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spa cookies for a birthday party

Aaaahhh… don’t we all need a day at the spa? I sure could. My last spa visit didn’t go so well. The same spa I’ve been going to for eyebrow, um, “reshaping” (ie brutal waxing) for years has changed management. What was once a laid back, non-spa-like spa is now a spa-like spa. My former [...]



spring treat roundup from the archives

Geez, I’ve done a lot for Spring in the past few years. Which is funny since I much prefer Winter. I know, I know, I’m the lone person out there for whom this is true. But snow is so dang pretty, I never tire of it. Just wish we actually got some this year. And [...]



everything rainbows… in which I share 40 cool rainbow food ideas from others (and me)

Shown above are, clockwise: Unicorn cookie pops (not shown are the rainbow cake and cupcakes), rainbow cookie bites, unmacaron “macaron” cookie pops, sparkly swirly cookie pops, rainbow pound cake, rainbow daisy marshmallow pops, rainbow cookie push pops, sparkly rainbow marshmallow kebobs, and easy candy lollies. In light of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d devote [...]



Valentine’s Day from the archives

I have much to love this Valentine’s Day… not just my husband, five-year old daughter and three kitties, but a new baby girl. And my Roku box. Also, Pinot Grigio. Now, mind you, it’s not all lovey dovey cheesy in our house where Valentine’s Day is concerned. I reserve that mostly for the blog. My [...]



New Year’s Eve from the archives

Yikes, going through my archives for New Year’s Eve posts turned up only a few. I’ve been remiss! And I’ll likely still be remiss what with the addition of a wailing two-and-a-half week old to our house. To be fair, she only wails on occasion, about 20 times a day. Then she sleeps all precious-like [...]