August 2025 --I may be in the minority, but I don’t golf. Don't have anything against the sport, but when you try and then try again and...

August 2024 --You know how you’re always doing something you have to do—not necessarily something you want or don’t want to do—but you...

by jodi marneris March 2023--Cleaning. Cleaning up. Cleaning out. Is there a difference? Absolutely. When you are cleaning something—it...

by jodi marneris March 2023--I was recently in line at a store wearing a sweatshirt a friend gave me that reads: “I’m silently correcting...

There are 600M blogs on the internet. Food is in the number 1 spot. Fear not, food bloggers, my blog can’t hold a candle to what you do.

November 2022--Went to a bridal shower today for a wonderful young lady on our lake and we played Bridal Bingo—that’s where you fill in...

August 2022--What the world needs now is love, sweet love, according to Jackie DeShannon’s hit song from 1965. While I think that’s...

February 2022--I found myself repeating a phrase whenever we couldn’t find something. “Look in the junk drawer,” I’d say. Or “Did you...

November 2021--You work pretty much your whole life and then reach an age where you are ready to call it a day, turn in your keys, hang...

August 2021--There are some big changes in store for one of the most popular meats in the U.S. that's eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner...

March 2021--I never really knew how the term "bucket list" came to be, so I did a little research. Some say it's because of a movie by...

April 2020--Just received my second delivery of groceries. It would have been my third, but the grocery-shopping service I signed up for...

March 2020---In keeping with the social distancing policies in place, I have stayed put. It’s been nearly two weeks. Ok, I lied. I did...