It’s actually somewhat painful to look at the date of my last blog post and know that I so casually just stopped writing altogether during the past few weeks.  Well, it wasn’t necessarily casual, but I definitely felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders during that time.  What a horrible [...]

If you follow me on Twitter, then you might have noticed a couple of my tweets written about Corinne Bailey Rae’s latest album,  The Sea.  I admit, I was only a casual fan of her past music,  liking a few songs here and there.  I remember when the horrible news of her husband’s death broke [...]

Hello, all!  How are you? Happy 2010!  It’s going to be a good year, I can feel it!   I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with lots of family, love, celebration and festivities.   I know I’ve pretty much disappeared in these past couple of weeks as I went on a bit of a break [...]

Snow
It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow
Snow
I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow
This is a picture of what greeted as I l opened my door to leave for work this morning.  I’m pretty much an angry hermit in the mornings, so that means that I don’t [...]

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I hope everyone reading this had a great holiday weekend, possibly enjoyed Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, and spent lots of time with their loved ones.
I am back.  No, really, I am. I’ve missed this blog.   I went on a bit of a blogging sabbatical for the last [...]

I would like to thank the always  creative and fabulous Pretty Robotic for this lovely Kreativ Blog award.   I’m very honored to receive an award , especially from a blogger who is highly creative and churns out great posts on the regular.  Thank you very much, Pretty Robotic!  When I first began writing this blog, [...]

Okay, okay, I know they say that about Christmas, but for me, I always feel like Halloween is one of the most festive holidays of the year.  Dressing up, yummy treats and costume parties are what makes this holiday great for me.  I’ve been a Halloween enthusiast ever since I could remember.  Finding a suitable [...]

Not sure how many times I’ve typed this, but I’m sure you know by now that fall is my favorite season. There are always subtle hints that fall weather is creeping in and summer is slowly fading away. The cooler weather, being forced to turn on the heat at night or piling [...]

Have you ever thought about what you would say to yourself when you were younger  if you were reflecting back at the age you are now?   There are times when I do stop myself and think, “If I only knew this when I was 18, 19, then I’d be a lot better off”.  Of course,one [...]

It’s a nice, crisp Autumn day and  itching to get outside and enjoy it.   Here are some other things I’m enjoying this Sunday:
What I’m Reading: I always like to read the Alinea at Home blog on Sundays.  The author, Carol, is cooking her way through Chicago chef, Grant Achatz’s cookbook, which has recipes based [...]