I am getting ready for an excursion to Church Camp. I love this time of year it is my 10 days or so to reset my life. Take inventory of my emotional needs and shut off my brain.

It is so hot, people are making videos of themselves cooking eggs on the sidewalks. There are huge fires in California. People are leaving their kids and dogs in hot cars to die… Seriously how does this keep happening??  August is almost here and at some point I will be

It’s hot and humid out and all I could think of is something cold and refreshing.. Lemonade!  plus something to take the edge off a long week of stressful BS from all that is going on in the world ,  the country and the hot kitchen I work in.  I

Hi my name is Lauri and I am a Nerd!!…. Hi Lauri….. I was a Nerd before it was cool there were not web pages like The Nerdist or geek and sundry. I cosplayed before there was cosplay it cannot be proven as cell phones were only something you saw on Star Trek

Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated with  Peru, Inca’s and the many lost or hidden cities. Stories of cities in the clouds Machu Picchu and lost cities of gold deep in the Amazon Jungle.  I developed  a fascination for far away lands in dark mysterious jungles who

I have thought a lot lately of how lucky I was to grow up when I did, the 70’s were a pretty awesome time to be a kid. Yeah I know the internet and video games are super cool I love to use them heck I am blogging for crying

I have been blessed the last few 4th of July’s to be able to wake up with this as my view each morning.  I feel so lucky to have this time  and the people I spend it with in my life. I take much thrill in prepping food for this