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Trick or Treat!
This is Halloween! We had about 200 kidlets of all ages come by our house. (We ran out of candy!) They were all well-behaved, said thank...
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Final Halloween Garden Tour AND a Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Have a Happy Halloween...I'll report about our Trick or Treaters on Monday! Enjoy!
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Fifteen Minutes of Fame!
We were nearly famous for 15 minutes because our driveway was used to host the craft services snack table for a commercial which was...
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Hallmark Christmas Movie Season!
Don't judge. I love Hallmark Christmas movies, and there's no harm in that! When I was teaching at the university, I used to share with...
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Curried Squash Soup
Recipes always turn out differently each time you make them. And I hadn't made this soup in over a year, at least. But it still turned...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Carved! At Descanso Gardens!
Carved at Descanso Gardens is an outdoor Halloween event that is part scary, part art, and wholly fun! We decided that we needed a...
Oct 24, 20211 min read


Rocking Horse Babies!
Cora's rocking horse is a family heirloom, and all of the grand babies will get a chance to have fun on it. Abby had some time with it...
Oct 21, 20211 min read


Help Us Decorate for Halloween!
It's a yearly tradition at our house -- the funny gravestones. People stop to read them on Halloween and it's a hoot. Sometimes the...
Oct 20, 20211 min read


Halloween Haunted Cookie House!
This video made me write a note to myself on my "to - do" list for tomorrow. Get an appointment for a hair cut! I can't believe the...
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Robert Retires from Big Law
Just this tonight. I worked really hard on the video because I wanted it to be a fitting tribute to Robert's legal career. I couldn't be...
Oct 18, 20211 min read


First Tea Party!
It was a busy Sunday! Robert had set up a woodworking tutorial for his son-in-laws, so I wanted to do something with the ladies. And. tea...
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Indoor Halloweening!
As I mentioned in my vlog, I overdid it today! So just this video tonight...I'll be back in the game tomorrow!
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Halloween Door Decorating!
Our house is looking so festive! Just tonight we saw several cars stop by and take pictures of our decorations. And we have more plans...
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Woodworking 101
Every summer when my girls and I were on summer vacation, I would always plan a Friday Field Trip for us. It was always something fun,...
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Fall Haul !!!
It's so windy here in Los Angeles tonight - we had to deconstruct some of our outdoor decorations so they wouldn't tip over. When we get...
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Pumpkin Patch with the Grands!
We had such fun time. The sun was shining, it was cool in the shade, and the grands were in a joyous mood. As you can tell if you listen...
Oct 10, 20211 min read


Aldik: LA's Best Christmas!
This was simply a visual delight! A perfect Friday retreat. I didn't buy anything - but I think I want to go back and bring Robert --...
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Almost a Fall Garden Tour
My garden continues to teach me so much. Hard work. Memories. Beauty. And, today it reminded me that even in the waning days of the...
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Easy Seed Tape Gardening!
There's no shame in taking short cuts. When you're busy, and you still want to have a garden, or cook a nice dinner, or decorate for the...
Oct 5, 20211 min read


'Tis the Season!
We really do it up for Halloween, as you can tell. And it's not because we have grandchildren. They're really too tiny to appreciate it....
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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