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.
On a recent trip to IKEA, we came around the corner and gasped (literally) at a new light fixture. My son’s girlfriend proclaimed, “It looks just like,…” then I finished her sentence, “… The Death Star !!” We all had a big laugh over it. “That’s no moon – it’s a space station…” – which was […] Read more…
Hey, I’ve been busy making diet cookies yesterday – too busy to blog. Sorry. I’ll get to that later. What I do have for you today is a simple and pleasant post about a flower that surprised me the other day. Actually two of them. Back in May, this Oakleaf Hydrangea had bloomed in a […] Read more…
Who remembers the ‘Crying Indian’ commercial from the ’70’s? If you don’t, it’s on YouTube – yes, a 40 year old PSA – everything’s on YouTube! I remember it because it was good. It stuck with me as a child thinking, ‘I don’t want to live like that. No wonder he’s upset.’ I also remember […] Read more…
Yes, I’m crushing on a martini ! I’m allowed, I’m a big girl. I’m also a fan of the LemonDrop or lemon martini, but where I live getting a good one is difficult. For whatever reason the minute you add any juice to a martini the barkeep assumes you want some overly sweet, sugar rimmed […] Read more…
This is a post for my young friend (the lovely Ms.M) who shares my love of this horrifically addictive treat. I promise I’ll get to some healthy posts later – next week. Where did I get such a ridiculous name as ‘Chocolate Crack? If The Milk Bar in NYC can sell ‘Crack Pie’ (for $44!) […] Read more…
BadZoot’s back in the kitchen, and up to no good – It’s summer and it’s time for cherries. I love my fruits and veggies and these stone fruits make my all time top 10 ! It’s actually not a good thing that the wholesale houses sell them in those big containers – I will eat […] Read more…
Last evening I went to a little get together with my girlfriends. The price of admission was a covered dish – I got this! A few weeks ago, I made this rice dish and served it along side some grilled flank steak. It was so good – I thought it’d be great with some chopped […] Read more…
Doesn’t every bathroom have a giant octopus on the wall? The last room to do in this renovation / facelift is the Guest Bath. Formerly, filled with the same pressed board cabinetry as the rest of the house, it too, was on the chopping block. That standard 80’s layout, with the walled of tub & […] Read more…
Almost done, only one more room to go. But that’s later, today it’s the last of the Master Bath. Why would you put kitchen cabinets in a bathroom ? Why not. This room is big and can handle the extra height. That’s my excuse. Honestly, it’s because I could buy them all in one order […] Read more…
OK, so you’ve seen the remodeled kitchen. You didn’t think we stopped there? Oh, no. I told you that my little wad o’ cash gave us an entire interior facelift ! There’s still 2 bathrooms and carpet to put down. Come along and I’ll show you the rest of it. This was one ugly bathroom. […] Read more…