YOUR SUMMER GUIDE TO MAHJONG, PICKLEBALL & PLAYFUL LIVING Summer is here and it’s time to play. Longer days, fewer people who are tied to school schedules and lots of vacation time means there is plenty of fun to be had indoors and outdoors. Here are two games that are enjoying surges of popularity in recent years that are perfect to learn, play and perfect this … [Read more...]
How To Ease Into Summer Entertaining
Can you feel it? There’s just something different in the air. But you can’t quite put your finger on it. I’ll tell you what it is. It’s normalcy. Or to be more accurate, it’s what we have all been referring to as our “new normal.” Some of us received a shot or two in the arm and all of a sudden it’s “Okay kid, get back in there and swing!” But restoration of normalcy is … [Read more...]
What to Bring to a Cinco de Mayo Party
The weather is warming and people are looking for reasons to celebrate. Every year on May 5th Americans celebrate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla. A battle that we were not involved in, but nonetheless we use this date as an excuse to celebrate Mexican-American culture. And a truly great culture it is. Our friends threw a Cinco … [Read more...]
An Ode to Ice-Cream
“I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream” Where did this iconic and much-repeated phrase come from? If you’ve always wondered, look no further. We’ve got the scoop right here (pun intended). Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, and Robert King wrote a song back in the 1920’s that had initial success as a novelty song. The tune later became a popular jazz standard but a … [Read more...]
Beat the Bikini-season Blues.
What do bikini season and almonds have in common? They’re both about to be a big part of your life. Swimsuit season is here, and for some of us, that may inspire a diet adjustment. If you feel like your exercise routine hasn’t fully prepared you for wearing that tiny swimsuit you bought as motivation two months ago, the fault could very well be the amount of sugar in … [Read more...]