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.
Turns out, it’s not. Yesterday, I had a bit of a rant on Facebook about an email / survey I’d gotten from my power company. I thought about it a while and figured I needed a follow-up or maybe even a post for my friends that don’t follow me on social media. I’m sure you’re […] Read more…
OK it’s a New Year, and even Kathy, my super-fit Auntie, has said it’s time to work off those pounds. I know I’ve got plenty to work off. Although, we still have to eat…but eat well. This week I bring you something super healthy, tasty and maybe even a relief for your food budget. There […] Read more…
The other night we had a dinner guest over. Because her visit was a bit of a surprise, and she’s not exactly new to chez Beal, I didn’t feel bad about serving leftovers. No, I’m not talking about the evening where we get out all of those bits of edibles that I can’t toss, but […] Read more…
Newsflash : My sister raises pigs. Yes, pigs. Yes, she has a day-job because these, high maintenance pigs take so much care and cash that she has to work to support her swine-habit. These days she raises them almost exclusively for Chef Baker at The Refinery, and his new restaurant, Fodder & Shine. One of […] Read more…
It’s not going to surprise most of you that I know people who live in cooler climes. Yes, I know,…that would be ALL of the rest of the US today. That, my friends, is why I had to post this little gem for you. Yeah, yeah, I know, you don’t hear from me for weeks […] Read more…
It’s that time of year when I clean everything out. Everything from the file cabinet of old bill statements to the makeup drawer. Yes, I do actually throw stuff away. OK, maybe not the 2 year old tube of Chanel lipstick – no ! I love that color!! And I do actually clean out the […] Read more…
The holiday break is over and the kids went back to school (yay!!!). I’m sure you remember those days and enjoyed reliving your adventures as they ask, “So, what did you do over the winter break?” Well, for me, I helped paint a chair. Um, yeah. This is what happens when my little DIY buddy, […] Read more…
This year for our ‘Girls Night Out’ Dirty Santa gift exchange, I added to my little bag of weirdness, a small jar of ‘Wood Butter’ that I’d made. The recipient looked at it puzzled and I attempted to explain. But now, I have a better idea,…a blog post. Why not. I’d posted this on my […] Read more…
Every family has their own traditions at Christmas. That’s one of the great things about this season that celebrates with light and life. When you join a family, as I did so many years ago, you combine traditions and start a few of your own. My husband’s family, though, went completely in another direction,…and I […] Read more…
I have my own set of weird traditions during the holiday’s. One of which is catching yet another reading by David Sedaris of his ‘Santaland Diaries’. A short, and hilarious, excerpt of life from the viewpoint of a Macy’s elf during the Christmas season. http://www.npr.org/2012/12/24/167716732/david-sedaris-reads-from-his-santaland-diaries Please click on the link above and absorb the, slightly […] Read more…