Hello, darlings! I hope you had a wonderful week. Can you believe we’re already over halfway through October? Get those turkey basters ready because before you know it, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving! Speaking of Thanksgiving, this past week was Canadian Thanksgiving. For all of my Canadian followers, I hope you had a beautiful time with […]

Welcoming The New Year Ten days ago, Jews around the world began their most important observant holiday with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Families and friends gather around their dinner tables to welcome in the New Year, wishing one another good health and a sweet year. This holy time of ten […]

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 […]

We are on this earth to connect. Socializing is an unwritten law, a ritual we cannot live without. For most of us, the first task of the day includes performing the simple ritual of brewing a pot of coffee. I walk into our kitchen and open the cabinet to take out the jar of freshly-ground […]