Emotional Intelligence: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Definition of Oxford Languages It often feels as if…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…