The Eyes Have It
Wanna know a secret?I don’t remember being all that into makeup as a teen or even in my twenties or thirties.At 48 though, I love… [Continue Reading]
One-Minute Cinnamon Coffee Cake
A few weeks back, Tom and I went out for brunch at an award-winning restaurant here in downtown Minneapolis. One of the menu items we oohed and… [Continue Reading]
How To Clean Your Makeup Brushes
Truth be told, I am not the hygiene queen when it comes to keeping my makeup brushes nice and clean. Which is why I am… [Continue Reading]
Dear Dad
Last week you gave us a scareBut with some tender-loving careYour heart is on the mend We all knew it wasn’t the endYou’ve got fish to… [Continue Reading]
Happy Easter 2019
We were blessed to have our little buddy Asher this weekend. Took him to an Easter egg hunt at the park yesterday as well as… [Continue Reading]
Cheers to You
The sun is shining and it’s +70 degrees F in Minnesota. This is one of my all-time fave spring/summer after dinner drinks. Caffeine-free Zevia Cola… [Continue Reading]
The Only Place I Want To Be
I was laying in bed with Asher last night — he was long asleep and I was just drifting off. Tom came in and said,… [Continue Reading]
Soak Your Strawberries
Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a shopper's guide to pesticides in produce. The clean fifteen are those foods with the lowest pesticide… [Continue Reading]
Crying Over a Game of Dominoes
The other morning I found myself sitting at our dining room table crying over a game of dominoes. I wasn't sad per se. Well, maybe… [Continue Reading]
Goodbyes Always Make Me Cry…
…and saying goodbye to the yellow brick road was no different. Elton John put on a fantastic farewell show in Minneapolis as part of his… [Continue Reading]
Two-Minute Banana Bread Muffin
Our grandson loves bananas, which means we often have an overly ripe one sitting on our counter. Lately, I've been craving banana bread and thought… [Continue Reading]
Sixty-Hundred Dollars
“I love my grandma sixty-hundred dollars to the moon and back.” -Asher, 4 yo We spent our Valentine’s Day together playing Nerf guns, trucks, and… [Continue Reading]