Just a quick update to tell you that I am going on a quick vacation to visit my friend from college who moved to the area near Acadia National Park in Maine. And then on the way back, we’re stopping for a few days in Portland to see another, more recent friend who moved to …
Pura Smart Scent Fragrance Refill: Archipelago Kashmir
Shop, an Easy Way to Shop Online At some point during this year, I managed to “join” Shop, an easy way to shop online. Honestly, I don’t remember signing up for it, and truth be told, I’m not absolutely sure I need help with shopping. It’s one thing that I’m pretty darn good at. …
Alpha Skin Care Renewal Body Lotion w/ 12% Glycolic Acid
Since today’s the final day of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, I wanted to tell you about Alpha Skin Care Renewal Body Lotion with 12% Glycolic Acid now, even though I have only been using this new-to-me body lotion for about a week. I searched on Amazon, and I found that Alpha Renewal Body …
Amazon Prime Days Redux: October 8-9, 2024!
Wasn’t it just Amazon Prime Days? Oh, that was in July, but it seems like only yesterday, 😀 This time around, they’re called Amazon Big Deal Days. Today and tomorrow, there’s the autumnal Amazon Prime Days to follow the summer Prime Days. So if there’s anything you wanted to buy in the summer but didn’t …
You Gotta Make This Plum Torte Recipe!
I’ve heard about the deliciousness of the plum torte for ages, but I never tried it in spite of the fact that I like plums. In fact, my friend Sybille who’s from Germany told me that it was and still is a favorite in German homes and bakeries in the late summer. Recently, I came …
Early October ’24 Beauty Spotlight Team
Hello all! Hope the sun is shining where you are. And if you’re in the southeast or have friends and loved ones in the SE, I hope the waters are receding and you have access to electricity and water again xoxo For this weekend, Jeff and I are returning after a year off when …
Spooky Season Sitewide Sale at City Beauty
Like decorating early for Halloween, City Beauty starts the month of October with their Spooky Season site wide sale: 30% off on everything! So if you didn’t buy all of your City Beauty product staples during their site wide sale around Labor Day, now’s a great time to pick them up. The City Beauty site …
Our Holiday This Week
Between baking round challahs (or challot) for our upcoming holiday, Rosh Hashanah, I just didn’t have time to write a blogpost. Round challah rather than the long braided challah is chosen for this important holiday because it signifies the circle of the year that starts again. The round braided challah also represents a crown, a …
Ipsy/Boxycharm September 2024
The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina First, I hope if you have friends or loved ones in Western North Carolina, that you have been able to reach them and find out if they are safe. The devastation is beyond belief. Jeff’s daughter, her husband and her toddler as well as extended family …
Allure Winner: Lion Pose UNSPOTTED 4X Dark Spot + Hyperpigmentation AHA Serum
Lion Pose UNSPOTTED 4X Dark Spot & Hyperpigmentation AHA Serum Allure Best of Beauty just announced their winners for 2024. One of the new products I’ve been trying out over the past month is one of their winners! Lion Pose UNSPOTTED 4x Dark Spot + Hyperpigmentation AHA Serum. Yes, that’s a mouthful when it comes …
End of September ’24 Beauty Spotlight Team
Autumn is officially upon us. And with it came huge hurricane Helene to the southeast part of the U.S. I hope that those of you who live in that vicinity have been safe. Also hope that your home has weathered the storm. SUTRA BD IR Infrared Blow Dryer uses advanced technologies to dry hair …
So What’s Up, This Time?
While my tech consultant is moving my website to a different server that he monitors, I am taking a day or two off from blogging. He already created a “staging site”, and next he has to move over the newer posts that I wrote after he put together the staging site. I’m excited and optimistic …
Remembering Crabtree and Evelyn
My Memories of Crabtree & Evelyn Today, my eye fell upon a spray bottle of Crabtree & Evelyn Nantucket Briar Room Spray. I can’t believe I still own this, and that there’s still some left, probably about half of the bottle! I remember when I bought it, in my old neighborhood on the Upper West …
Derma E Universal Cleansing Balm
First, I finally learned how to unsubscribe from the BirdSend email service provider. Hopefully, you will no longer get my black and white posts from them. For now, you should be getting my branded, more colorful email from MailerLite. Do you recall if the emails you have received from them have a photo or …
Cusa Tea & Coffee Cold Brewed Instant Variety Pack
September 29 is National Coffee Day, so here’s a way to get ready especially for when you’re on the go. Back when I was a kid, people drank instant coffee. It was one of those Space Age kind of things. But when I went to college and started drinking coffee, instant coffee wasn’t for me. …