by Flora Caputo | Dec 29, 2009 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Uncategorized
When I am off during the holidays, I like to get some projects that have been weighing heavily on me throughout the year DONE so we can start the new year fresh. Last night, I finally organized recipes. Not with a cutesy recipe organizer that you get for your wedding...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 23, 2009 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
One of the things I have rediscovered over the past year is the value of the public library. I always loved the library when I was young, but I never thought about frequenting it as an adult. This past summer, I had to meet my daughter’s tutor there for one hour...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 10, 2009 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
I love Christmas. It is absolutely my favorite time of year. And I keep it that way by preplanning and starting early. I start holiday baking in September. I also do my to-do lists and holiday card list in September. And I start my shopping in September. Now-I...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 5, 2009 | Gardening, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
My husband and daughter gave me the Easy-Bloom plant monitor for Mother’s Day, and I had not had the chance to try it out until this week. This is a little computerized monitor that has a very elegant design that you stick in the ground and it can either give...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 6, 2008 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Uncategorized
This was a wonderful birthday present from my husband last year. I had asked for it when I saw it in our Williams Sonoma Catalog (always a dangerous undertaking-they are usually thrown out quickly so I don’t see them!) . It’s a convection oven that sits on...