Russian River Brewing Pub has been making quite a name for itself over the past few years. Most notably for the Pliney the Younger a triple IPA that is a limited release with a release date of the first Friday in February. I am fortunate enough that I have enjoyed Pliny the Younger – yes believe it …
Packing the Perfect Gym Bag with #FreshAndGlow Softsoap
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshAndGlow #CollectiveBias I swim. I swim a lot. I swim in the ocean, I swim in a chlorinated pool, and I swim in a salt water pool. As you can imagine, all of the time I spend in the …
A Guinness Party for St. Patrick’s Day
My friend hosted a beautiful St. Patrick’s gathering last night complete with a keg of Guinness Stout. Before her guest arrived I snapped a few photos of the food tables and an amazing drink cooler. The food was delicious, not your typical corned beef and cabbage, rather grilled tri-tip with caramelized onions and barbecue sauce, …
Boston Cream Pie Recipe
I baked my first ever Boston Cream Pie! And I gotta’ tell you it was absolutely out-of-this-world delicious! I made this dessert on a work night so that I could take it to my book club meeting. Our meeting was to discuss our most recent read, The Boston Girl. So I thought a Boston Cream …
Helping your Child Navigate a Cell Phone with Simply Prepaid™ from T-Mobile
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChangingPrepaid #CollectiveBias Well the time has come. It is time for our youngest to have regular (albeit limited) access to a cell phone. With our six kids – four out of the house and one in high school …
The Boston Girl: A Book Review
Last night – late last night – while my freshly baked yellow sponge cake was cooling, I finished reading the Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. Tonight after work, I will split my yellow cake into two layers, fill it with the most delicious vanilla custard (also made last night), top it all with a chocolate …
Great Restaurants in Park City, Utah
I would love to title this post, The BEST restaurants of Park City, but since I have not been to all of the restaurants there – I truly cannot name these the best. But I gotta’ tell you they were TOPS! If you consider our group of six adults and how much we all enjoy …
Ski Trip: Park City, Utah
We just had the most wonderful ski trip in the idyllic town of Park City, Utah. What a wonderful mountain town with so many treasures to enjoy! I have traveled to Park City a number of times in the past. My daughter played three summer softball tournaments on the fields of Park City Sports Complex, and …
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
“Well behaved women seldom make history,” reads my friend’s bumper sticker. In so many ways that statement is true. In our country, and in many areas of the world, women have had to fight for equal rights every step of the way. Well it is March, and March is Women’s History Month. This month I …
Unconditional Love and Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease
Last night, my husband and I finally saw the movie, Still Alice. This is the movie that Julianne Moore received best actress Oscar for her role playing Alice Howland, a Columbia University Linguistic professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The movie was heartbreaking, and without a doubt you can understand why Julianne Moore received her Oscar …