My personal trainer, Logan, has this theory...well, no, for him it's not a theory, it's a doctrine. It's called Proximity to Failure. So, when you're weight training, which I, painfully, am in the middle of, you should always lift more than
Usually when I'm asked the question, "if everyone else was jumping of a bridge would you just go ahead and follow them?", I answer yeah, probably, I'm mean maybe it's a good idea. On Amazon I usually go with the "Best
Dear Blog Readers, I am so happy to announce that my debut mystery, SPF 1500: You Are Protected, But You're Not Safe, is out in print and available through Amazon in paperback or e-book (Kindle, your phone, tablet, laptop). In this blog issue I will give you a
The guess work; putting the puzzle pieces together; the anticipation; thinking you've got it right, only to find out you were wrong. Mysteries make you think. I can feel the elastic in my brain stretching, and then stretching some more, until the rubber snaps and goes flying off
My Fair Lady was/is one of my favorite musicals (only to be recently replaced by Hamilton...omg). I think My Fair Lady was one of my mother's very few trips to NYC to see the musical with my father. So, yes, I grew up on the dashing
Wow, so my college roommate and sorority sister, Angie, recently reminded me that this is our 40th college reunion year...holy crap! As our sorority president, Angie was always good at organizing and reminding us of these things, like graduations and such. So we got together for lunch and had
I love to walk. When I was working out of town (a lot!) I would call Craig after a hectic day and he would often say to me "after you go for your walk, you'll feel better"; and he was absolutely right. I'm not
Yay! My cookbook, Seriously-Super-Salads! A Delightful Salad Adventure Awaits!, is out through the Blub On-line Book Store: Order Salads are healthy and versatile. You know how they say "you can make anything into a musical" (Evita, Cats, Sweeny Todd, Bye Bye Birdie, Human Centipede: The Musical). You get
Carie, Kiki, Gigi and I had our Sister's Retreat at a lovely Airbnb on Lake George, NY, just south of the Adirondacks. We found out that Lake George is one of the clearest, cleanest lakes in the world, and a really fun place for a fantastic week together!
Craig and I got back from Scotland three weeks ago. Kiki asked me if I had culture shock, which I didn't expect, thinking that our countries were so similar, but I did (am) experiencing some culture shock, and hmm, there are so many more differences between the US
Kamala Harris is being called "the candidate of joy". She must know my friends and family...pure joy!!! And I am blessed... The middle of August, Craig's brother, Bret, and his wife, Lisa, visited us in Edinburgh. We had a lot of fun. Besides giving them
The Book Festival is among the many festivals in Edinburgh during the month of August. Interestingly, (if not ironic - but not in the Alanis Morissette sense, that's just coincidence!!), this post, where I convened with writers, may be my shortest post. However, what I learned, was just
It's overwhelming. Beaches, waterfalls, sea stacks, volcanic formations, mountains, lochs, glens, streams and rivers, quaint sea side towns...oh, and, sheep (we'll get to that). In other words, the Isle of Skye is beautiful and varied and an amazing, amazing hiking experience. Plus, I've
Wonder. Awe. Reverence. Our trip to the Orkneys had a lot packed into a few days, much of which we're still processing. There were many moving parts and quick connections, but we were on a budget and knew there were some once-in-a-lifetime things that we wanted to see
I've never been to Glasgow. I've never even thought about going to Glasgow. I've only started actually spelling it right, instead of Glascow (sorry!). Nobody in Edinburgh even talks about Glasgow. I asked a man at a ceilidh, who answered "why wouldya?"
There are a lot of churches in Edinburgh, but most of them are now community centers, concert halls, office space. There are also castles in and around Edinburgh and, of course, many throughout Scotland. I've made some connections in my mind and I'll attempt, as best
Craig and I decided we wanted to start to explore some of the many quaint, small coastal-towns outside of Edinburgh along the North Sea. There are many you can get to by bus or train from Edinburgh, and North Berwick was recommended to us by several ladies at a ceilidh.
https://youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c Craig and I took the train to London for a four day holiday. The train was an easy five hour ride from Edinburgh, and I highly recommend the hotel we stayed in, The Sanctuary House Hotel. The city is amazing. Craig kept saying it was adult
I've fallen in love with the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. All my gardening friends, I wish you could be here with me experiencing the brilliance of the azalea copses in bloom. My pictures don't begin to capture it all (of course). Part of the magic, I
So, I'm going to start this post with the latest breaking news...our neighborhood is going all to heck. We thought we were in a nice, quiet, respectable neighborhood, until a couple of days ago when the First Minister ticked-off the Green Party, something you definitely do not
Staying someplace else for six months is much different than just going on vacation for a week or two. We're adjusting to things like remembering to look right rather than left when crossing the street, and crisps are potato chips and chips are fries. And, Edinburians aren'
Ahhh, Dean Village! Only a ten minute walk from our "flat" is the idyllic Leith River Walk and Dean Village. Not at all a stretch of the imagination to see Belle (Beauty and the Beast) waltzing through the village in her layered skirts and apron, one arm circling
I used to quite seriously love trees. I'm pretty good at identifying and naming trees: birch, black walnut, oak, maple, willow, poplar, and so on. When I was younger I saw trees as mostly silent, except in the fall when they would shine in a blazing glory of
We landed in Scotland Wednesday morning, April 3rd. As most of you know this is an adventure that Craig and I had spent over a year in the planning. (Craig also has a blog: https://auld-riecke.ghost.io/. His is very entertaining. We don't have competing blogs; you