Sometimes you really just need a special day and I created that for myself in honor of French Friday. Follow along as I share how I turned an ordinary Friday into a French-inspired treat! This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. My Special Day…
Guest Post Friday – Drunken Cheese Dip
Drunken Cheese Dip by the Pastoral Urbanite It never fails. You’ve had dinner at your favorite little Italian place, made several rounds at the local wine bar, when last call slips up behind you intent on spoiling a night of well deserved frivolity. Suddenly five or six people looking better than the extras on Mad…
Daily Notes of Encouragement
I can’t recall how I found it but for some time I’ve been receiving daily emails from www.tut.com. They are short, positive notes of encouragement and some are so good I have kept them in a file. This is the one I found in my inbox this morning. People who give, Deanna, are given to….
Bien dans sa peau…
Are you familiar with the French expression, “bien dans sa peau”? It literally translates to “well in one’s skin” or loosely, being comfortable with one’s self. This phrase was brought to mind the other night as we attended a 1940s-style burlesque show in Oklahoma City with friends. As I watched these young women perform, I…
Memory Lane Monday…Shalimar
When I was growing up, my mom would take me shopping to the mall in San Bernardino which was about an hour from where we lived in the Mojave Desert. The two of us would stop by my dad’s business and he’d hand me a $20 bill to spend. It was his way of showing…
Menu Plan Monday ~ September 6, 2010
Click here for more menu ideas! We went to Oklahoma City yesterday after church to attend a show with friends and then spent the night at our favorite hotel, the Skirvin. We just got home a bit ago and then are going out this evening to draft our Fantasy Football teams at our favorite Italian…
Happy Labor Day!
I am currently enjoying breakfast in bed at the Skirvin in OKC. It’s a bit difficult to write much of a blog post on my iPhone so my Memory Lane Monday post will have wait until we get home later today. In the meantime, I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Labor Day.
French Friday – Dreaming of Paris
I just celebrated my 48th birthday and decided that I’m going to start planning for a 50th birthday trip to Paris. This is something I’ve always wanted to do and what better time? I pulled out an old calendar, cut out a picture of the Eiffel Tower and slipped it inside the cover…
Guest Post Friday – Sort of
I have a couple of folks planning to do a guest post in the near future but since I don’t have anything for today, I thought I’d share the following video with you: Deep Fried Maraschino Cherry Juice This gives me a great idea. I’m thinking I should soak cherries in brandy, dip them in…
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