The diet started last Monday with “Magic Muffins” and a pot of chicken-vegetable soup. I lost FIVE POUNDS!!! Last week was a pretty strict “quick start” program, with little room for cheating. I was VERY GOOD! (The therapist part of … Continue reading →
Saturday, December 30, we all got up early, as the presents were to be opened at 8 a.m.. Casey had to leave at 10:00, and Joy and I had shopping plans! I put out fruit and breadfast breads, and in … Continue reading →
Frosty generously bought us all tickets to the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies! This is an unusual show that is a Palm Springs institution for over 15 years and 3300 performances. It is a 3-hour singing, dancing comedy review with the … Continue reading →
The phone rang, and it was my good friend, Louise, from the Bay Area. I have not seen her in at least three years, and she was in Palm Desert for a couple of days, on the way to Las … Continue reading →
On December 28, a houseful of company arrived: Sorority sisters Connie and Joy, Connie’s dad, Frosty, Connie’s new boyfriend, John came in one car from Fresno. Casey, my 29 year-old Godson, arrived first from Carlsbad. He and I had a … Continue reading →
In ANOTHER moment of insanity, I bought the train cake pan at Williams-Sonoma. I decided to launch it for my houseguests after Christmas. The recipe is a simple vanilla cake batter, and the pan does the rest. I made the … Continue reading →
I dislike chocolate. Call me crazy, call me lucky, but I am a caramel or vanilla or lemon girl! However, I do live with a chocoholic, and my friends Joy and Roxanne cannot get through a day without the dark … Continue reading →
We were up early, and as excited as children for Christmas morning! After coffee, and some eggnog, in our new pj’s, we were ready to see what Santa had under the tree! Brad had quite a haul of gifts to … Continue reading →
True to form, Brad spent a couple hours today wrapping my gifts. I put away dishes from last night’s dinner party, relaxed, made an appetizer to take to Fiona’s, and made a necklace to wear tonight. We even had time … Continue reading →
Yes, last night we had friends Fiona, Steve, May, Diane and Marti to dinner. We began with appetizers of hot artichoke dip and filo tarts with brie, fig jam and almonds. Our first course was a re-run of freshly made … Continue reading →