Check the mailbox, Lisa!
My friend Lisa recently sent me a site to add to my blog, but sadly I had already written about it...she was so disappointed to have missed an opportunity to get a "shout out".So, I'm ruining the surprise by mentioning it here, but I finally found a gift cute enough...
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
My sister has been looking for a felt holiday calendar for years...she finally found it at The Land of Nod. These adorable Advent and Hanukkah calendars are a great way to help kids count down the days until Christmas or the eight nights of Hanukkah. They are so...
Check mate
This is one of the coolest chess sets I have seen in a long time...The Book of Chess is made of heavy weight cardboard that folds up to store in its book-like case. I play chess so rarely that I can't remember the names of the pieces, but this set is great - each...
My favorite time of the year
My dear friend Tanya, knowing that I love all things pumpkin, recently made a pumpkin cheesecake for my birthday...she regularly bakes, but I'm pretty sure that was a toughie...even for her...she made pumpkin bread this week and brought some of it to me and then tried...
Pink lungs
Today is the 31st annual Great American Smokeout. The American Cancer Society is encouraging people to call their Quitline, a telephone-based counseling program or log on to their site to embark on a personal plan to quit.If you aren't ready to call or can't get your...
Inhale
I love home fragrance diffusers, but have previously used a few that are waaay too strong...if the fragrance is too heavy, they almost smell bad. That is not the case at all with the Lavender and Chinese May Chang diffuser from Anthousa's Chinoiserie Collection. It is...