This recipe was originally published in my second book, “Welcome Home” on page 77. Renew your skin for spring! Avocados are rich in natural fats and emollients that will leave your face soft and dewy fresh… Combine: 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato 1 whole mashed avocado 3 Tablespoons honey Massage mixture…
Musings Newsletter : Maui Hawaii Vacation Notes
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Hello Friends! This newsletter will wrap up my “Maui” themed week of blogs. I hope you have all enjoyed this little virtual vacation, and I hope you feel inspired with new ideas you can use in your own home and life. As I said in my blog on how to decorate your bedroom in a…
Wine Tasting Notes: 3 Alarm White Wine
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This citrusy wine pairs perfectly with seafood and grilled chicken and would be the perfect addition to a summer picnic. Notes of white flowers, lemon, lime, tangerine and saturn peaches. About $9 a bottle.
Luxurious Retreat Tips: Maui Themed Bedroom
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photograph by Melissa Placzek When Jeff took me to Maui to celebrate my book “Chin Deep in Bubbles” coming out in paperback, he surprised me with a beautiful stay at The Ritz Carlton in Kapalua for our 10 day island vacation. After hours and hours traveling on planes to get from Minnesota to the island…
Frugal Bath & Beauty : Pina Colada Face Mask and Grand Wailea Cucumber Spa Water
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“I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I have never spent so pleasant a month before, or bade any place goodbye so regretfully. I have not once thought of business, or care or human toil or trouble or sorrow or weariness and the memory of it will remain with me always.”…