Love the Substitute
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
Category: food
Spinach and Kale
The past few years it has been pretty easy to find plenty of spinach and kale in the grocery store. Even the mass retailers with a market have it – at least Target usually has it at a minimum in Read More …
There Are Limits
There are limits to what people can accept, handle and allow to happen in their home. People who have listed a home for sale or been selected for a holiday house tour know this better than most. On the two Read More …
Days Then Hours
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …
Cross That Bridge
Remember when we decided to be healthier? We decided to eat kale, other fresh vegetables, healthy breakfasts – less dairy – and exercise…we decided to cross that bridge and not look back. Then, Thanksgiving happened. Man, oh man, it happened Read More …
Everybody Around the Table
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …
The 7 Stages of the Holidays
While this may not apply to everyone, here are what I think are the 7 stages of the holidays. Anticipation. Planning. Shopping. Nervousness. Work. Accomplishment. Relief. Many of these stages require coffee, others require patience. Some just need you to Read More …
Kind Strangers
It is the season of Thanksgiving and all around, may you find kind strangers wherever you go. Like the young man who helped me park my overly large car in a too small spot. Like the patient pickup driver who Read More …
Christmas Cookies
Tonight, we had Christmas Cookies for dinner… …and then, after the evening’s walk – drive – and dash from house to house – we had lasagna for dessert. Annual house tours, whether they celebrate winter, spring, summer or fall are Read More …
Candy For Lunch
When we were kids, if our mom packed candy for lunch, I mean, candy in our lunch, we thought we had hit the jackpot. If you haven’t guessed, that was unusual – to say the least. How unusual? Well, my Read More …