I recently received a teleidoscope from Kaleidoscopes To You. What, you may ask, as I did, is a teleidoscope? According to Wikipedia a teleidoscope is a kind of kaleidoscope, with a lens and an open view, so it can be used to form kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed a part [...]
Happy Chinese New Year! P.F. Chang’s is celebrating the Year of the Dragon with two new Home Menu Meals for 2. The first is Grilled Chicken Teriyaki with Lo Mein Noodles. To tell you the truth, I was hesitant to try this meal because I have never been a big fan of teriyaki sauce. However, [...]
When you think of Detroit one of the first words that should come in mind is cars. We do love the automobile. It not only provides a livelihood for so many of us, but also entertainment. We Michiganians can spend hours just looking at cars. The North American International Auto Show is proof of our [...]
Everyone has heard of wine connoisseurs. You know those people who know everything there is to know about wine. I bet though there are not too many popcorn connoisseurs. Randy and I have a membership in this club. I just don’t understand why we get strange looks when we tell people we have popcorn for [...]
I just took the Brother P-Touch PT1290 Electronic Labeling System Challenge. They requested that I use the labels in unique ways to see if they would withstand extreme conditions or use them in ways not normally considered. On every Thanksgiving as part of our family tradition, the grandchildren make ornament to decorate our tree. We have always struggled [...]
What type of traveler are you? The type who doesn’t get excited until you lock in your door and are on your way, or the type who gets excited planning your trip all out? I’m the second one. I can literally spend days or even weeks planning out the perfect trip. Where we are going [...]
Question: When does a Gila Monster look corn on the cob? Answer: When seen through the eyes of a four-year-old looking at Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons. And I have to admit he is right. Mr. FitzSimmons took wonderful, up close photographs of 25 creatures of the wild including: mammals, insects, amphibians, and birds. Each animal is photographed [...]
I have to admit I am a pushover for any TV show concerning cooking. I watch all the Top Chef’s, Iron Chef’s, Rachel Ray’s among others. So when I had the opportunity to read The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn, [...]
Miles and miles of trees dressed in their ballgowns! It is the only way I can describe the fall beauty of northern lower Michigan. The oranges, yellows and reds intertwined with the greens on a sunny autumn day is breathtaking. All you have to do is get in your car and drive to the transformation of the countryside. Meandering [...]
How do you make an art show unique from the thousands of others that are held throughout the country? That had to be one of the first questions the organizers for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan had to have asked themselves. Believe me, they succeeded, I bet even beyond their wildest dreams. ArtPrize is only three [...]
Who knew when Randy and I visited the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan shortly after it opened 30 years ago, the changes that would happen to the city. I remember walking into the Plaza and being enthralled with the attention to detail and the breathtaking beauty of the hotel. I then remember getting up [...]
I remember being in my teens and my mother ordered from Better Home & Gardens a set of decorating books. I would spend hours looking at them and dreaming of the day I would have my own home that I could decorate. Of course, those books are long gone and I have never been able [...]
Years ago, before there was scientific proof of what damage the sun can cause to your skin, I was a sun worshiper. I would spend hours slathered in baby oil and iodine in search of the perfect tan. Which I can say in reflection I achieved. Grandpa Randy always says that was what first attracted me to [...]
Grandma you smell good, just like strawberries. Those words came from my five year old granddaughter after I had used Softsoap Body Butter Strawberry Smoother Body Wash. I immediately loved the body wash. It reminded me of body washes I had bought at a well known store at our local mall. It is thick, has a [...]
If you are looking for a way to keep your children or grandchildren entertained, the Easy Playhouse could be your answer. The Easy Playhouse was simply that, easy to put together. It took Grandpa Randy and a couple of the grandchildren just a few minutes to assemble. It builds out to a 34″x27″x48″ play house, [...]
Every time Grandpa Randy and I leave our house in Michigan and head towards Indianapolis, we always comment that a six hour drive is too long for a three day vacation. On the drive we swear this is the last time. Than we arrive in Indy and remember what keeps drawing us back. It is an amazing city. So much [...]
Grandpa Randy and I are college campuses snobs. We love going on a campus and saying “it doesn’t compare to Michigan State,” which is our alma mater. There is just something about the old brick buildings covered with ivy mixed with the new modern structures. The old trees towering overhead, spreading their branches like blankets [...]
Indianapolis has always struck me as a big city feel with a small community atmosphere. Since my sister lived there for several years, our daughters played a volleyball tournament every year there and the regional office for the company Grandpa Randy worked for was located there, it has become very familiar to us through the [...]
Grandpa Randy’s back has caught up to all his athletic endevours, two auto accidents, and his tree climbing jobs during his youth. In fact, five years ago he had back surgery, which helped for about four years. Unfortunately, it is starting to hurt again. I really didn’t want to see him go through surgery one [...]
It was a day like any other. I woke up and went down to my chilly basement office. Around 9 am my phone rang. It was my mother sounding very stressed saying turn on the news, a plane had hit a building in New York. I calmly told her I had the radio on and [...]
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