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...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
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 27, 2021
- 1 min
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 26, 2021
- 1 min
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 25, 2021
- 1 min
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 24, 2021
- 1 min
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 21, 2021
- 1 min
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 20, 2021
- 1 min
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 19, 2021
- 2 min
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 18, 2021
- 1 min
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 17, 2021
- 1 min
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 14, 2021
- 1 min
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 13, 2021
- 1 min
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 12, 2021
- 1 min
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 11, 2021
- 1 min
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 10, 2021
- 1 min
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 7, 2021
- 1 min
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 6, 2021
- 1 min
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 5, 2021
- 1 min
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 4, 2021
- 2 min
'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....
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