When I was younger, there was a saying that meant great or that's good. It was peachy keen. Just a little trivia on this beautiful Saturday with fall starting to creep in. Although fall is almost here, I find this type of recipe is welcome in any weather. It would make a great appetizer or dessert. It's just that good. 

As she sat on the floor she could see everything. She didn't mind that the terrazzo was cold. Not at all. Peering around a sharp corner from the hallway, no one saw her but she saw them. They were talking, laughing and having a good time. The men were in suits and the ladies were in wiggle dresses and elegant organza full skirt dresses.

In my early days, growing up in Texas, I always enjoyed food. My father and mother both cooked nutritious, balanced meals on a daily basis. I remember being young and my dad had ordered a bag of large shrimp. I remember asking what was in the bag. He schooled me. I don't recall having shrimp before that although I had tried frog legs one evening at the Lubbock Club. Go figure. I still can remember how good the food tasted which is why I appreciate certain foods. Looking back, I really enjoyed it when our friends would invite me to go get Mexican food. I always enjoyed it and it's a favorite to this day. I had a fairly well rounded palate for a younger person. I was 19 when I tried Italian bouillabaisse. It was so good. Isn't it interesting how you can remember everything about the experience? The food, the ambiance, the people you were with. Maybe it's just me. Anyone who really knows me will tell you, she lives to eat! There are those who eat to live and then there are people like me who live to eat. I prefer savory foods to sweet. I like things like Arugula, Swiss cheese, blue cheese, collard greens and an occasional gin and tonic or a Greyhound is quite nice. My mother would serve Brussel sprouts and to this day I enjoy them. I section the leaves and have them in salads as well as sautéed in butter. I would pass up dessert for a prime rib dinner, end cut please. 

How is everyone? I hope your weekend was filled with laughter and sunshine! As I start out a new week, I'm trying to get some of my things organized before the weather changes too much. Yesterday, it rained and it was 69! It was a little cool since it's been so hot! There were people at the mall walking in shorts and that's cool, they're acclimated to this weather. Me? Not so much.

For the past 5 weeks I have been working and yes, working, always doing something or going somewhere. Who do I call next? When do I need to go here? I mean sure, there are days where I just sit down and relax but those days are very rare. When I ran my business for those 16 years, I didn't give myself a vacation, I needed to work and since then, take care of my girls. That ladies and gentlemen brings us to my latest blog post, relaxation with my daughter Hayli.

My daughter sat me down and told me that today we would just relax, "we all need a day to just unwind mom mom" she said. Yep, she said it exactly like that, I am the mom mom.

Luckily, today was a beautiful and sunny day, not too hot and not too humid either!


We started off our day of relaxation by going to a tomato stand.


We wanted to do something fun so Hayli and I did this! It was so much fun going and weighing the tomatoes and picking them out and it was even better knowing that they're fresh and home grown!



Look at those smiles! Smiles of happy tomato pickers!

When we got home, we washed the tomatos by filling up the sink with water and vinegar and just let the suckers soak!

While we waited, Hayli showed me this wonderful scrub. I thought I would share with ya'll!

Sugar Scrub Recipe :

What you will need - Sugar, Honey, Coconut Oil, and Banana (banana is optional) Hayli doesn't like banana. 


1. Combine 1 cup Sugar, add 1/3 cup Coconut oil and 1/3 cup Honey into a bowl to make a paste.

2. Mix well.

3. Put on face, hands, or body, or all of the above!

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You see it's very easy to make! I went and just put it on my face, hands, and arms. It made my skin extra soft and removed the dead skin off of my skin. I also like the scrub because of the benefits of the ingedients! The sugar takes away all of the dead skin leaving healty glowing skin by acting like a brush. When you rub it on your skin it feels great! Coconut oil helps smooth the skin. Last, the honey. I love honey whether it's in tea or with some toast. It not only tastes good, it has good benefits when put on our skin! Honey is an antibacterial and it's great for acne and stopping acne. It also is mositurizing so it will make your skin definitly glow and very 

I was reading an article and it discussed things that managers do which lead to employees quitting their job. We've all had jobs where there was that ONE supervisor or manager that was something else.

There's so much going on lately. If it's not one thing, it's another. We are all having challenges in one way or another. It's important though that we come together and help one another and be kind. It's all fine and well to hear and listen to the chatter about women helping other women. Is this just lip service? When it comes down to it what decision will you make?