Black Friday Shopping Rules
It's a madhouse out there. So, I've found rules for Black Friday shopping. See below and enjoy! --Mary Fran
Thanksgiving Eats
By: Chrysa Smith How strongly do you hold to your Thanksgiving traditions? I must admit, that since I enjoy cooking, I play around each year. Usually the recipe comes from Ina Garten--aka The Barefoot Contessa, which can be found on the Food Network's website. Her recipes never disappoint. And I mean never. So this year, I'm not brining the turkey. I'm taking her tips and just massaging it with butter and some herbs, [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from NRFGP!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful readers from Not Ready For Granny Panties!
Thankful for…Squirrels?
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I think I'm finally done. About an hour ago, I came home from my seventy-sixth trip to the grocery store in preparation for Thanksgiving dinner. Okay, it wasn't really seventy-six trips, it was more like three hundred seventy-six. Or at least it felt that way. Regardless of my copious list-making, I inevitably forget something, which requires me to go back to the store, where I pick up the requisite [...]
Thirty-One–Organizing and Gifts for the Holidays
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Picture it: You're headed out the door, loaded down with packages, food, wine bottles and, of course, your purse, the black hole, which weighs a ton and where things seem to go to disappear, never to be seen again. Before you leave, however, you have to figure out how to carry everything, so you embark on a scavenger hunt searching for bags, boxes, anything to help transport the stuff. [...]
This Tree Rocks
By: Chrysa Smith There's nothing like Christmas in New York City, with the very best decorated windows you'll find anywhere, food shops that can get you most any of your culinary traditions and of course, the star attraction--The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Once again, this beauty comes from around the corner in PA, 85 feet tall and is crowned by a star made of hundreds of Swarovski crystals. It's impressive alright. When I worked [...]
Much Ado About a Big Booty
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I'm ashamed to admit it, but I looked. Despite my aversion to their vapidness, stupidity and general uselessness, after hearing the latest uproar about the latest episode in the land of Kardashian over-exposure, I just couldn't help myself: I looked at the picture of Kim Kardashian's bum. Over-exposure it was. In case you missed it, and I don't know how you could have, last week, Kim Kardashian continued on [...]