Lunched with Tracy and Kevin today to say “goodbye” to the latter. He’s heading back south to be a Kalamazoo resident. (I’m so envious…I miss my hometown.) Not that it’s all that far from here, but quick bites to eat won’t be quite so convenient from now on.

Taken through a window

Lovely clumps of catmint before it goes all wild and crazy Off to Kalamazoo this afternoon to hang with my mom. That entails trips to the garden center and various gifty shops. Always a fun time. Cheerio to you and have a lovely weekend!

Poor Mika…to endure such humiliation

Hollyhock from my mom Had a lovely Easter luncheon. Ham, sour-cream mashed potatoes, green beans with carmelized onions, whole-wheat popovers, fruit salad, and pear ginger crisp for dessert. As I came downstairs with my camera to photograph my crisp, the hubby had already dumped it into a container. Argh. Ah, […]

Gina and Laurel (and the carrot cake) at our book club meeting

Waiting for Tracy at The Limited My well-intentioned resolutions from yesterday’s post just didn’t fall into place so easily. Predictable, I’m sure. The excuse I’m offering up for my purchases, though, is that they were on sale and who could pass that up? Especially the mint-green capris. Tracy scored a […]

No giraffes were harmed in the taking of this photo Babies are fun to shop for. Truly. Who doesn’t like the cute little shoes, sweaters and socks that line the aisles of baby-centric stores? Anything that’s shrunken down several sizes just begs for the “Awwww!” So finding something for little […]

Say hello to Alec

Stacy’s b-day treat arrives somewhere in the midst of all the martinis

Gifted to us by Lynne and Bob These lovely little beasts have been sitting on our counter, awaiting my husband’s duty of placing them near the door. As Lynne explained, the man should place them there so that they will “keep” his macho-manliness (or some such equivalent) as he enters […]

Made in China, sold in Montreal, tailored in Grand Rapids Belated or not, our Chinese New Year celebration was fun. It was nice to have friends over and hang out for a few hours. And other than burning the bottoms of my veggie eggrolls, the food selections turned out pretty […]