2008 Archives
Must. Have. Sunlight.
What the? I’m sorry but I am NOT ready for living in total darkness! Not only limited hours of daylight, plus the end of daylight savings, but also a cruel, endless string of dark, cloudy days. Ugh! This is how dragged down I feel in March, not November. I’m toast this winter, completely. When our…
Bling, Chat, and Icy Heat
Silpada, Silpada – if you’re a woman in my family, be on alert, you are most likely getting Silpada jewelry for Christmas. Suz is a Silpada rep, so I’ve hosted a couple of parties, which have led to other of my friends hosting parties, including my friend Polly last night and Baseball Mom Sonja this…
Everything’s More Fun with Suz…Even Shopping
Just in case we forgot, winter is coming. It was easy to be lulled into complacency given 75-degree days earlier this week. And then yesterday…snow. And today…a high of 34 degrees. Alrighty then. Thursday, when it was still warm outside, I actually spent a good part of the day baking. I’m not really much of…
Politically Correct Beef Burgundy
Hey friends, how’s it going? I’ve actually had a couple of kind inquiries about my health due to my two-week bloggy absence – rest assured, everything’s fine here, in fact great. My excuse? Um…total and complete obsession with the presidential election. I confess, I got bit hard by the political bug this cycle. I just…
Moderately Organized
Do you plan your meals for the week? I sort of do – all things in moderation, you know, including being organized – but am always quite glad when I consistently pull it off. I have a couple of basic, pre-typed grocery lists on Word, organized by food category and store lay-out (I shop primarily…
Tequila for the Halibut
Well, it was all downhill from there… I lost last week to a nasty cold and cough, but I’m back in fighting form this week. Whew. Despite feeling under the weather I enjoyed a couple of good meals, at week’s end, starting on Friday night with Debbie and Stu The Wine Genius Williams and Rudy…
YUMmy Payback
Out and about, despite my stupid-Madison cold (cough, cough) and pouring rain. Lunch today at YUM! Bakery with Polly, soooo tasty. Chicken soup for the throat and the soul. With a couple of matzo balls to boot, as well as a split of coconut cake and a cup of hot tea. Oooh, all so YUMmy…
C-A-M-I, Mich, and Bucky: Happy New Year!
On Wisconsin! Or, not so much, since I’ve been back for a week already, and the Badgers are 0-3 in the Big Ten as of last night. Ouch. But no matter, the real reason for last weekend’s trip was to get together with my long-time friends Cami and Michelle, and the three of us had…
Party Central is Now Closed
Ah, the parties are over. In the last week, we’ve entertained almost 100 people (30 on Tuesday, 70 on Saturday), and I have to say, it all went off without a hitch. Whew! And both were really…FUN, which is the point of course. Reconnected with old friends, met a lot of new ones, ate good…
Crunchy in a Bad Way
Hey man (my favorite Cooper greeting). Craziness out there these days, I won’t pretend I’m not glued to the web (radio, TV) like everyone else. It’s a wild ride, and more than a bit unsettling – perfect times for making a little dinner (waaaay cheaper than eating out, for one, and healthier and more comforting…