more about: summer
How to Pick a Sunscreen
Did you come back from the holiday weekend with a pink nose or red shoulders? If so, it’s time to replenish your stash of sunscreen (and remember to use it). Here are the active [...]
Make Your Legs Look Longer When Wearing Shorts
This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and if the weather cooperates, you’ll likely be putting your shorts into rotation more often. Paring shorts with heels isn’t always a great solution, so how [...]
How to Tell if Your Grill is Hot Enough
If your plans this weekend involve grilling out, use this trick to figure out if your grill is hot enough for your recipe. Once you think your coals are ready, hold your hand about [...]
Never Over- or Underwater Your Plants Again
Planning on starting a garden this spring or summer? This trick to tell whether or not your plants are thirsty will come in handy. If you have a tendency to over- or underwater check [...]
Peach Hand Pies
Can you believe I haven’t baked a pie all summer? I’ve thought about baking a lot of pies but just haven’t gotten around to it. Last weekend my parents came to visit with some [...]
The Paris Wife: Chapters 36 Through the Epilogue
Hi, Bookies: The final section of the book opens with Hadley and Bumby vacationing in Schruns, while Ernest travels to New York City to meet with his publisher—among other things, he gets a hefty [...]
The Paris Wife: Chapters 26 Through 35
Hi, Bookies: This quarter of the book sees the beginning of the end for Hem and Hadley, sadly. The couple moves to Toronto to have their baby. Their plan is to stay a year [...]
Pre-Made Salad that Won’t Get Soggy
For a dinner party (or even just a regular weeknight meal), making the salad ahead of time can save you precious minutes, but it normally results in soggy lettuce that no one wants to [...]
The Paris Wife: Chapters 13 Through 25
Hello, Bookies: Spoiler alert: I’m about to sum up what’s happened in the second quarter of the book, so if you haven’t reached this point, read no further. The second quarter finds Hem and [...]
Hair Removal: What Is Your Go-To Solution?
After doing our hair removal road test, I found it so interesting to learn how everyone’s preferences ranged. Some people wouldn’t go near a razor and were all about waxing, others only liked razors. [...]
