It’s Friday which means” Happy Hour” is almost upon us. No doubt many have already begun to get happy. In addition, happy hour can be any day of the week now. So what makes Friday better?  I’ll tell you.                                                   Well It’s Happy Hour Friday The famous phrase “TGIF”, was not meant for Monday or […]

Leftovers is probably my favorite word when it comes to food these days. At this stage, I’m just to tired to think of recipes for two. The last two nights have been leftover nights at our house. Besides, we deserve some time for ourselves. No reason to feel guilty.                                          Leftovers and Summer..Perfect Plan My […]

Our neighborhood is in a transitional phase. When we moved in 21 years ago, the families were young with children our kids age. Then everyone grew up all of a sudden.                                                   The Young Neighborhood So 21 years ago, when we arrived in this area, the amount of younger families was astounding. It was and […]

Grilling time is here for most of us, with the official beginning of summer this weekend. Most people have a favorite way of doing their food on the grill, either with good old charcoal, wood chips or gas and propane. We prefer the wood chips. Let’s look at all the choices. https://www.thespruce.com/charcoal-vs-gas-grills-335044                                                  Charcoal Grilling […]

Memorial Day Weekend is almost upon us. The official start to summer will soon be here. What are your plans?                                       Everyone Has A Tradition The Memorial Day holiday is a lot like the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We all have a tradition that we may adhere to, in this case, celebrating the start of […]

I am an introvert, not an extrovert. It’s not-self proclaimed, it’s who I am. People who know me well would agree to it. I realized a long time ago, that there is nothing wrong with being either one.                                    An Introvert Really Isn’t Anti-Social The first thing I want to clear up, is that fallacy […]

I keep trying to wrap my head around suicide.  Rock artist Chris Cornell from Soundgarden apparently did just that, by hanging himself in his hotel room last night. A few hours earlier, he had just finished performing. Then there are those who commit suicide and murder someone at the same time, as what occurred in […]

As the years keep going by and you’re getting older, how do you cope with the multitude of emotions. Some like myself, have just resigned to the fact that it’s part of life. Waking up everyday is a blessing. And so are the other things that go along with getting older.                            […]

I have become a Twewbie on Twitter. Forget about trying to pronounce it. It stands for a Twitter newbie. I’d been thinking about taking the plunge for a long time, but kept backing away. Facebook had been enough for me and I’ve been off of that personally for over a year. But what a fascinating […]