Our date night was this morning. A rendezvous to Cosentino’s Price Chopper. Of course we dressed for the occasion in our finest vinyl disposable gloves. Unfortunately I had to wake hub side kick at 6:30 after reading that we would have freezing rain by 9 AM. Grumbles got up and we left. A short time Read more about #142…Home Bound, Iced In, 3 Ways to Prepare Fresh Beets[…]
I just can’t do it. All this time at home during this pandemic, I am NOT going to spend time watching TV. There is too much life to live while there is life left….. Governor Cuomo said it this morning…what is happening in New York City is coming to your city…..For us, we have had Read more about #141…#AloneTogether[…]
We are very respectful of the law and all the restrictions imposed on our locality for CoVid-19. So if it’s legal…we can do it! Like everyone else, we are taking advantage of this down time to do all projects around our home. So hub side kick sez, he can finish his project tomorrow, or RIGHT Read more about #140…Date Night…Pandemic Style[…]
Life flies by sooo fast. Sometimes I lose a day in one week. Every few months I seem to have a 3 week month and am in confusion that whole time. Then it seems like the older I get, the whole year flies by and it’s Jan 1 again and the next day it’s time Read more about #139…2020…Cancelled, Closed……..[…]
Yes, this oil painting is hanging above the kitchen cabinets. You think I’m weird? This is a self-portrait of hub side-kick, yes, with a donut. A stubborn Irishman, a DIABETIC stubborn rebellious donut totin’ ………..No, I’m not the wife, rather I am the kitchen and restaurant gestapo. My purpose in life is to carry a Read more about #137…Living with Hub Side Kick/Self Portrait…[…]
How hard can this be? I set up a “kitchen rug” list on Amazon…..YESTERDAY I shopped online, checked my list of preferences, maybe 45 mins. I clicked on 2 buttons…2 seconds YESTERDAY. A few minutes ago they were delivered at our door from S. Carolina by UPS. Did I mention I ordered YESTERDAY? NEVER have Read more about #138…Easy DYI…Ordering Kitchen Rugs[…]
With Russ leaving for breakfast to his”Liar’s Club”, I took off on my errand’s itinerary to go shop! First stop at Menard’s to take advantage of 11% rebate on EVERYTHING!. THEY capitalize that word in the ads…..did I mention 2% rebate for using my Menard’s card? I needed to replace patio cushions and it’s that Read more about #136…Refresh, Renew, Get Ready![…]
, Hub side kick told everyone last year our house is never the same from one week to another. He has now revised it…he never knows what he will walk into. So I posted Weds. morning that the remodel was done, decorated…..finishing touches done……beautiful! Then I left and spent the day with #1daughterconnie. Thrift stores, Read more about #135…Tweaks, Peeps and Perks[…]
Two months from start to finish. The magic word, as always, “HONEY!…what to you think of……..?” What I never thought would happen was that hub sidekick has been learning for the past 7 years all these decorating ideas FROM ME and now has his own itinerary! ! ! Most of the things in this open Read more about #134…Ladies & Gentlemen…Start Your Bids! Final Reveal.[…]
We have earned the right to celebrate our beloved Kansas City Chiefs as the LIV SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS ! ! ! ! How better then in the decor. So I am in my MOST favorite antique mall, Rusty Chandelier, in St. Joseph Mo. the day after the Super Bowl and I come across this beautiful wreath Read more about #133…How ‘Bout Them Chiefs! Living Room Reveal #3[…]
