The man with the plan Midwesterners sure know how to embrace the concept of dining al fresco. After being trapped inside for months, any wee bit of sunshine that graces us drives everyone straight to the restaurants that offer outdoor tables. In Grand Rapids, though, those tables have a slightly […]

The couple who stripe together… The seemingly charming couple in the photo above is merely deceiving you with those smiles. You see, they’re a bit wily. We invited them to our housewarming party. Nope. Last year’s Chinese New Year party. Uh-uh. Devin’s first birthday. Ooops, sorry. Obviously they’re a difficult […]

So the centerpiece of our Easter feast was my go at Greek Easter Bread… I love the smell of percolating yeast After eight minutes of kneading Rolled out to the right length I haven’t braided hair since I was a kid, so this part made me nervous And after all […]

During a shopping jaunt with Tracy

Yet another yawn from Patti’s #2 Smiling at Mom

Jolene’s new 52-pound pup, Molson

Laying down the plastic Lovely Friday evening with Kathy. I believe we covered every topic beneath the sun. Yummy food. Equally yummy wine. And this morning was my designated “you get to sleep in” day. Weekend’s off to a pretty good start.

Maggie where all cats like to be at Christmas I like to plan things. And I don’t like it when the plans change. My husband says I lack spontaneity. He’s probably right. So picture me on Christmas Eve morning as I awake anticipating our yearly ritual of driving to my […]

After a crazy-busy weekend filled with the typical holiday visiting of friends and family, and accompanied by what seemed like a constant headache and tiredness, I was happy – very happy – to crawl beneath the sheets last night and drift off to sleep. Of course the alarm beeped way too […]

At her new favorite store: Global Infusion So Tracy and I spent hours together on Saturday — dining, exploring, shopping and cat-petting. Fun! The Mean Green Burrito was yummy, of course. Then we walked down Cherry and hit the shops in East Hills. From there we headed down Diamond to […]

The other day, my husband was changing a lightbulb in the laundry room. I came downstairs to see him standing precariously on the tips of his toes, trying to remove the light fixture. Me: Do you need a step stool? Him: (Quizzical look) A s*ex tool???? Me: (Unamused look) Him: […]

Yet another Rochester Hills pic We’re attending the Grand Haven–Grandville football game tonight. I haven’t been to a high-school football game since…well, since I was in high school. We’re going to be rooting for the Buccaneers and Matt Wade, varsity footballer extraordinaire. I’ve known Matt since he was eight and […]