Did you happen to notice that when you took little Lulu out for her morning walk you didn’t have to wear your hair up in a ponytail to combat the heat? You even left the door open for a few minutes during that last monsoon storm a couple of nights ago, enjoying the refreshing and
When you stepped outside for the first time this morning, were you surprised to notice a hint of chill in the air? Did your air conditioning at the office actually turn off for an hour or two as it easily conquered the heat still lingering outside? And did you take a peek at the calendar
And just like that, another calendar page has turned and we have once again found ourselves standing on the precipice of the big holidays that hit every year. The weather cools, the kids get rowdier, and our list of chores grows exponentially as we shop, decorate, clean, and bake our way into our family and
Most of life’s moments are experienced best with the accompaniment of a good meal. Feeling happy about that new promotion at work? A good meal is a finishing touch to the perfect celebration. Your oldest child is going away to school? A meal filled with all his or her favorite dishes is an ideal way
Be a kid again! Super Mac Bros. mixes the childhood memory (and maybe even the adult pastime) of playing video games with friends and the mac ‘n cheese you had between gaming sessions, then kicks it up a notch. Spice things up for your next party, whether it’s a birthday, wedding or baby shower, holiday
The kids have been back in school for at least a few weeks now, the stores are beginning to add a mixture of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas items to their shelves, and there was that one day last week when you were able to walk to the mailbox in your bare feet without losing a
Life in Arizona isn’t for the weak, especially during the summer when monsoon storms vie for attention over haboobs, flash floods become a thing, and of course, the heat seems never to lessen. During these times of trouble we cocoon ourselves inside our air-conditioned houses, we discover just how cooling a dip in the pool
As the mercury rises and the days grow longer, hotter, and more unbearable all the normal annoyances in life can send us into stratospheric heights of anger. It’s too hot, we are too tired, and work is often filled with angry clients, indifferent bosses, and boring meetings that drone on and on and on, but
Happy Summer everyone! Even the calendar acknowledges that the hot days have arrived but even as the temperatures soar into the stratosphere, we desert dwellers still find joy in the simpler, slower, pace of the summer. We may swim in the mornings and evenings, avoiding the heat of the day, and we may find ways
As the mixed blessing of summer in Arizona draws ever closer, we still can’t help but celebrate its beginning with a big party that begins on Memorial Day and tends to end sometime after Independence Day when the sizzling summer days begin to turn our pools into oversized bathtubs! This year, however, as we near
