The Weeks Are Flying By! My readers, can you believe we’re already in October? Before you know it, Christmas will be upon us. But before we start putting up our Christmas lights, let’s enjoy this beautiful fall weather. I just love fall in the midwest, and I also love sweater season. I hope you are […]

I have never tried making a DIY coffee mask or for that matter heard of one. It did not initially appeal to me to smear coffee grounds all over my face just because countless cups of coffee are consumed each day around the world. However, because today is International Coffee Day, I decided to take […]

What a lovely week it has been. Did you know I did a live Facebook Q&A on Wednesday? It was so much fun. I had a great time talking with you and answering all of your fine questions, darlings. In case you missed it, you can still visit my Facebook page and watch the video […]

Orchid Will Always Be in Our Hearts If you think diamonds are a girl’s best friend, you’ve never owned a dog! The love and affection a dog can provide cannot be measured. Our dog, Orchid, was part of our family. With 27 grands, Orchid was still our favorite of the bunch. Our friends still talk […]

Life is filled with unexpected little pleasures, treasures, newsy news and of course, darlings, the unexpected. I call these lightbulb moments. I had a series of lightbulb moments the other week, which I refer to as ‘The Week That Was.’ It razzled, dazzled and frazzled me in multiple ways! My lightbulb moments from that week […]