October is typically the beginning of 'season' in Florida, which is signaled by a change in temperature, a decrease in humidity and vehicles with out-of-state tags arriving to our small town almost daily. It is still warm, but not oppressively hot, and was quite rainy for the first two weeks of the month. Nevertheless, we …
Category: Food
Comfort Food and Consequences
These past months of social isolation have affected us all in a variety of ways, with health and fitness not the least among them. Self soothing with comfort food seemed like a good idea at the time, but if you kept it up for as long as I did, you already know where this post …
Filling Time Between Coffee and Wine
Like most people, Malcolm and I have come to terms with how life will be for the foreseeable future. Being retired enables an inherent flexibility that we are especially grateful for right now. Our wings may be clipped, but adapting to our new reality has been easier than imagined. Making a conscious decision to be …
Easy Entree for Date Night or Company Meal
I read something recently about the many ways in which we express love. Without a doubt, FOOD is the number one love language in our home.We talk a lot about 'joy moments' and share tons of pretty pictures on our blog, like here and here, but cooking, which always brings big smiles to us and …
Captured Moments – Things That Sparkle
Last week I put the finishing touches on our Annual Photo Book, previewed it one last time and placed the order - 2019 is literally in the books. This photo from Christmas did not make the cut, but I wanted to share it with you, for one simple reason. It sparkles. Sparkly things make me …
Picture Retirement 