There are quite a few analogies about life and lemons out there, and my favorite is probably about opening a lemonade stand. Or, a vodka lemon spritzer maybe? Even though lemonade stands conjure up the idea of summer and sun-shiny Read More …
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 …
Early Thanksgiving means that we are quite literally bridging the holidays…there really is no choice; at least for us, we have family on both sides of the river. So, I guess I mean literally and figuratively. It just seems a Read More …
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 …
For many people, including my husband, Christmas is their favorite holiday…no doubt that started when they were children, but it has stood the test of time. What’s not to love? A full week – and then some – off from Read More …
In cooking, a little of this and a little of that works just fine. In baking. Not so much. In seeing those wonderful little Christmas gifts on Facebook (not even Pinterest thank you very much) they look so easy and Read More …
In just a few more days the kids will be done with school, the pre-Christmas sales will be replaced with post-holiday sales – even deeper discounts on what nobody thought was interesting enough to buy as a gift – and Read More …
Whatever you do… surprise me. I don’t like to read the end of the book, until I am at the end of the book. If I know how the movie ends, I probably don’t want to watch it. If I Read More …
At the end of the year it is difficult, but it is important to make the time to see friends, family and loved ones. Whether you travel to see them, Skype incessantly or reschedule what ever you have to do Read More …
Its been over two hundred years since this country won its freedom from England and while we’ve come so far, we should never forget how we got here. Today, in a short detour due to a faulty set of GPS Read More …