Let’s talk about bakeries, pastries and desserts, shall we? A bit inspired by Cinnamon’s post yesterday with her photo of her local bakery. I’ve probably done this post before, maybe more than once, but fingers crossed your long-term memory isn’t… Continue Reading
It’s funny (well, at least to me) how a random FacePlace post will bring back memories. Someone out there published a photo of their collection and in it was a little bottle in the shape of a snail, which brought… Continue Reading
First, let’s talk about the weather. If you are in the US you likely saw on the news that Los Angeles County had a blizzard watch, the first one in decades. Snow levels were expected to fall to under 2000… Continue Reading
Cinnamon’s post on her Cire Trudon candle got me reminiscing about the brand, and a poke around on their website (I guess they’re now called just Trudon? Can I type it like Trvdon because it amuses me? and oh, yeah… Continue Reading
Okay, so I am joining the “Brief” team and certainly surpassing it, Surpassing it because I have no excuse for not having much to write about except that I had nothing to do on the long weekend and decided to… Continue Reading
Hey, friends – happy Valentine’s Day! I don’t have Anyone Special to celebrate it with but that doesn’t mean I begrudge anyone else their romantic time! I used to get the kids candy after my divorce; now they live across… Continue Reading
Hello, friends. Today’s post is about the concept of “maintenance” vs. “self-care,” a topic I was thinking about recently. Obviously, all sorts of things can qualify as self-care – for me, cooking, baking and daily walks are self-care. Reading and… Continue Reading