The Importance Of The Proper Glass
*** Today's post is sponsored by Nambé and Chico's. I used to think that the subject matter of today's post was a whole 'lotta hooey, but then I quickly learned that there is quite a bit of truth to it. I'm talking about, of course, the...
Galentine’s Day With Llano Estacado Winery
Galentine's Day. What exactly IS it? Well ~ Galentine's Day always falls on February 13th and it's the day that you celebrate your love for your lady friends ... single or not. So I invited my Galentine, Dara, over for Girls Night IN because not only is...
#BajaBabes Part Two ~ Rancho Las Cruces
If you read this past blog post, then you read that I recently took a fab 5 day trip to Mexico with my two favorite GF's to travel with, Shauna from Chic Over 50 and Sheree from She She Show. As I mentioned in that post, we did so much in such a short...
The New Mexico Artisan Market ~ A Must Attend
From time to time I like to keep things LOCAL over here on the blog and have I shared with you that I am a Tastemaker? ... a what? Yep ~ I am a Tastemaker for the New Mexico Artisan Market and was part of a team of experts who juried artisans to bring...
My Llano Estacado Winery Experience Via My Instagram Stories
SO THRILLED, I was, to have recently been invited to Llano Estacado Winery. You see, I am a proud Brand Ambassador for Llano Wines and although I have enjoyed their wines for many years, I've never actually toured their winery/facilites. So when the...
National Watermelon Day ~ Who Knew?
Have you noticed lately that EVERY day seems to be National "something" day? So when I discovered that today is National Watermelon Day I was excited ... not excited, by the way, as I was about National Lipstick Day but ... excited because watermelon is...
Heavenly Water With VitaJuwel
Is this your thang? And by "Thang" ~ I mean your holistic thang. So, y'all ... I'm stressed. Like TOTALLY stressed and over the years I have often reached for a more holistic approach to my health and my overall well being. YES, of course ... I have a...
Summer Cocktails With Llano Wines
Ok ~ so if you watched this recent video of mine ... feel free to watch it over and over again ... Then you learned that Santa Fe is known to be the first city in the world where tequila was exported to from Mexico. So when my friends Llano Wines (the...
H-E-L-L-O National Wine Day!
So if you don't already have this on your calendar, ... and I've, personally, had it marked down since we rocked in the new year ... NEXT Friday, May 25th, is National Wine Day and I'll be celebrating it with Llano wines. The Llano Estacado Winery has...
Turquoise Trail Beef Filet with Calabacitas & Green Chile Mashed Potatoes
Have you ever wanted to cook like a chef? Well ~ on today's video, and as part of my #MyNewMexico #MyHeritageHotelsAndResorts video series, we go behind the scenes at Level 5 rooftop restaurant and lounge where Chef Patrick shows us how to make his famous...
Meet Quilo ~ Our Newest Addition
So the Quilo 3-in-1 fan arrived a few weeks ago ... ... of which the dogs weren't quite sure about ... ... and I literally have used it every day, even before completely unpacking all of our items in our new home from our move. It's made many an appearance...
Nothing Basic About Basic Invite
I'm not exactly sure how and when it happened, but do you all realize that we are officially in the last quarter of the year? The last quarter of the year ~ also known as Holiday Madness months ~ crept up on me so fast that when the folks at Basic Invite...