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When we told friends that we were headed to Sri Lanka with our 3 kids in their 20’s for a 10-day visit we got a lot of blank stares and people asking how we chose Sri Lanka as a destination, and what one does while traveling there. So now that we are back from an […]

Now that the college bowl games are complete and NFL playoff games are in motion, it’s time to think about the Super Bowl coming right up on February 11th (with Usher as the half-time entertainment)!  About 20 years ago I (Joanne) stumbled across a Super Bowl Party spread in InStyle magazine and it made quite

Lots of people make the ‘new year, new you’ type of resolutions, and there is something to say about getting a fresh jump on exercise in the new year. Motivation is higher, ‘Dryuary’ (or Dampuary) is often in effect, and it feels good to get strong and be healthy after a busy holiday season. Whether

Over the holidays we both had trips that were 30+ hours of travel each way – multiple flights, layovers, drives, etc. to reach our wonderful final destinations. It was totally worth it and we both are ‘good’ travelers who bounce back relatively quickly from jet lag.  But we’ve learned through many years of long-haul travel

2023 was a big reading year for me. Between two book clubs, a surgery that kept me grounded for a while and just loving to read, I went through about 60 books this year. But I must say…given the quantity I read, very few WOWED me. And for some reason, a lot of ‘IT’ books

We Love Puffers! What did we do before puffers?! Lightweight, midweight, or heavyweight….short, medium, or long…hooded, collared, or vests….casual, athletic, or ‘fancy’….it’s easy to suddenly find yourself with a closetful of these wonderful pieces to wear indoors or out. Here is our FabList of puffers for 2024.   Herno: For a more fashion forward option

Do you give gifts to your girlfriend groups during the holidays? This is a lower-ish priced item that you give to multiple people – not a one-off gift for a single person. It seems this custom has become common in recent years.  Based on very loosely done research it seems that sometimes these gifts are

Don’t you hate that pit in your stomach when you’re leaving the house for a hosted gathering and realize you forgot to get a hostess gift, or you have one but don’t have any wrapping paper or a gift card? This feeling changes the mood from ‘let’s go’ to ‘oh no’! We’re here to help

Buying gifts for mother and father-in-laws is tricky. They usually don’t really ‘need’ anything, you want to choose something they’ll enjoy or use, and you want to show you care. And of course, the appropriate gift depends on what stage of life your in-laws are in, and what their interests are. Here are our Fab5

Before we were married my now-husband told me ‘I am not a good gift giver – I want you to know that’. I thought he was bluffing a bit, but alas gifting is indeed not his love language, either in terms of giving or receiving. So I have been known to pick out my own