Geneva-on-the-Lake Is Ohio’s Funky Town

The food and drink can be great, if you go to the right places; and there is lots to do here, if you plan ahead. Let me help you out.

May Flowers in Garden and Woods Welcome a New Season

Hopefully, you will get some good ideas about what you can plant in your own garden, to enjoy every spring!

Spring Blossoms that Are Truly Deer-Resistant

Keeping deer from devouring everything in your yard is especially difficult in spring and fall.

Paris’s Stunning Churches In “spire.” And, What’s Left of Notre-Dame de Paris

Monday (April 15), two of my favorite people sent me text links to breaking news: Paris was burning; actually, Notre-Dame was burning.

Luxembourg Gardens Overflows in Pink

Six-on-Saturday is six pictures of garden beauty, with limited comment! Last week, I was lucky…

I Love Aruba

Our vacation was truly an R&R experience. We weren’t looking for a big agenda, just some peaceful time in a lounge chair enjoying warm weather, turquoise waters, and plentiful sunshine.

California Travel Rejuvenation: The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

With such color and form all around, who would argue that these aren’t Nature’s works of art?

warm chocolate fudge sauce poured over vanilla ice ccream

Chocolate Fudge Sauce Is Easier to Make Than to Buy

My husband (a dessert expert) swears that this sauce is better than the fancy stuff I’ve bought before.

A white porcelain plate holds pink frosted heart shaped sugar cookies

Will’s Favorite Valentine Sugar Cookies

You can roll out the dough dusted with flour or powdered sugar. If you use powdered sugar, it will make crisper cookies.

note card with to do list including tidying up

The Zen of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”

With this keen understanding of how to help people better know themselves, Marie Kondo’s career has become legend.

What Are Legumes?

The sum of all of this information is that, for most of us, eating legumes is a healthy and smart thing to do in our quest to be the best we can be.

Ham and bean soup with chicken broth, carrots, potatoes, white beans, and arugula.

Ham and Bean Soup, Easy and Classic, Spiced Up by A.Joann

You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to make this delicious ham and bean…

Best-Selling Books for Cozy Afternoons

I don’t often cry – at movies, or commercials, and especially not when reading a novel – but this one brought me to tears.

Oh, and not because it was bad.  Because it was good.

butternut squash soup has a warm yellow-orange color.

Butternut Squash Soup

Squash’s high fiber content will help you feel full faster, so starting your meal with a small bowl of soup may reduce your caloric intake overall.

mango sorbet served in a demitasse

Easy, Homemade Mango Sorbet

Experiment with various frozen fruits. You’ll be amazed at how easy and delicious your sorbet really is.