Talk About Kids
When you are a kid, and you talk about kids, it is probably not a good thing… We’ve all been there. It’s rough. From 3rd or 4th grade, into tweens and becoming a teenager, it’s especially awful today with the Read More …
Category: opinion
Parenting Today
Parenting today is hard. I am not trying to say that it has gotten any easier or harder than it was 100 years ago, 50 years ago, or even 30 years ago… What I am saying is that it is Read More …
5 Kinds of Sugar
Is it really necessary to have 5 kinds of sugar in any one product? I doubt it very much. In fact, any more than 1 or 2 is excessive. Dextrose, fructose, sucrose…all the oses Table sugar Confectioners sugar Brown sugar Read More …
That’s Their Name
Sprinkles. That’s their name. Don’t doubt it for one little second. I know where I live… and yes, I defy the local vernacular and so do many others, even those who are not “transplants” to this little burg. But, really, Read More …
Worth Whipped Cream
If the dessert isn’t worth whipped cream, is it still worth eating? For that matter, is anything worth it, if whipped cream wouldn’t make it better? Chocolate mousse Seasonal, chilled pumpkin pie with flaky, buttery crust Apple crumble a la Read More …
Better with Caramel
Some things are better with caramel… Apples Cheesecake Sea salted and chocolate Popcorn and dark chocolate drizzle Cafe lattes Fall is definitely better with caramel. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
Blind Taste Test
When I was a kid, the grocery stores were big into the blind taste test. It seemed like they were always trying to get us to try a new brand, or another brand of our favorite products. Admittedly I have Read More …
A Little Bit Higher
We can all reach a little bit higher… In a group dance (I was thinking “Twist and Shout” performed in Animal House – but that’s actually “louder” – still I think you get the idea.) In our aspirations. In putting Read More …
Themed Commercials
Did anyone else “catch” the themed commercials during this week’s This Is Us season premiere? Of course you did – if you were paying attention – if you were actually watching the commercials as they played out live. Since when Read More …
Every Time
It never fails to happen. In fact, it is scientifically proven.* Every time you have a hair appointment scheduled, you wake up – whether it is the day prior or even a few days before – and you look great. Read More …