August 19, 2011: Hot and Spicy Day Food of the Day for a Year Goal Day: #44 On Friday, I made enchiladas to celebrate Hot and Spicy Day. Originally, I had planned to make enchiladas for only Cole and me, but a friend of Cole’s showed up, then another friend showed up, and I ended … Continue reading Musing: Hot and Spicy Day. I Do Not Like Green Chile

August 18, 2011: Soft Ice Cream Day Food of the Day for a Year Goal Day: #43 Let's muse about Soft Ice Cream Day which was on Thursday.  Yes I know it's Saturday. What can I say my muse is a little behind. But I always say, better late than mussed all together. On Thursday, we … Continue reading Musing about Soft Serve Ice Cream & Marriage Potential

Friday was Penuche Fudge Day, Saturday was Hot Dog day and Vanilla Ice Cream day. and by the time you read this it will be Sunday and I will be sipping a Margarita to celebrate Tequila day. Do you ever feel like you have stolen more chain than you can swim with? Lets do this, … Continue reading Musing: Penuche Fudge, Hot Dogs, Vanilla Ice Cream and Invisible Mom

Wednesday was Lollypop Day—or 'Leccaa Lecca' Day if you live in Australia. 1 Today is Junk Food Day, so I have put out a plate of nachos for us to munch on while we muse. Please help yourself. And have a coke or beer ...the perfect beverages to enjoy with nachos. The heat wave baking … Continue reading Musings: Lollypops, Junk Food, Along The Low Road

Please help yourself to some ice tea and a corn fritter. Today is Corn Fritter Day, and I now understand the saying “flat as a fritter” from an insider’s perspective. I will tell you all about it; but first, let me tell you about tapioca day-gummi worm day. It crossed my mind to seek out … Continue reading Musings: Corn Fritters, Tapioca, Harry Potter

Happy Blueberry Muffin Day! First there was the storm, and then there were blueberry muffins! Have a muffin, and I will tell you all about it. Around 8 a.m., the sky darkened and the wind began to blow; lightning cracked and thunder roared. I love a good storm, but since trees surround our house and … Continue reading Musing: Blueberry Muffin Day and Storms!

Welcome to my late night pity party. Your hostess is Pitiful Peril. (I wrote this last night but decide to post this morning-so I could offer you better snacks.) Can I offer you a cuppa would you like turnover? It was a very long day (July 4th) and while the clock has tick-tocked over to … Continue reading Musing: Fireworks Curses-It was a long 4th of July

It's the cocktail hour....Let’s muse over Bomb Pop Cocktails and some salsa and dip Client friends of mine have a twenty-one-year-old daughter who is attending college in Chile. On June 11th, Lily fell from a two-storey hostel and suffered critical head injuries. There was no drinking, no drugs, and no horseplay—it was an accident. A freak, … Continue reading Life Before and After the Parentheses

Finally, a quiet moment to muse… Lets enjoy a cuppa and some almond butter crunch. My mom and our friend Norma turned back into road warriors and rode off into the Chicago Sunrise. They are on their way to a dog show in Oklahoma. First stop: Reuters -- a Chicago Bakery not far from my … Continue reading Musing-Road Warriors Hit the Road