Outdoor Grilling Tri Tip with Santa Maria Marinade

Grilled marinated tri tip is a treat in our household and although many cuts are sold packaged in a marinade, I prefer to make mine at home. Tri tip roast, or steak, as I think of it, is nothing I knew about before we moved to Reno.Ā  Apparently it is a cut popularized on the […]

Fall-Themed Backyard Games and Chili

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.Ā  It allows all the invitees to see each other, to respond, to comment, to […]

Easing Into Fall

I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend.  We continue to carry on as if itā€™s summer here and throughout much of the West, but as close as Flagstaff, the weather will be changing.  They will be flirting with freezing night temperatures and my sister, Susie, who lives in Colorado Springs, will get her […]

Updated Flooring

If you read my last post, you saw the first part of our house featuring lighting updates and upgrades weā€™ve made over the years.Ā  Today Iā€™m sharing the updated flooring throughout our home and including our patio. We are the third owners of our home and it was about ten years old when we purchased […]

My Contribution to Restarting the Economy

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.  Iā€™m not much of a store shopper anymore, but I do think itā€™s my responsibility as an American to help restart the […]

Simple Ideas For Keeping Busy & Productive at Home

This has been a busy week for me and a slow week for the hub.Ā  Heā€™s SUPPOSED to be resting his knee due to a stress fracture for two weeks.Ā  Heā€™s been sort of up and down with that, but it means I get to do all the fun chores around the house and still […]