It occurred to me that being a Realtor® it was time for a real estate related post. Houzz always comes through with valuable posts and allows for re-blogging. Why reinvent the wheel, right? The tips in this piece from Houzz are invaluable even if your home is not for sale!
Guess What? I Am Still Happy
Grieving is such an odd ball of wax, a difficult process to pinpoint and even hard, oh so hard to stuff in a box. You have to face it head on otherwise you just will not heal. Remember the ride I mentioned in my last post? It's a roller coaster and your stomach rolls with... Continue Reading →
There is No Grief 101
Grief is not exclusive when a loved one passes, not the same for the next person and certainly not the same pain for anyone's loss. I have recently experienced the loss of my Paul: my lover, my best friend, my future, my everything in an instant due to cardiac arrest. This event has prompted to... Continue Reading →
Vegetarian Pozole Soup
I had a number of friends over this weekend, some of which are vegetarians. Serving soup on a cool Fall day was the only idea I could come up with for lunch. I just don't like the gotta-make-pasta for vegetarians cop out for a meal. So, soup it was! But, what could I come up... Continue Reading →
What Did October Mean to You?
Every year in October we are inundated by the Pink. Let me ask you this: is Pink still relevant? I went to one of my favorite re-use stores in Boise’s Collister Center a few weeks ago, and Naomi made a casual remark that has struck me ever since. She said, “I think by now we... Continue Reading →
What Have You Been Up To?
I have no idea for the reason to be absent on my blog so much. Once a month is irresponsible. So, when the question was posted to me, "what have you been up to?" that gave me an idea. Earlier this year, I made a promise to myself to not answer that question with an... Continue Reading →
Neighborhood in Transition
I have noticed here in Boise that many neighborhoods are in various stages of transition. Let me give you an example with a bit of history. Boise's Lower Highlands was developed by Richard B. Smith in the late 1950's. The first few homes sat at the ends of dirt streets for years before the real... Continue Reading →
Scones with Fresh Summer Berries
Summertime this year in the Northwest has produced an incredible amount of berries to pick to my heart's content. But what to do with them became a question in my head and even entered my dream state. So many berries, how do I use them all in something different and delicious?? There is only so... Continue Reading →
July Checklist for Your Home
Summer is finally here in Boise, Idaho with the temperatures rising, events filling our calendars and barbecue invites every weekend. Just FYI, I prefer pool invites in the late afternoon for happy hour.
Lemon-Almond Cake with Greek Yogurt
I know, I should post more often. This is not a business blog or a recipe blog. It's just a me sharing blog. So, today, I am sharing a healthy cake that I devised from about three or four different other recipes. Part of the quest was to find a way to make the cake... Continue Reading →