Vacation on the brain

I’m currently debating on whether I want to take my family to Orlando for a family vacation next summer, or to another state with a beach and warm water, perhaps a state completely surrounded by water. Just a thought. I’ve been checking on hotels in Orlando and I am being persuaded because as of right now, the prices are right and I’m in the mood to travel from one coast to the other. Now so long as my wallet holds up I think we will be in good shape!

Tis the Season

Hello and Happy Holidays!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have a wonderful, safe, fulfilling and prosperous new year!

Wordless Wednesday

Pretty Shiny Rings

Years ago my mother in law bought me a beautiful piece of jewelry. Then, a few months ago, she tried to give me her old wedding ring, from wedding number three. I’m a little superstitious so I did not take the ring. Even though she said I could have the diamonds made into another ring. I still said no. It just didn’t feel right. Ya know. Now, I’m looking at sapphire rings, because I like them and I can wear them whenever I want to while still be able to hand them down to my children when they’re older, without the weirdness.

I need a hobby.

Christmas Time

It is Christmas time at the Stella's Blawg house. We are hot and heavy, locked and loaded in baking mode. We have sugar cookies; banana bread; and gingerbread men. We've made fudge, peppermint bark, rocky road and butter toffee. Now it's on to the popcorn balls and hot cocoa while we watch a marathon of Christmas movies.

Yes, it's Christmas time at my house. How about yours?

The Smell of a Cigar. I like it

I will admit it: I’m one of those weird people. I like the smell of Backwoods cigars and pipe tobacco. I do not know why. I don’t have a fond memory or an old relative who smoked or anything like that. I just like the smell. There is something about an older gentleman smoking a cigar that, in my mind at least, makes me think of a wise old professor sitting in a den full of philosophy books. My husband said that cigar smokers remind him of creepy mobster types with a huge pinky ring. Sometimes I wonder why we’re married.

Wordless Wednesday

I feel much safer now!

Guest post from: Bruno Smith

So I live in a neighborhood that is in transition as the real estate industry would call it. It is in a downtown urban area near two colleges and also near lots of pretty old houses. The house that I live in was built in 1929 so it has tons of character including the original hardwoods, doors and hardware that came with the house when it was built. I absolutely love and adore this house and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else at this point in my life. The only problem is there is sort of a lot of crime in the area. Like I said it is transitioning so there are a large variety of people that live in the area. Some are college students. Some are young professionals, and some are retired. Because of this transitioning time there are some things that have been happening in the area where I live that are unsettling. I wish that people didn’t feel it is okay to take advantage of other people but they do and that is why I have decided to get a home security systems. I don’t know if it will make a difference but I know that I sure will feel better once I know that my home is covered.

Cozy Warm Hands

I live in Phoenix, where it is supposed to be warm and sunny. Lately however, it has been anywhere between 30 and 50 degrees. My fingers are quite literally freezing in the mornings. When I moved from Utah, I threw away all my mittens and gloves and hand warming devices. Because I was moving to the scorching desert after all I would never need them again. Wrong. Thankfully, I found CozyWinters.com battery heated gloves and let me tell you, I’ve got a pair on order. Because I’ll be toasty warm and my fingers will stay attached to my hands.