I have been a fan for a while of South Austin Gallery, a company that takes pictures of city landmarks and places them on household items, such as coasters ($10) and cutting boards ($30 or $40 depending on size). I look for their booth every year at the fundraising shopping event Holiday House, hosted by the … More Current Obsession – South Austin Gallery
Over the weekend I added to my Apple Watch band options (thanks to Hubby!) with a silver Milanese Loop. It’s a dressier option for work or any time that I do not want that pop of color. Here it is on my charger in the night stand mode. Apple has this option starting at $149 … More Expanding Apple Watch Accessories with the Milanese Loop
Well, it has almost been exactly a month since I made the conversion from a PC user to a Mac owner. Overall, the switch has gone pretty smoothly! For anyone else who is thinking about making the switch or has recently made it, here are a few things I have learned: 1. Connecting a monitor: … More More Confessions of a PC to Mac Convert
Earlier this month I took a cooking class at my local Sur la Table, which I have wanted to do for a long time. We took the “Perfect pizza from scratch” menu, making two pizzas each. We were greeted with aprons by the chef, and since it was a small class we had lots of … More Cooking with Sur la Table
The movie musical La La Land, has been the talk of Hollywood award season this year. The movie follows Emma Stone as Mia, an aspiring actress, and Ryan Gosling as Sebastian, a struggling jazz piano musician, as they deal with the trials of following your heart, both professionally and personally. I loved this movie and … More Reliving the music of La La Land
Last spring I posted a review of our Arlo cameras, singing their praises. I am pleased to report that I am still very happy with them, and we have added an additional camera to our collection – the rechargeable wireless version with audio. Recently Arlo has announced a baby monitoring camera with audio, which was … More Arlo’s New Baby
My twins love rice, but wow what a mess after dinner. Rice will be stuck to clothes, skin, hair, high chairs, and the floor. To make it easier for them to eat, I decided to try to make sticky balls. I bought sushi rice which is short grain and supposed to be stickier. It was … More Sticky rice balls, a toddler treat
Lauren Graham’s new book, Talking as Fast as I Can, is a fun collection of essays in which the actress recounts tales of being a teenager, going to college, and pursuing acting, as well as her roles on the television shows Parenthood and Gilmore Girls. Flight of thought, candid realism, and self-deprecating humor are many … More Lauren Graham and Talking As Fast As I Can
I just love the idea of this wireless breast pump by Willow that I first read about from Engadget. No wires or tubes at all, and they recommend charging just once a day. Whenever I had my twins, I wrongly assumed that all pumps were essentially hands-free but soon found my pump to be a … More Willow – Wireless breast pump
Kristen is the technology blogging expert on this site. If you follow our blog, you may also have noticed that Kristen has done the majority of the blogging recently. Well, there are a few reasons for that 1) life got crazy busy; 2) my 6 + year-old laptop was dying a slow painful death, the … More Confessions of a PC to Mac Convert
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