My dear friends…promise me that during this lovely new year you will spend time with some “old folks” and little children. For it is with their company that you will gain the most knowledge concerning living a sweet and fulfilled life! Perhaps I know this having been raised by “old folks” and perhaps I...
Recently I was watching a show on the animal planet about animals that normally would not get along…getting along. There was the sleepy lionesses after a kill, lounging in the sunshine covered in pesky flies and their trusty friend the lizard gobbling them up. There was the great white shark and scores of other...
When booking luxury travel, there are several attributes that catapult the 5 stars of fine properties apart .Yes it’s their service and impeccable attention to detail that takes a property experience from a 4 to a 5+, but its also most often exclusivity by the way of seclusion, fine dining and opportunities...
Almost all of my job as a travel designer is to learn what your “Champagne Wishes” are and then find the perfect match in a plethora of choices for each client. You know when you go start to plan a vacation there’s a lot of stress. Budgets and...
You and I are nature. We are not some separate entity detached from it. We are in this world to make a positive impact and it is when we loose our consecutiveness to nature that we essentially loose ourselves and our purpose. I wrote earlier this year about the last of the white rhino...
Ask Auntie A: I have been struggling trying to pick out a perfect family vacation this summer that will be appropriate for all of my children. It is so expensive to travel with all of us and so disappointing if I don’t knock it out of the park with planning and activities. Last year...
Dear Auntie A: I am raising three boys and sometimes the task is quite daunting! It seems that no matter how often I remind them to say “yes Mam” when responding to me, they always seem to forget! Matters worse I am constantly reminding them to brush their teeth, pick up their clothes and...
I am crazy about patterns and recently I attended a Cabi party where the mixture of stripes and florals was all the rage. It is interesting just how much influence there is between the different sectors of art and architecture and interior design and what’s trending in fashion. There’s almost always a cross-over between...
Auntie A’s White Chocolate Blueberry Lasagne You’ll Need: 1 cup Blueberries 2 oz Blueberries fresh 2 3/4 cup Cool whip 1 cup Powdered sugar 1 White chocolate bar to make the curls 36 Golden Oreo cookies 14 tbsp Butter, unsalted 8 oz Cream cheese 3 cups cold Milk 2 3.9 ounce packages White Chocolate...
Take an afternoon and go berry pickin’ so you can come home and make homemade preserves. It’s so much fun to combine unique herbs and berries to create original recipes that will become family favorites! My family loves my Lemon Blueberry Thyme and my Jalapeño Raspberry jams. Take a day or two trip to...
When we think about spring cleaning often we totally skip our office spaces. Whether you work at home like me or actually go to an office; our spaces that we work in often get cluttered and not so inviting to do actual work. What’s also worth noting is that we just dolt take then...
Have you noticed how different a text or email is from an actual call or face to face conversation? Lately I have been especially keen to pay attention and try to add a nuance or three so that my communication is not misread or worse still misinterpreted! I am always cheerful when I meet...
Many of you know I am an avid gardener. I keep herbs year round and my parsley always looks like a big bush! If you spend any time pricing what fresh cut herbs cost you’ll see how quickly it adds up of you are truly cooking and using the freshest possible ingredients available. This...
Auntie A’s Beef Taco Soup You’ll need: 2lbs of lean ground beef 1 can of crushed tomatoes 1 can of kidney beans 1 can of black beans 1 can of sweet kernel corn 1 onion diced 3 cloves of sliced thinly garlic or 2 tbsp minced 2 tbsp pepper and kosher salt 3 tbsp...
Top 10 Things to do in the month of May Go to your local garden center or online and purchase some Mexican olive trees, avocados and oranges. Now is the time to get new trees planted and don’t forget to prune the herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays for use later. If...
Dear Auntie A. My son will be entering into high school next fall and he is showing signs of anxiety concerning the latest rounds of school shootings. He has asked how he can be assured that he is safe while at school and these questions do not have easy answers. I have assured him...
If your like me, the guest potty is the perfect opportunity to shine as a host. I love to add pressed hand towels that reflect the season coupled with homemade hand soap. It’s a nice touch with a little vase of freshly picked flowers from my garden, to show your guests that you care...
How’s your dream life? Mine is alive and well thank you very much! I think I probably have at least ten children’s books flowing around in this head of mine and the numbers keep growing. There’s one where I am the head of a ship and the ocean is filled with screaming babies…those littles...
Perhaps the most important one thing you can do to personalize your home is to hang pictures of your family. That is why almost every realtor asks first thing for new listings to remove all personal items before they can show the house. There on your walls is a lot of space that can...
I am an affiliate with products that are featured on my site and when you choose to purchase from these I do get a commission. 1.Designate an area in your backyard or if you’re daring in the front, and plant yourself a cutting garden. 2.Get to the farmer’s market and seed company store...
