Fighting Boredom with Healthy Food + Creative Living
I prodded my daughter for childhood fears, expecting giggles and vague “monsters under the bed” answers. She surprised me with a dramatic eye roll and a tight-lipped, “Oh, lots of things!” Intrigued, I pressed for details. Houses, rooms, noises? Her…
This is a sponsored post by Photowall, however, the opinions and remodeling content are that of my own. For YEARS, we’ve talked about splitting our two-car garage and making a game room on one side so my daughter and her…
I like Estate Sales. Real ones. 99% of the time, someone has died and the heirs want to liquidate in the easiest way possible, and it quickens the cleanup process. You walk through someone’s home and everything is basically intact…
This 1963 out of print book aptly titled I Can’t Boil Water by Corinne Griffith, is a ‘treasury of exquisite specialties from some of the finest restaurants in the United States…’ I call it a retro-food trainwreck. Some of the…
These vintage monkey pod salad bowls have been hidden for almost 40 years and it’s time for them to dust off their bell bottoms and come out and party. Mid century buffs are collecting these again and vintage old sets…
Word on the street is that embroidery kits are hot again. Now you’re wondering what street I hang out at aren’t you? I found this completed vintage hanging (unframed) and instantly fell in love because of how vibrant the colors…
My daughter slung her 100 pound backpack over her shoulder and announced that she would not be needing a lunch today because it simply would not fit in her bag. Whoa, whoa, whoa, young lady! We are not going to…
Several years ago, I threw a big bash for my Dad’s 70th birthday. I wanted to do something nice to celebrate this milestone birthday, so we did a wine and cheese tasting party. As I shopped for plates, I realized…
These awesome and very retro ‘sports glass’ binoculars are perfect for scoping birds or cute surfers out at the beach. Popular in the 60’s, these ‘sports glasses’ have a 2.5X magnification and fold up to fit nicely in a purse….
A pomander is simply a fruit, like an apple or orange, embedded with whole cloves. It’s a throw-back from the Victorian era when no one washed (ew, right?) and scented fruit was welcomed to off-set the stink of unwashed humans….