A castle room renovation included an up-cycled door insert as a mercury glass mirror.
Don’t buy that stuff ! You can make you own at home and it’s super easy.
When your cousin marries a fabulous guy, you make her anything she needs for the Big Day! That includes 100 jars of tasty, low sugar blueberry jam with berries straight from the farm.
Get out there, it’s lovely out. (well, it was today)
Check the Local Haunts for some places to visit. Why did the chicken cross the road? Beacuse it’s a railroad CROSSING! And besides, it’s Ybor City…urban poultry.
I spend an inordinate amount of time in my favorite space, creating and changing recipes to fit a more healthy – and completely doable – lifestyle.
“to dance artlessly, without particular grace or skill but usually with enjoyment” – That pretty much sums up what goes on in my head most of the time. Here’s a collection of miscellaneous fun favorites.
Get out there! Check out my adventures near and far.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I’ve got one of those crazy license plates. I love it, it makes people smile, and shake their head, and some pull out a phone for a pic. This morning on a run to Target, I spotted a good one. The owner and I had a quick laugh as […] Read more…
…the names go on, seemingly, forever…. Back in March, I took my son on an incredible trip to New York City / Brooklyn. We spent 5 days exploring and soaking up everything The Big Apple has to offer. It’s a B I G city. One of our ‘must-see’ spots was the 9-11 Memorial. That day […] Read more…
Last week or so, I mentioned that I’d gone to the local farmers market and one of the things I brought back was an enormous cabbage. Now, you know I had to do something with it. One evening we made fish tacos, which require coleslaw – yum. But that doesn’t take much. I had previously […] Read more…
If you know me, you know how much I love Restoration Hardware. I’ve been shopping there for tidbits to add to our homes for years. Even through their changes, I’m still speechless walking into the store and gawking at the immense pieces of furniture, sparking chandeliers and the leather sofas that could swallow an NFL […] Read more…
Summer means tomatoes. Here, in FL we grow tomatoes – beautiful Ruskin reds that are fantastic. Problem is, you can’t buy them in a grocery store. Yes, that’s right. We have, available for purchase, pre-packaged Tennessee, or Canadian, or Mexican tomatoes. Really? Or the ones that look good, but have whitish flesh that tastes slightly […] Read more…
Here’s some miscellaneous balter for your day. I’ve been spending time on other projects this week (damn you Pinterest!), so I’ve neglected the blog. Here’s a tiny tidbit to get your day off on a smile. I promise some more interesting posts later. I’ve got some lights that I (we) made out of curtain rods, […] Read more…
HEY! It’s pumpkin season – you were warned! I am a self professed PSL junkie. That’s a Pumpkin Spiced Latte, in ‘Starbucks’ lingo. Every year I wait, somewhat impatiently, for the local coffee house to come out with the annual PSL. No shopping trip South to the Big City is complete without a pit stop […] Read more…
Last week or so I posted a little ditty about quinoa, what it is and how to cook it, etc. One thing most people do with it is to add it to a salad. One of my all-time favorite salads is at the California Pizza Kitchen. Called ‘Quinoa & Arugula Salad’, it’s just as advertised,…only […] Read more…
About a week ago, my girlfriend posed that question to her band of sistahs on a Facebook post. There were lots of parmesan variations and baked and even grilled varieties. I made my contribution but alas, she’s not a fan of veggies in general so that makes things tricky. The other day I got my […] Read more…
I was just going to post some pics to FB, but thought, boy, I’ve been pretty lax on my blogging this past week. So, I’ll make an official post out of it. ( yes, you’ll find a YouTube of Donna & Dee ) My girlfriend Melissa is having her first baby. Way to go girl […] Read more…