Life & All The Things In Between
Some helpful notes up top: this recipe was a fail on my first attempt. I didn't read the directions correctly; added too much sugar to the dough, making it a sticky mess. The second key element was my rolling pin. It was temporarily MIA; which resulted in overly thick layers for my scones. Good news [...]
The popularity of bees has been a cultural phenomenon recently. The “Queen Bee,” Beyoncé has her Beyhive, and I was seconds away from titling this post “Beez in the Trap,” but Nikki didn’t get back to me in time, so here we are. My first memories of bees go way back to when I would [...]
Saturday 9/19 - This Saturday was just like any other. It was after 2 pm, and I was casually looking through Zillow at new condo listings. I’d been searching for a few months to get a feel for how quick condos were selling, in what areas, and the average association fees. Until this point, I [...]
Rose - I’m officially a homeowner! I just unpacked my last box yesterday. It’s really starting to feel like it’s mine. Now, I have an ever-growing list of things I need to purchase over the next few months to make this place feel like a home; like a couch, new mattress, pots and pans, plates, [...]
Being born and raised in Florida, traveling to Key West is like the pilgrimage to Mecca; you have to go at least once in your life. I can’t believe it’s taken me 31 years to make it there, and of all the times to go, I decided to go in the middle of this never-ending [...]
Growing up my mom cooked almost five nights a week. Freshly baked biscuits were always a staple around the dinner table. Nothing was better than eating a warm biscuit with my grandmother's homemade plum jam. Biscuits were also a must for any meals served with gravy. Remembering these fond memories I had of hot biscuits [...]
Rose - It’s that time of year when the grocery store isles turn orange with pumpkin spiced flavored everything. While I haven’t taken a deep dive into buying everything in pumpkin spice; I have bought every pumpkin spiced coffee creamer available. I know this is excessive. The eye-rolling cashier made me think I may have [...]
Over the years I have made a conscious effort to become a light packer for vacations. Want to dip your toe into not packing the kitchen sink for a getaway? A warm-weather vacation is a great start. Even though the clothes and shoes are less bulky; that doesn’t mean packing six pairs of sandals should [...]
Have you ever been so consumed by a television show you find yourself thinking about the characters throughout the day? I was recently engrossed by the show Yellowstone, which just ended its third season. Based in Montana, a sixth-generation cattle rancher, John Dutton, fights to keep his ranch from encroaching corporations and Indian Reservation looking [...]
While cleaning my bathroom a few weeks ago I noticed I’ve accumulated a number of half-empty (or half full, depending on your outlook on life) products. I found myself hoarding some of these products for special occasions. While other products, I completely forgot about, and as a result, sat in the medicine cabinet collecting dust. [...]
