My mom. Words cannot describe how much I love her. She is everything a mom is supposed to be and more. She has always been there for me to support me, to encourage me and to cheer for me as my biggest fan. Though we live on opposite sides of the country, there’s not a […] Read more…
Healthy & Happy Vegan Anniversary!
One year ago this month I made the commitment to go vegan. I’ve been a vegetarian on and off for most of my life, so it didn’t seem like too big of a stretch to go vegan. I’ll admit at first, I had to be more conscious of my choices especially eating out and especially […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – World Series Tickets
Green Tip Tuesday – Green Cleaning Giveaway WINNER
Yes, I’ve been a slacker on the “Green Tips” lately, but, I promise, I have not been a slacker in trying to be more and more green in my home and life. I know that making your own “green” products at home can just simply be a bit much for some people. If you’re busy […] Read more…
Meatless Mondays – Butternut Squash Soup
You know it’s Fall when all you see are pumpkin and squash recipes all over internet. Well, it’s no different here!! I made this soup this weekend, and I must admit that it was a bit too sweet for me until I added some sauteed onions and chunks of potato to it. I left these […] Read more…
Blog for a Cause – Breast Cancer
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is fitting for the “Blog for a Cause” topic to be Breast Cancer. This month I am shining a spotlight on a survivor who is also a crusader – someone who has helped the cause. She is my dearest friend Maura, who I have known since I […] Read more…
Virginia City – Ghost Town #2
Because it’s my favorite month – I’d like to write about another ghost town we visited on our last road trip. After stopping in Bodie, California we made our way to Virginia City, Nevada. Virginia City sits at an elevation of 6,220 and, like Bodie, is also an old mining town. In addition to gold […] Read more…
Meatless Monday – Basic Tomato Sauce
We finally had a bit of summer here in Northern California, and the warmer weather finally got my tomatoes to ripen…albeit all at once! So, I’ve been in a continuous mode of picking tomatoes to make sauce every few days. I still haven’t gotten my act together enough for canning (as in buying the jars, […] Read more…
Sedona
DSC_0043.NEF, originally uploaded by LitasWorld. View from a Vortex Read more…
Accepting the 4th Decade
Ok, so I’m approaching the BIG FOUR – TWO at the end of this year. I know that doesn’t seem as big of a deal as the BIG four – o, but for me, somehow, it seems bigger. It is now time to accept my commitment to this fourth decade of life. It’s not that […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday
Cake Eaters, originally uploaded by LitasWorld Flickr account. Hunter & Westly enjoying yummy Birthday CAKE! Read more…
In Pursuit of Crunchiness
For my “Green-Tip Tuesday” post this week, I’m going to share two of the changes I’ve made (and stuck to so far) in my ongoing pursuit to have a greener and more chemical free homestead – small step by small step. As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite blogs to read is Crunchy Betty. […] Read more…
Meatless Monday – Israeli Couscous with Beans & Tomatoes
Why are there no photos to go this delicious creation do you ask?? Well, probably because they are residing safe and sound on my home computer, and I currently sit here at work in my cube. (should I admit that I’m sitting at work writing on my blog??? I think it’s safe to say that […] Read more…
Mimi’s Musings – School Bullying
My youngest step-daughter Mimi is going to be writing occasional guest posts on this blog. Here is her second post: I know that in my introduction blog post I said that my posts would mostly consist of my thoughts on pop culture. I initially intended for this post to be about a list of the […] Read more…
Vegan Macaroons!
Here’s my “Lita’s Love” of the week. Hail Merry Vegan Macaroons! Seriously, I had my doubts about ordering these because, you see, my friend Jeanette makes the ULTIMATE macaroons. I haven’t had any of hers since becoming vegan, but I have been tortured by Pops who still consumes her divine creations any chance he gets. […] Read more…
Bloglovin’
I just found another way to follow my favorite blogs. It’s called I’m going to give it a try – why not?! I already use Google Reader, Feedly (through Firefox) and an app on my iPad called NewsRack. What’s another way to follow for a techie geek like me? If you’d like you can click […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – Bubba’s Blessing
Follow my blog with bloglovin Last Monday there was a Pet Blessing at our church in honor of St. Francis and his love for animals. Pops and I popped over to the church with Bubba on our morning walk so he could be blessed (which was great for my nerves seeing as we’d be leaving […] Read more…
Cathedral Rock in Sedona Arizona
Pops and I are still out and about on our latest road trip. Though I’ll have a bigger post on Sedona coming, I wanted to share this photo of Cathedral Rock. The colors in Sedona are unlike any I’ve seen anywhere else. The reds in the rocks are so bright especially against the bright blue […] Read more…
Meatless Monday – Curry Simmer
This “Meatless Monday” nothing there’s complicated happening here…especially since I wrote this post last week the night before we left on vacation. This is the “quickie” meal for you…nothing fancy, but delicious just the same. Sometimes quick and easy are just what is called for in our house. This night, as I was trying to […] Read more…
Soyaki!!!
Here’s my “product share” of the week…I kinda think I’ve been doing that lately without even realizing it – though I need to think of a catchy name for it…hmmm…any ideas? Maybe “Lita’s Loves” This week, the star is: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this stuff!! I always seem to have left-over rice (or grains) along […] Read more…
Bodie – Wild West Ghost Town
After our recent trip to Yosemite, and on our way up to visit friends in Reno, Pops and I stopped in the ghost town Bodie. I have wanted to visit Bodie for years. Not just because it’s said to be a ghost town, but also because I saw some amazing photographs of the town taken […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – Club Boys
This past weekend, before Fall finally hit here, we took Hunter & Westly for a end of summer swim at our club. Here are my precious boys taking an “animal cracker” snack break. Read more…
Green Tip Tuesday – Carbon Neutral Blogging
I found this intriguing post today over at the Big Green Head Blog on how you can make your blog carbon neutral and therefore blog with a clear conscience. Here’s how it works: (visit 1 Blog, 1 Tree for more info). 1. You blog about this “my blog is carbon neutral” initiative (which originally stared […] Read more…
Meatless Monday – Apple, Pear and Cranberry Pie
Fall is approaching – finally the past week’s heat wave has passed. Phew! We made it! When my box from “Farm Fresh to You” came this past Friday, there were beautiful apples and pears inside. Since we’re leaving later this week, on a trip to the Grand Canyon, I wanted to make an effort to […] Read more…
Monkeying Around
As I was browsing through Westly photos the other day, when writing his birthday post, I came across this photo I took at the San Francisco Zoo. We went there for the day just a little bit after Westly was born. This guy really put on a show for everyone – he was definitely the […] Read more…