All of the ships in the Disney Cruise Line fleet have a Senses Spa. In the past few months I have visited the spa on both the Dream and the Magic and thought I’d share more details. The experience on both ships was nearly identical, and this would be true for the Fantasy and Magic… Read More
Whit and I made this Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart as a trial run for the holidays and it was divine! It was a little more involved than many of our dessert recipes, but worth the effort. I suggested we make it again at Thanksgiving and he suggested we make it again “long before Thanksgiving”. At… Read More
Move over Veuve, there’s a new special occasion champagne on my list… Meet Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose! Bestie M gave me this delectable bottle of champagne for my birthday back in March and I thought there’s no better day than today to sing its praises! We wanted to enjoy it together and would you believe it… Read More
After a decade hiatus and a two years of sitting on my bedside, I finally completed Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone, the 9th book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. It was wonderful and immersive and like reuniting with old friends. If you haven’t read this series, I urge you to do so.… Read More
Welcome, foolish mortals. Our haunted Halloween tour concludes with the exterior today. The frights and delights start before you’ve even entered the house, with pumpkins and spiders and ghosts out front. Large spiders can be found at Michael’s or Target. We replaced this guy three years ago, and his predecessor lasted at least twice as… Read More
We’ve had so much fun cheering on the alma mater this season. My favorite game, of course, was the one with the girls! Can you even believe how grown up Cee is? Our jaunts down to campus always start at the SAE house. Last weekend we played at the Benz, which was a great afternoon… Read More
After many years, we dined in at Yachtsman Steakhouse at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. The bottom line: it was an excellent meal and we cannot wait to return! Yachtsman Steakhouse Inside the New England style eatery you find knotty-pine beams and nautical touches. High-quality, grain-fed beef is aged in-house and prepared in the open kitchen… Read More