My Dad Is Worried About You

In the year that I have been blogging, my Dad has sent me exactly two emails about Big Binder. His first was to tell you all how to get inexpensive spices.  The bi-annual Grandpa Binder email arrived today in response to my earlier post about canning.  I’m just going to cut, paste, and post. And then say, aww! Thanks [...]

Things to do! Things to do!

As I am embarking on a vacation very soon, naturally I went to the gym and beach today instead of that boring packing stuff. I also made a special- request huge dinner (”carbs babe, lotsa carbs” for my husband who is starting his 300 mile bike ride to Mackinaw tomorrow morning.  It is driving my insane that [...]

Things to Do Thursday

I’ve updated the Calendar with some ongoing events and links, as well as added more summer dates for fun things around town.
This weekend, we are headed to Lansing (again! This will be two weeks in a row for me!) for the “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event.  For $1, we bought a passport [...]

Java Jive + Cold Turkey = JIVE TURKEY

Yes, it is Friday.  I’m a little off this week.  Wednesday was the rally, then Thursday, I did something really, really, REALLY stupid.
I ran out of coffee.
Please allow me to explain how the world is divided. First, it is divided into coffee and non-coffee drinkers.  I can’t even make sense of the people who don’t drink [...]