Ug. Sorry for the birthday cold. That just kinda adds insult to injury. As for the Covid paranoia, I totally think it’s real. We all suffer allergies here BUT every little sneeze cough etc makes us go hmmmm is this allergies or something more. 

When I hit the big 40 last year, I started really trying to loose the weight I gained with the tiny human. And I did. Mostly. Than the pandemic happened. I gained back 20+ pounds and added on 15 more. My birthday is now looming around the corner again and I feel terrible. So much so that I know I need to change that.…

That looks beautiful and very tasty. I adore a great Bundt cake. My mother was the baker in the family and had quite the collection of Bundt pans. Occasionally I’ll use one to make her Orange Juice Cake which is basically your standard lemon cake with OJ substituted for water and added orange zest. As for the…

I can’t stop stress eating :-/ When I hit 40 last year I started really trying to loose the weight I gained with the tiny human. And I did. Mostly. Than the pandemic happened. I gained back the 20 pounds I lost and added on 15 more. I feel terrible. And that has got to change. So I walk pretty much every day as I have…

My grandmother and my mother had an extremely tumultuous relationship which left my mother desperately wanting to get out of the house and as far away as possible from her. Her only option was to marry her friend as soon as she turned 18 who had just joined the Airforce. It was not a happy marriage in any way. She…

Meanwhile some people are desperate to get them. I got an email yesterday that I can finally book an appointment to get my vaccine and I can’t get in ANYWHERE for one :-/

I was literally coming here to say the same !!! You can’t leave those off the list. 

My brain hurts after reading that. Sadly I’m sure they’ll be many people who actually believe this. Sigh

So very true. My family is first generation American from what is now Ukraine. Everyone in our family has the typical blond hair with blue eyes except for my Grandmother, my father & myself. We always say that’s from our Mongolian ancestors. 

OMGosh !!! I grew up eating this. My uncle married a quite lovely French Canadian woman. Her mother would make this particular dish every tine we would visit and serve it with a homemade chutney like ketchup. I loved it so much so that in later years the old woman would usually thrust a frozen pie into my hands as we…

Yes !!! That’s exactly who I’m reading about. 

That actually sounds interesting as a read. I’ve listened to a few podcasts on cults actually. I also vividly remember when Heavens Gate happened as I have a friend who grew up in a cult and it made me aware of how crazy they could be. 

At the start ... less chance to make a mess and comes out perfect

Happy Happy !!! I vote for Texmex 

I am so so so very sorry. My deepest and sincerest condolences to you during this most difficult time. 

My deepest condolences to you

Gah. That bread looks divine. That is the one thing I miss from being south now of where I grew up. The bread is good but not the same. I swear it’s the water ! Reading wise on working on another Titanic orientated book based on a female Stewart who was aboard the Olympic, Titanic & Britannic ( the almost identical…

TY. Love this spot and how the weather can make it look so different from day to day. I’m actually doing a photo series of one shot a day ish for a year from the same spot 

Tiny human is finally having her sleepover at my parents this weekend. After a few negative Covid tests and all of us going no where, we felt it was time. Normally we’d be trying to go out tonight for a nice adult dinner BUT I just don’t feel comfortable dining out. I feel like we dodged a major bullet after our last…

This !!! Absolutely