It’s official—Spring is here! Yeah, I know, the weather here in Georgia has been beautiful for a couple of weeks now, all the spring flower are blooming, and the pollen has spread a thick coat of florescent yellow powder over everything. But you wanna know how i really know it’s … Continue reading
This weekend I celebrated another birthday. It wasn’t a milestone birthday, like a 40th 0r 50th, but the way I look at it, anything over 50 is a milestone to me. There was a point in my life, say between 14 and mid 20’s, that I didn’t really consider the … Continue reading
Well, in a recent post, I told you that I was going to review some of the Thai restaurants in the Atlanta Area. I will admit that I have a few favorites and tend to return to them fairly often, so there are many restaurants, I am sure, that I … Continue reading
This weekend, HK and I took the advice of our local newspaper food critic and tried one of Atlanta’s newest in a string of Thai Restaurants. Let me preface this post by saying that we are both huge fans of Thai food. Having been to Thailand on several occasions, we’ve … Continue reading
Hey all my fellow frugal followers! Has the economy got you in a pinch? Unless you’ve vowed to cook all your own meals, not shop for goods and services an only watch cable TV, I think you’ll find some handy-dandy ways to save money here. Food: Do you know … Continue reading
OK, the Academy Awards are over. I watched about half of it, flipping back and forth between the Oscars and The Amazing Race (remember, I’m doing Competitours in June). I enjoyed the sparring between co hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin a lot. They work well together, in my opinion. … Continue reading
Click. It’s one of the first things I do each morning when I turn on my computer. I click the purple button on the Animal Rescue Site. That one click that takes a second to do, provides a bowl of food to a homeless pet in a shelter. Really. I … Continue reading
This weekend, my friend Mo and I went out for dinner and a movie. We agreed on A Single Man, in part because the timing of the movie fit our schedules. A Single Man is the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, and his departure from the fashion world … Continue reading
This weekend, HK and I went over to Piedmont Park to enjoy the first real snow of the year. We took a plastic sled-thingy and had such a great time speeding down the hills! It was NOT on purpose that I torpedoed into that kid—for crying out loud–I was yelling … Continue reading
Passport? Check. Laptop? Check. Video- camera? Check. Travelling companion with a quick wit and adventurous spirit? Priceless! Have I piqued your interest? Are you wondering “what’s she planning this time?????” This time, I am going somewhere in Europe (we won’t know our destination until we get there). Upon landing, it’s … Continue reading