A stay-cation and some paletas

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Well I’m happy to say I made it through the process of selling my house, triple downsizing and moving into our new “temporary” home in one piece. As a much deserved reward I decided to take a couple of days (well 3 actually) off work to hang with my daughter around the pool and relax while meeting our new neighbors. I actually think I deserve a grander reward but for now 3 days would have to do.

To add to the theme of our pools-side mini stay-cation I thought it would be fun to make homemade Paletas. And without hesitation I ordered a frozen ice treat mold and of course a recipe book to boost our success with big visions my daughter and I making our way to the pool with a cooler chock full of the best ever frozen treats this side of the Mexican border.

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A case of wine to mark the milestones

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I recently moved and during the last week of packing what I call my “last to pack first to open bare essentials” I was a little surprised by a case of wine I had so lovingly extracted from the bottom shelf of my kitchen pantry. Trust me, the mere existence of this wine in my pantry wasn’t the surprise, that fact that the box was completely full is what surprised me. Continue reading