I love to garden. I love the smell of the earth… and the feel of it, too. I love beginning with a sea of brown and turning it into a sea of color. Gardening makes me happy. So why did I take a… well, 5-year hiatus when we moved into this old house of ours? I don’t really know. Barry [...]

Just yesterday, while lugging out the trash in my sensible non-skid slippers but still sliding over our ice-coated back deck, I began to dream a bit about living in a warmer climate.  You know.  Wearing my fuchsia-feathered high-heeled mules and matching lingerie while tipping the guy who will take out my trash for me in the perfectly manicured and maintained [...]

Yesterday was the official “kick off” (get it?) day of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular‘s 2009 season, complete with “snow” coming down on Sixth Avenue. Spectacular, indeed!

Last Tuesday I spent the day in New York City with my friend Sarah. We hadn’t seen each other since the photo shoot for the Hot Blogger Calendar back in October (OCTOBER! It had been that long!?), so we were long overdue for some quality time together. (And really, who needs an excuse to meet in the city for the [...]

My Friday night impromptu hair and make-up session by my fabulous friend Leah before going out on the town After getting pampered by Leah, having the best time with her and Yadira – two ladies who make me laugh and just make it fun to be silly Taking Ryder and Seth to the dog park Saturday morning and watching them [...]

I remember when they first went up. I’d drive through the neighborhood right next to mine on my way home, past the house where a few guys would be working on stringing lights on trees, securing reindeer figures on the lawn, decorating windows and doors. There was a lot of decorating going on. Sure, it was a little… much for [...]

Sometimes impromptu plans end up being the most fun. On Saturday I was at my parents’ house with my dogs. My nephews William and Alex were over, too, getting ready to go sledding. My parents asked if I wanted to come, but I had a little to-do list for work that I wanted to get started on. So they left [...]

About a year ago I wrote a post about the month of February. I wasn’t very kind to February in that post. This time of year in New England tends to be dark and gray often. You don’t see many people just strolling around outside unless they’re dressed in 18 layers, looking chilled to the bone. The sounds of children [...]

I am seriously the definition of “last-minute holiday shopper.” I just started my shopping over the weekend, and I’ll probably be done, oh, around 4 PM on December 24th – just before heading over to my parents’ house for Christmas dinner and gift exchanging! I know I’m not alone, though. And that’s why I was excited to talk to Best [...]

Each year around this time, the debate begins. Should people make New Year’s Resolutions or not? Will they really stick with them? Why not make “lifestyle changes” rather than resolutions they’re bound to break? I say: Make the resolution. Why not? Many people make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight in the coming year. Sure, sometimes they package it [...]