Last weekend I got out for a little shopping trip and headed to one of my favorite stores: The Christmas Tree Shop which has a very misleading name. 80% of items in the store have nothing to do with Christmas!!! I was looking to buy some new bath towels, beach/pool towels, a pad for my outdoor … [Read more...] about Frugal Finds: Bargain Deals on Home Linens
Preserving Summer Beach Vacation Memories by Painting on Seashells
We love to travel and most of our vacation destinations include a beach. While on our vacation, I spend a lot of time out on the beach. I love walking on the beach and looking for seashells. I've amassed a large collection of shells over the years and many of them I use for crafting. One way that … [Read more...] about Preserving Summer Beach Vacation Memories by Painting on Seashells
Retail Clothing Stores – Clean Up Your Act!
How many of you enjoy going out and shopping for new clothes? Like a lot of women, I enjoy getting out of the house and shopping for a new outfit or two. Typically when I go out shopping I'm with my best friend, my mother or my daughter. Their my retail therapy partners. After being on lockdown … [Read more...] about Retail Clothing Stores – Clean Up Your Act!
How to Get Long and Healthy Nails at Home
Over the winter I spent a miserable 4 months recovering from a painful injury and surgery. During the recovery process my skin and nails were neglected. Let's face it, when you're in pain nothing else matters. Including your personal beauty routine. Six weeks ago I finally got back into the habit … [Read more...] about How to Get Long and Healthy Nails at Home
Wildwood Street Art – Beach Balls!
We're passionate about street art and love looking for it every where we go. Wildwood in New Jersey is full of it, like most coastal towns along the Jersey Shore. Wildwood does have a theme and if you spend 5-10 minutes looking around it's pretty easy to figure out. It's beach balls...beautiful … [Read more...] about Wildwood Street Art – Beach Balls!
Baked Pineapple Bread Pudding Recipe
This Baked Pineapple Bread Pudding Recipe is so good! You can serve it as a cold breakfast or as a dessert. It's a great way to use up stale bread and only requires a handful of other ingredients that you most likely have on hand. My family loves it! If you're serving it as a dessert add a dollop … [Read more...] about Baked Pineapple Bread Pudding Recipe
Cask & Kettle Ready to Brew Hard Coffee and Cider Cocktails
From time to time my husband and I enjoy a freshly prepared hot cocktail. We sometimes serve them at adult get-togethers or enjoy one at the end of a long day to unwind. In the past we always had to make them completely from scratch (time consuming) and you had to have several ingredients on hand to … [Read more...] about Cask & Kettle Ready to Brew Hard Coffee and Cider Cocktails
Garden Update for July 2021
One of the things I look forward to in July is the start of our garden harvest. It's the month that we start harvesting our early tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, spring onions, and zucchinis. We still have a few strawberries coming in too! This year we added a 3-tier platform gardening bed which we … [Read more...] about Garden Update for July 2021