I started reading the book, Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, this morning and can’t put it down. The end is so close I have to finish tonight. Be back tomorrow.

A little while ago I mentioned Nadiya, a chef/baker from the U.K., and her new shows on Netflix. One of her episodes had Joakim Prat as a guest spot. His specialty, as I had mentioned, is eclairs. After watching him work, and seeing his results, I got the bug to try to create my own… Continue reading Eclairs on My Mind

Yesterday we had decided to spend the “last” day of vacation visiting The Market District. Since we were going to be out and about anyway, we decided to go shoe shopping. Both of our pairs were well over two years old, it was time. Who would have thought finding a shoe store would be so… Continue reading Two Sides of the Same Coin

Earlier this week, Volume 5 of the Bake from Stratch cookbooks arrived. After looking through the recipes to discover what to bake first. The chocolate-covered peanut butter cookies called out to me. So, I made the cookie base last night, then finished them this morning with the peanut butter and the chocolate dip. They took… Continue reading I Saw, I Came, I Conquered

For most of my life I have struggled with relaxing. I’m actually not sure what that means, and I’m sure it means different things to different people. Take for example, you know how much we like to do puzzles. There has been a new puzzle on our table to complete for the past year, and… Continue reading Relax. What’s That?

My husband and I decided to take a few days off together. We’ve both accumulated a number of days since there basically was no traveling last year. We decided to do a day trip to see something neither of us had done before (we did ask our kids to go with us as well, but… Continue reading Date Day

Yesterday, I weighed in under my goal weight. Just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke, I didn’t want to say anything until I had repeated the battle of the scales a second time. And this morning I did, still under. It wasn’t easy, and thanks to my husband and Noom for the support in… Continue reading Goal Met, and then some…

Today will be shorter because my new Bake from Scratch: Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker Volume 5 arrived. I knew it would be here soon as it was just released and I had pre-ordered it. It was a very pleasant surprise for the day. Now, I have the dilemma of what to make first.… Continue reading Bake from Scratch Vol 5

In traveling, whether it be just in my town or across the country, I get to see and get the feel of a community, the highs and the lows. I’ve been wondering about civic pride. As I think back over time, it seems there was a time when politicians, businesses, and citizens, cared about their… Continue reading Civic Pride

17,705 steps, 8.20 miles, 17 flights climbed. Those are the stats from my Activity Rings today on my Apple Watch. I closed all the rings and then some. As I often do in a new city, I woke up this morning wanting to do a walk about. My walk about adventures started several years ago… Continue reading Lafayette Walk About