Hello, Monday.

Whew, what a whirlwind of a weekend.

It’s been a busy month, with seemingly every moment of every weekend, actually, more like every day, booked hour by hour. All good things, but frankly a bit exhausting. I spent Saturday running from errands to tennis to lunch with one friend to dinner with another. Yesterday, Brother, Mom and I took ourselves to downtown Detroit for the Immersive Disney experience to celebrate Mom’s birthday today, followed by a delicious lunch at our favorite Cuban restaurant.  

I also dodged the power outages of an ice storm, so lucky for me – this picture was my window Thursday morning.

This weekend I’m heading to Disney with Mom for some R&R, pool time, sun and chlorine to recharge and get us through the rest of winter. We go down this time every year, and every year by this time, we are all so ready for the escape.

As for this week? Here are my ponderings:

Given the aforementioned busy-ness I’ve described above, perhaps it’s time that I take back a day.

I’m working on something….so maybe the above will be a more realistic endeavor.

Actually, maybe we should all consider that something (ie, 4 day workweek).

Fish Fridays? Here’s why it’s a thing (I do love me a church fish-fry).

I don’t have these particular ones (RIP Pier One), but I use pasta bowls more than any other dishes in the house. You should def give them a try.

Do you use jarred pasta sauce? I can’t say that I make pasta that much, but despite having a mom that made almost everything from scratch (except for cornbread – that was Jiffy and pie crust- that was Pillsbury), she was actually a Prego devotee (with mushrooms) and added her own pizzazz to make it her own semi-homemade concoction. Shame about it no more.

For my family’s spaghetti recipe, see here.

If you’re not following Shabaz, you’re missing out – big time. #povvo

I recently received these amazing chocolates as a gift and – highly recommend.

That’s all folks- have a great week!

Hello, Sunday.

How are ya’ll? Well, we’re plugging away in 2023 and I can’t even believe we’re midway through February. As the year plugs on, since I’ve been blogging, I’ve always thought of it as moving from one holiday to the next. We’ve passed Lunar New Year, the Super Bowl, and Valentine’s Day and are staring at Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day and then Easter. Throw in Mother’s Day and we’re already well into May.

All that being said, I’ve got some banging eats coming at you for all of the above, so get ready!

I’ve spent the weekend catching up with friends, playing tennis and today and am off to Broadway to see Jagged Little Pill with Brother. A full and fulfilling weekend for sure. I hope you’ve had the same.

I can’t even really remember the real news that happened this week, but I did manage to squirrel away some interesting, not-too-serious reads this week. Here they are for you and your easy Sunday morning reading.

Oh, Paul Rudd. Being just as lovable as ever.  As a huge Friends fan, I didn’t think that his appearance in the finale seemed out of place. Did you? But I do see his point.

People all over are setting their phone locations to France. Huh…that’s interesting.

Wellness = Travel. While I do often like an indulgence on the road, you can probably tell that I favor those vacations where I’m not exactly sitting around. 

Dick van Dyke is STILL at it. 

Would you live in a refurbished high school? I don’t know, but it looks pretty cool.

Football is SO dangerous. I just can’t.

The rise of #childfree- the boom and the backlash.

Schools that ban smartphones– seems like a good idea to me.

Crete is apparently the culinary capital of Greece. Hey, I went there! It was fab- you should add it to your list.

Having a Mardi Gras shindig? Here’s a cheat sheet.

These pralines? My favorite.

Have a great week!

Valentine’s Day is for lovers? Maybe but I say Valentine’s Day is also for chocolate. I’ll take it to the next level with Chocolate and Peanut Tart.

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