How To Choose Between a Gas and Electric Stove
If you’re remodeling your home to become the luxurious oasis you deserve, then you need to make sure you choose the right appliances, including your stove.
Author: Roberta Murphy Thompson
Tips for Creating the Ultimate Glam Room
Give yourself the Hollywood experience with an ultra-chic glam room. Read these awesome tips for creating the ultimate glam room today. We have great advice!
5 New Technologies That You Need in Your Home
Technology makes life easier; these five new technologies you need in your home will provide a level of comfort and accomplishment you’ve never had before.
Best Ways To Welcome Natural Elements in Your Home Office
Working from home can be stressful sometimes. By adding natural elements into your home office, you can unwind and feel calmer while working.
How To Create a New and Impressive Backyard
Whether your home is old or new, a plain green lawn is boring to look at. Your home should reflect your style inside and out. Learn how to upgrade your lawn.
A Florence Adventure
by Roberta Murphy Thompson Last night, Steve and I invited friends over to share a story and a pasta dinner we brought back from Florence, Italy. Well, not exactly the whole dinner, but a Florence adventure that included a kilo of handmade fettuccine and a pan of onion and cheese stuffed raviolis that we transported from Florence back to Reno in a suitcase. Sauces, salad and asparagus sides were made…
Cancel Culture: Just Shut Up
by Roberta Murphy Thompson I was enormously upset with the November election. It wasn’t who won or lost; rather, fury at what appeared to be a corrupted election process. In retrospect, the Cancel Culture crowd appeared to be hard at work manipulating votes and cancelling the votes of many. Within a few days (or weeks), emotions calmed down and I then struggled with the need to act rather than complain…
Luxury of Quick Kitchen Remodel
5 Awesome Kitchen Renovation Ideas to Design Your Dream Kitchen Are you planning a kitchen remodel? If yes, you may know that it is a time-consuming process and may prove challenging if you are running short on ideas. Here are 5 practical ideas to inspire you to design your dream kitchen. You don’t have to shell out a lot of money for a kitchen renovation – all you need…
Liminal Space: Floating Between Past and Future Tense
Liminal space–that place in life where you are between what was and what’s next. That strange place resting between where you’ve been and where you’re going. It feels strange, scary and exciting all at once. Becoming a widow can put one into that exact position. So might a job or marital change. It’s not unlike a rite of passage. I was widowed New Year’s Day, 2019. Mike’s death was sudden,…
The Luxury of Disconnecting
by Roberta Murphy I may dream of disconnecting from all things electronic, but fly into a panic when wifi goes down or more frequently, can’t find my phone. And I know I’m not alone. But there’s a persistent fantasy that I will one day deliberately land in some remote (and beautiful) location where there is no wifi, no television, no internet–and no clocks. I would be with my soulmate and…
