Essentials
When I was married to James, some evenings, the joke in our house was, “What kind of pasta is Brenda making tonight?” because I fixed every kind of pasta dish known to man and many I made up. By that time, I was in my mid-forties, and I’d been making homemade pasta since my 20s—tortellini
Two weeks ago I announced the giveaway of $1,500 worth of makeup. Chanel, Nars, Nikol Beauty, Laura Mercier, Chanel and
Happy April sweet friends. This week San Antonio experienced near totality during Tuesday’s eclipse, while the next night we had
Last week, I brought home an unwanted souvenir from a recent trip to New York City: My first case of
Many of us have an exercise program we follow. We lift weights, do aerobics and/or attend a yoga class, and
We’ve all heard stories about people who “died in their sleep,” but did you know they might have died from
Selecting holiday gifts can be frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive, so this year, think of me as your Holiday Gift Elf.
Even during the best of times, the holidays can be trying for many of us. It’s easy to let ourselves
In a recent Ageless Style interview with Jennifer Denton, we talked about her favorite skincare products. Many of them contain hyaluronic
This coming April 21st – April 28th, 2023, I’ve planned a special trip to Tuscany, and I hope you’ll come with
I don’t know about you, but I haven’t taken a trip or had a real adventure since before Covid, and
Have you seen Joanna Gaines’s new TV series Magnolia Table? Like many of us I became besotted with Joanna and
According to Webster’s Dictionary, separate is a verb. We separate our lights from darks when doing laundry, our refrigerated goods
After paying $5.00 for a tiny basket of tasteless, organic cherry tomatoes at a farmers market earlier this summer,
When I was a little girl my parents had a hard time getting me to eat anything, especially foods that
I have a friend who changed jobs, moved to a new city on the other side of the country and
A few days ago as I stood looking out my front door, I watched our neighbor wielding a large
Last week’s blog about the “invisible man” sitting in the Spanish chair in my living room got me thinking about
So far, so good. Still loving our new home and cooking up a storm. Three large windows keep the kitchen