Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Parenting is hard work, especially parenting that involves teenagers. But who ever said it would be easy? When I was a 14 year old girl my mother said something to me that I think most of us may of heard […]
Category: Whatever Life Brings
Lazy Days…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Nothing makes me feel more energized than a warm spring day. Throw open the windows and open the doors! It really only has to be slightly warm out for me to at least open the kitchen windows. I just love […]
Meatloaf Mania
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! It is no secret that I love meatloaf. I have a few that I make on a regular basis. Tonight we ate at Scholars Inn Gourmet Cafe and Wine Bar. I have never had a bad meal there. I am […]
Just a Little Time Away
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! A few days before spring break a few friends of mine and I went to a local winery after work for some wine tasting and adult conversation. It is roughly 2 miles from where I work and is in the […]
Another Cool Mom : Meet Basilmomma
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! What a day! I am excited to share the link for Henry Happened, a blog by Stephanie Gerber. She contacted me last week and asked if she could feature me as her Cool Mom of the week on her site. […]
Saveur “Best Cooking Blog” nomination
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! If you have a minute I would love it if you would submit a nomination at this site for “best cooking blog”. I appreciate you reading ???? Have a good evening! Saveur.com – Authentic Recipes, Food, Drinks and Travel Published […]
Ladies Evening Out
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I wanted to let all of you in the Indianapolis Area know about an exciting event that is coming up on May 5th in Carmel. This event will be from 6-9 pm at Old National Bank , Clay Terrace. My […]
Happy Birthday to a Great Woman….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Today is my Grandmother’s 91st birthday. Her name is Virginia King-Smith. I want to celebrate this woman and her amazing life she has had. You will not meet another woman her age that has such a sharp mind, sense of […]
A little something….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! As some of you know my blog, Basilmomma, has been nominated in the 2012 Best Mom Blogs contest. If you get a second I would love for you to hop on over to give me a vote ???? I know […]
Great Grains Part 2
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I don’t usually endorse a particular product as what I like may not be for everyone. But I have to give a shout out the the Better Oats Company. They make microwave oatmeal taste like a trip to a bistro! […]
A Huge Thank You
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Thank you don’t seem strong enough to emphasize how grateful I am right now… When I got the call from Scarlett Syse, the Editor of the Daily Journal, I was in a state of shocked disbelief. That someone, let alone […]
My Motivation
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I sometimes wonder why I go to the trouble I do. This is not to say that I feel like a martyr. I don’t at all. What I mean to say is I sometimes have to pause and reflect. I […]