After running and playing tennis, we spent the rest of the first day of fall at the lake. After three hours in our chairs on the dock, we went for a boat ride. We both were sad to think that this could be one of our last rides for 2012. Mr. SP’s banjo and guitar…
This week’s Fitness Friday exercise focuses on the back. Bent over rows are the perfect exercise to work your middle back. Today I’ll show you two versions of the same exercise that work the traps, rhomboids, and lats. If you aren’t sure where these parts are on your back, see the diagrams below. This exercise…
Every once in a while, Kelly at Kelly’s Corner has a link party with the goal of helping single girls and guys make a love connection. Kelly’s party has been responsible for several marriages. I have a friend who hasn’t found just the right guy and I wondered if Kelly’s party might be helpful. With…
Saturday is the first day of fall meaning that my favorite season, summer, has only three days left. It’s really looking and feeling like fall around here. The leaves on the trees, while still green, are getting that dried, crunchy look. A few trees have even started to change, but not enough to be…
Now that I’m back in school, projects and chores get completed on the weekend or not at all. We recently noticed that a cherry tree between our house and the house next door had died. Since our turf will be repaired at the end of the month, we decided that we should take this tree down immediately…
Last year I crafted an easy table runner for fall and thought it was too plain. To give it an update, I added a green ruffle. No more plain Jane. Now my fall runner is styling! Last year: This year: A ruffle jazzes it up just enough! A bowl of Osage Oranges coordinates with…
A few weeks ago Mr. SP’s doubles partner accidentally broke his racket during a singles match. He swears he tapped it on the ground when he made a mistake and it cracked. His wife fished it out of the garbage when he wasn’t looking and asked me to craft a surprise wreath for him. …
I wanted to do something unique for a fall mantel this year. Vintage football items combined with modern day crafting gave me just the look I wanted. To be honest, I’m in love with what I created! I used my dad’s 1949 Tudor Tru-Action electric football game as a “wreath” for over the mantel. …
Welcome back to Fitness Friday! Did you try last week’s exercise, the Bridge ‘N’ Curl? If you didn’t, give it a try. It’s a great one to do while you watch tv.About this time last year I noticed a girl at the Y doing push-ups on a Bosu ball and I immediately added it to my routine. …
Tequila Lime Chicken is my go-to summer grill meal. Chicken is marinated in lemon and lime juices spiked with tequila. Garlic, jalapeno, salt and pepper add the more flavor to the marinade and help to make this grilled chicken dish oh so good. I have served Tequila Lime Chicken countless times and it is always…
September is here and the true start of fall is a few short weeks away. In anticipation of the upcoming autumn season, I crafted a wreath using gourds that I’ve dried and saved over the years. This wreath is very simple to make and if you don’t have dried gourds, faux ones from a craft…
I subscribe to both Shape and Fitness magazines and love to tear pages out that describe exercises that I’d like to try. I’m able to mix up my routine and also find exercises that I rotate in on a permanent basis. Today’s exercise for the Bridge ‘N’ Curl was in the August 2012 issue…