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TV Show of the Day: Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval | Continue reading
Movie of the Day: Speak No Evil (2024) | Continue reading
This week I’m thankful for the arrival of October and finally a wonderful fall weather day yesterday. October Baseball is off to a fabulous start with the Detroit Tigers defeating the Houston Astros to advance the the Division Series and so far I think I’m up to about fifteen new … | Continue reading
Spooky Movie of the Day: Ready or Not (2019) | Continue reading
Walk of the Day: Harper & Benny’s First Walk Together TV Show of the Day: Brilliant Minds | Continue reading
It’s a mystery to me how I made it all these years without Blueberry Mustard, but thanks to this gift from my brother those days are over. I’m obsessed with dipping sauces and it was perfect with the baked soft pretzels and I even got a little crazy on another occasion and discov … | Continue reading
Coffee of the Day: Alex’s Gourmet Market Caramel Apple Butter Latte Caramel Apple of the Day: Blake’s Caramel Apple Hard Cider TV Show of the Day: Nobody Wants This (Netflix) | Continue reading
Coffee of the Day: Proving Grounds Coffee Fall Bliss Latte (a cozy latte with the flavor of creamy rum and seasonal spices topped with whipped cream and caramel drizzle) Spooky Show of the Day: Grotesquerie Spooky Leaves of the Day: Anyone else see a man’s face in the leaves?! | Continue reading
This week I’m grateful for a lifelong love of reading and books. A day doesn’t go by without reading or adding new books to my want to read list. I have a wonderful book collection filled with great stories, writers and memories of how they found their way into my life. “Perhaps … | Continue reading
Movie of the Day: Dance First (2023 – Samuel Beckett biopic starring Gabriel Byrne) | Continue reading
Movie of the Day: His Three Daughters (Netflix) – (Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon) | Continue reading
Returning/New Shows of the Day: Van der Valk (Season 4 – PBS); Tulsa King (Season 2 – Paramount+); High Potential (Season 1 – ABC) | Continue reading
TV Show of the Day: The Perfect Couple (Netflix) Coffee of the Day: Starbucks Iced Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte | Continue reading
As the days float by, I’m extremely thankful for the luxury of time. “Cherish time…The most important choices you’ll ever make is how you use your time” “Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.” “Time together as a family is a gift … | Continue reading
Spooky Movie of the Day: Gothika (2003) (Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr.) | Continue reading
Spooky Movie of the Day: Oddity Book of the Day: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson | Continue reading
Ice Cream of the Day: Cook’s Farm Dairy Pumpkin Crunch (pumpkin purée flavored ice cream with graham cracker crunch and ask for a little whip cream on top) | Continue reading
Yesterday, for Friday the 13th I decided a spooky drink and movie was needed for the day and while I usually only include coffees and movies on this blog that I enjoy, I had to share these flops. I don’t think I’ve yet purchased a horror movie without my niece’s approval that has … | Continue reading
While I’m one that wants to rush through fall cleanup haphazardly so it doesn’t interfere with my football life, I love stopping to appreciate the hard work of the little red squirrels preparing their middens for winter along our driveway. Some years their cone stash is a little … | Continue reading
Coffee and candles have been a mainstay on my simplistic gratitude journey and I’m thankful for every wonderful sip of coffee and seasonal candles. Last evening I enjoyed my first cup of Maple Nut Crunch gourmet coffee while thinking about the presidential debate and how thankful … | Continue reading
I have no idea how many times I have mentioned pumpkin spice on this blog or how many pumpkin spice lattes I’ve enjoyed or how many Halloween pumpkin decorations I’ve shared, but surprisingly on this Trivial Tuesday I’m going to take a moment to calm down the pumpkin craze by say … | Continue reading
It’s a mystery to me after a weekend full of exhausting football games how I managed to throw together a blog post. Just like how I won’t give up on my favorite quarterbacks, I find myself unable to give up on my current 1,263-day streak of posting. I was actually looking forward … | Continue reading
NFL Game of the Day: Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams – GameDay Trailer | Continue reading
Spooky Season Movie of the Day: Beetlejuice (1988) Shake of the Day: Proving Grounds Coffee Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Shake Song of the Day: Day-O (Banana Boat Song) – Beetlejuice | Continue reading
Coffee of the Week: The Press and Scoop Caramel Apple Latte Spooky Season Movies of the Week: The Deliverance (Netflix/2024) – Director: Lee Daniels; Cast: Andra Day, Glenn Close. Hush (2016) – Director: Mike Flanagan; Writers: Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel; Cast: Kate Siegel Colleg … | Continue reading
I’ve lost track of the days this week and while it already feels like September is going by too fast, there was time to stop and be thankful for simple joys. There were several glorious days of weather that kicked off hoodie and soup season and I’m thankful in advance for the wea … | Continue reading
I was flipping between my two favorite Saturday morning college football programs and had to stop on one channel for a bit while a musician was singing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” for the West Virginia fans prior to their game against Penn State. I immediately thought how much … | Continue reading
It’s a mystery to me as to why I haven’t visited an Olga’s Kitchen restaurant in years. Olga’s is a Michigan based restaurant that began in 1970 as a Greek-American family restaurant chain and currently has 25 locations. It was one of my favorite lunch spots when I first began wo … | Continue reading
Cancelled my SiriusXM subscription recently and found myself enjoying listening to local radio stations for the first time in over a decade while appreciating “that first sip feeling” of my Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Latte (w/ single shot espresso). Also, I was very happy … | Continue reading
While the photo may not capture it, we’ve made tremendous progress in the future friendship of Harper and Benny during the week. Could be Harper has a little bit of an attitude after we were catching up on the latest Bad Boys movie in the favorite franchise or exhaustion from all … | Continue reading
Now here is an item I had no idea would show up on my simplistic gratitude journey, but I am very thankful for this collection of floral folding hand fans. By the end of summer, I am very tired of the sounds of fans and being hot and these are absolutely wonderful for when you [… … | Continue reading
I thought this was going to be Trivial Tuesday until I discovered how serious I am about my M&M’s. Peanut M&M’s have been my favorite candy since childhood and to this day are a favorite stocking stuffer at the holidays and an absolute must to have with my popcorn while watching … | Continue reading
It’s a mystery to me as to why I was as cranky as the cranky great blue heron when I took this shot while out on my morning walk with Harper. Was it the rainy start to the day or that it’s going to feel like 101 degrees tomorrow or that I left my Nikon […] | Continue reading
Song of the Day: Bruce Cockburn: Pacing The Cage – (Jimmy Buffett Cover) Documentary of the Day: Bruce Cockburn: Pacing The Cage | Continue reading
Another new weekly blogging theme and today’s favorite was a surprise to me. While I’m a lifelong Democrat (with some days this summer as an Independent), I don’t believe I’ve ever said watching a Democratic National Convention was a favorite event, until the rockin’ convention t … | Continue reading
Today I’m grateful for the simple things in life that distract us from the difficult things for awhile, like adorable puppies…Harper and Benny learning boundaries together…music…books…movies…Orville Redenbacher’s movie theater butter popcorn…tv series…podcasts…pizza…Oreo Spooky H … | Continue reading
Can’t be helped, Oreo Halloween Cookies made me start the spooky season early. | Continue reading
Trivial Tuesday: Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger? Looking through their filmography I discovered I’ve watched more of their movies than I remembered and while both are favorites, Stallone’s Rocky and The Expendables franchises and his tv series Tulsa King (season 2 pr … | Continue reading