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May 5, 2014

Three Little Words

In a recent burst of culinary enthusiasm, I decided to unleash my inner Latina by whipping up a Mexican fiesta, complete with fresh guacamole, salsa, fish tacos, refried beans and a sweet, slippery flan. (Ancestral Disclaimer: I possess not a drop of Hispanic blood, but I believe there is a sexy Chicana residing deep within…

April 22, 2014

Dirty Green

Eco-friendly living can’t be fluffed off as a passing fancy anymore. These days, it is considered a full-on lifestyle. There are, however, different levels of commitment to green living. From my experience, there seem to be three categories that most people fall into. Since it’s Earth Day, let’s have a look, shall we? Light Green: Light…

April 16, 2014

A Perfect Pairing

Recently, my husband and I celebrated out 22nd wedding anniversary. When people learn we’ve been married that long, they carry on with like we’ve just discovered the cure for psoriasis or something. But to us, 22 years doesn’t seem like a big deal. In fact, by our families’ standards, we are rookies. Hubby’s paternal grandparents (who…

April 10, 2014

Light and Breezy

Even though the room was spacious, the four of us were huddled near the far wall. I was literally backed into a corner. From there, it was tough to get the shots I needed; and if I missed them, I would not get a second opportunity. Of all the photography jobs I’d ever had, this…

March 20, 2014

Springing Out Of Hibernation

With the exception of a few small grimy piles of snow, winter has finally loosened its death grip on Westchester County. As if Mother Nature were preening for the Spring Equinox, she took a shower last night that lasted long enough to wash away the filthy gray film of rock salt left lingering on our…

January 23, 2014

Youthing

We are constantly being bombarded with anti-aging propaganda and the products to go along with it. There are anti-aging body lotions, anti-aging brain games…there’s even anti-aging shampoo. Shampoo? Unless we’re talking about growing gray, I can’t really grasp the concept of old hair. How old could a head of hair possibly be anyway? If we’re striving…

January 16, 2014

Fibs, Lies and Chinese Turkey Rolls

New parents can be pretty amusing as they rattle off all the things they will never do with their children. Some declarations are honorable: I’ll never serve fast food to my kids! Some are sensible but unrealistic: I’ll never let them stay up past ten o’clock on a school night! Some are control-freaky and horrible:…

January 8, 2014

My New Lover

I’m going to do some things in today’s post that I’ve never done in this blog before. For starters, I’m going to tell you what really gets my motor going. I’m going to get specific. And I’m going to name names. Brace. Women often have to think outside the box to spice things up at…

January 1, 2014

Nobody’s Perfect

There’s always room for improvement, right? But I worry about the state of humankind every time January 1st rolls around. People begin compiling lists of New Year’s resolutions, and that gets me to twitchin’. Whether or not I’m a little bit psychic is debatable (see: Madame Fortuna Knows All), but I bet I can predict…

December 23, 2013

What the Dickens?!

Let is never be said that I am a Scrooge during the holidays. But for some reason, this year, I just can’t seem to get my merriment on. I first noticed it while picking out our Christmas tree. Normally, I give the same attention to buying a tree as I do to buying a house. …