barstools

On a recent trip to Arhaus, I spotted a dining set very similar to the set in our kitchen.  And boy was I drooling over the simple, but classic striped fabric on the chairs. I love Arhaus.  Their physical store is over the top full of beautiful furniture and accessories.  The current lead time for […]