I'm no greenie, so I've been using plain old zip-top plastic sandwich bags for the kids' lunches (and my husband's lunch too, because I got all old-school domestic when I saw how much he was spending on his lunch every day) ever since they started going to school. But this year I … [Read more...]
iPhone Cases For the Rest of Us
Yes, I know the new iPhone is coming out soon. I've received at least a dozen pitches wanting me to cover the brand new cases for the iPhone 5. But here's the thing: I'm not getting an iPhone 5. Because I have an iPhone 4s that works just fine, thank you. Lucky for me iPhone … [Read more...]
Old School
Tomorrow at 2pm, Susan Pascal, author and the editor of Agoura Hills Patch which brings us up to date local news, will be having a book signing at Barnes and Noble in Westlake Village of her new book Images of Old Agoura. … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Lemonade Day With Fizzy Lemonade From Sodastream
Today, August 20, is National Lemonade Day! Sodastream is excited about this because they just added flavors from Country Time and Crystal Light, not to mention Kool Aid. So now you can make fizzy lemonade, or pink lemonade, or raspberry lemonade, or Arnold Palmers, or fruit … [Read more...]
Book Review (and Giveaway): Lost in Suburbia
Tracy Beckerman's Lost in Suburbia started out as an essay in her local newspaper, then it became a nationally syndicated column, then a blog, and now...a book. Forgive me, and Tracy, for using a device that I normally can't stand*, but this book is a good "momoir." It's a … [Read more...]