Last night I used our salad greens from one of our hydroponic gardens to make a taco salad. I usually make it vegetarian style like I used to get at Elmo's, but the husband asked me to kick it up a notch, so I added some ground turkey, rice, salsa, jalapenos and whole grain chips. … Continue reading Memories from Elmo’s →

My running buddy and I stopped our Sunday run/walks that we termed our church last March. This was especially hard because we had attended our church since our 17 yr olds were in Kindergarten. We now connect once or twice a week over the phone for virtual happy hour and/or teletherapy. I shared this week … Continue reading The Groundhog Year →

It has been a cold, rainy winter. We had a stretch of 5 consecutive days of rain last week, and if I am being honest, I was not doing well without my daily dose of vitamin D. We have had 2 days of sunny weather, and I took full advantage of these days. Why you … Continue reading Needing outside time →

This morning a memory from 3 years ago showed up on my Facebook page. It was a t-shirt that reads "in wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria." It was from one of our favorite restaurants in Carrboro. Sadly, they closed early in the pandemic. The t-shirt brought … Continue reading Missing Tyler’s →