Oh, great

I’m picking through my emails the other day, 95% of which are spam, and I come across one from Classmates.com: Lori, you have an email from Tom! Immediately I guess the topic of this communication. Tom was our class president, or some such office, and that means…you know where I’m […]

Slushy

Egads! We can finally see the deck I will in no way proclaim that spring is here. We Michiganders know better than that. We could have a blizzard in May and it wouldn’t surprise me. But a little spring-like thaw is always welcome. This one brought with it much rain […]

Pre-vacation stress

It never fails. Every time we have a trip planned, the days before it become a bit unbearable. I should be looking forward to our getaway. Instead, I fret over the fact that I have limited time to accomplish everything that needs to be accomplished before we leave. I hate […]

Kickin’ back

Elephant adorning the bar at Morgan’s: Colorado Springs OK. It’s probably time to wrap up the whole Colorado theme now. I’ve been back for nearly a week and should return to my regular programming. So I leave you with one more glimpse into our three-day trek…this shiny elephant. I was […]

Ding-dong!

Close up of the sandstone formations at the Garden of the Gods: Colorado Springs My pets can really tickle my funny bone. Especially when they’re totally clueless about something. Such as the other night when I was folding laundry and my husband was watching television in the basement. The dogs […]

Road food

Dining at Jake & Telly’s: Colorado Springs Luckily my companions on my recent Colorado trip were like-minded when it came to dining. I absolutely hate eating at chain restaurants when on the road. (I hate them at home, too, but that’s another story.) We vowed to avoid Chili’s, Applebee’s and […]

I like peas

Whole-wheat pasta and chicken in a gruyere cheese sauce Flipping through the issue of Cooking Light that arrived yesterday, I found a section that featured homey, baked dishes. I settled on this one and went about the preparations. Yes, those green things are peas. I hated peas as a kid, […]

Colorado Rocky Mountain High

Pike’s Peak framed by the formations in the Garden of the Gods: Colorado Springs How can you complain about traveling for business when you get to see such sights as these? Yet three whirlwind days in Colorado Springs was pretty exhausting. Even though it’s a small two-hour time difference, I […]