Late Lunch
Even if it is a late lunch, it is worth having. Go out Linger Invite someone else Maybe your kids Or, your spouse Heck- why not invite the whole “work from home” family of colleagues? A late lunch was part Read More …
Category: food
Give Into Your Cravings
If you should decide to give into your cravings, do it right. Make it worth the calories and the guilt. Cheese And I don’t mean a deeply aged cheddar or a rich creamy goat but a simple cooper sharp. Cookies Read More …
The Old Standby
When you’re to tired or too cold to go out, you ditch the old standby… Friday night pizza is a bust when they don’t deliver. Instead, get creative. Have the kids make dinner. Make a cheese platter. Sometimes, the old Read More …
The Gift of Old
There are few things better than the gift of old… Treasures, passed down from one family member to another. Books, the ones you loved, read and reread, now shared with your children and grandchildren. Sights, the ones you’ve missed since Read More …
Be An Advocate
It is good advice to be an advocate… for yourself, even when you don’t “really” need it to happen (but you’d like it to happen) for others, even if they won’t need your help to accomplish their goal, if it Read More …
Holiday Afterglow
Are you enjoying the holiday afterglow? Kids love their presents. There are leftovers to eat. No one is coming to visit and the house is still clean. There is no where to go. Hang on as long as you can, Read More …
Peace and Love
Wishing everyone peace and love this season of Christmas. Family time around the living room and exchanging gifts of all kinds Sharing a meal, complete with cookies for dessert Bringing back good memories with each ornament placed on the tree Read More …
Those Old Recipes
Now is the perfect time (if you haven’t been using them already for the holidays) to get out those old recipes and make a family favorite… dinner cookie appetizer snack cocktail cake Make sure you use their ingredients, too. No Read More …
Short Stay
We say will visit but just for a short stay. Then, we get taking. We start catching up. We have some dessert. Maybe some wine. The kids get engaged. The evening flies by without a thought or a care in Read More …
Here We Go
So. Here we go again. The letters this time are… More real. More experienced. More heartfelt. More specific. More gut wrenching. It’s the holiday season. We trust that people will do the right thing and provide as much support as Read More …