Put away those white shoes, we are now arriving at Labor Day Weekend. Wait..they don’t do that anymore do they?
When I was growing up…in the ice age…you did not wear white shoes before Memorial Day or After Labor Day..some very wicked, rebellious souls cheated and got them for Easter but we knew that that was Fashion Faux Pas in the worst way.
Now everyone wears flip-flops (to think, we used to call them thongs) year round, with church clothes and jeans. But I think you are not supposed to wear white flip- flops after Labor Day.

Isn’t it funny how Summer really …read more

Talk about your dog days….wow. It is hot and muggy. Even at night it is in the 90’s. Everything is sticky and soggy and I am ready for cooler weather. I know that when it is freezing in here I will complain about that.
Please promise to love me anyway.

It is 17 weeks until Christmas. This is actually when I start my Christmas baking and freezing so that I have a more relaxed holiday with all the bells and whistles that I love. Every week for the next 17 weeks I will post a make ahead recipe for Christmas…yes I am weird. So, look for that! Today we start out with an explosion of ideas…to go along with the rest of the home and dining channel 50 list…Any of these would be great in the Christmas Cookie exchange…in fact..all of them would be! And …read more