The Sunday Salon: The After Christmas Edition

So Christmas came, and went. We spent Christmas Eve with my in-laws (pic above). We had a lovely dinner, opened some presents and then made it home in time for Santa to arrive. There was a little family mishap where a 40 something year-old fought with an 11-year-old over the last root beer in the [...]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all that…

I cannot believe that Christmas is nearly here. It’s been a wonderful year of reading and getting to know all of you. I wish you all a very, Merry Christmas.

The Sunday Salon: Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. The Hub had a hard time deciding what to do today so I suggested that we hit Descanso Gardens and then go for pizza. He thought that sounded pretty good so that’s what we did.

The ground was slanted in this shot. I swear!

The kids seemed [...]

The Sunday Salon: The "I Am Sick Pity Party" Edition

I finally get some down time and what happens? I get sick. Not just sick, like a sniffle here and there but flat out sick (tonsils swollen, throat as red as can be). Ugh. So what do you think I am craving? A cool drink? Ice cream? No… the spiciest, hottest Carne Asada tacos known [...]

The Sunday Salon: Bart’s Books

Happy Mother’s Day! I had a lovely day. The Hub and kids took me out for a Mexican feast and then we headed to Ojai, California which is only about 45 minutes from where we live. We visit often but we’ve never been able to find a decent bookstore there. However, a co-worker of mine [...]