Indeed all that: One Smart Cookie Cutters

Indeed all that: One Smart Cookie Cutters

I recently found a drop sugar cookie recipe (no chilling and no rolling) provided me with delicious round treats which would just have to be my go-to sugar cookie. I had simply given up on eating—and offering to my grandkids—holiday shaped sugar cookies.

Until I was contacted by PR folks requesting I review One Smart Cookie cookie cutters. “Fast, easy and no mess” the packaging boasted, while producing “perfect cookie shapes.” Tag line: “the cookie cutter game changer.”

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Therafit Willow Indoor/Outdoor Slippers: Footwear befitting the season

Therafit Willow Indoor/Outdoor Slippers: Footwear befitting the season

Indoor/outdoor slippers? Yes, please!

Due to the weather and winter season (and, I just gotta say, Covid restrictions) I spend much of my time indoors. In comfy clothes. Doing mundane, I mean, leisurely things of primarily sedentary sorts.

Every once in a while, I step outside and putter about. Or grab delivery packages …

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Wallaroo Hats: Fashion forward sun protection

Wallaroo Hats: Fashion forward sun protection

Summer may be gone but the need for sun protection when outdoors certainly isn’t. Especially for fair-skinned folks like my husband.

Despite the inevitable sun damage he’ll incur when out and about, my husband — who not only has fair skin but hails from a family with a history of skin cancer — eschews wearing sun screen of any sort. “Too greasy,” he complains. Which drives me batty.

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Beary cute: KeaBabies huggable hooded bamboo baby towels

Beary cute: KeaBabies huggable hooded bamboo baby towels

Most grandmas likely agree with me: Hugging a grandkid ranks as one of the sweetest sensations out there.

Many grandmas also likely agree with me that hugging a warm little one fresh from the tub and wrapped in a towel tops the list of types of hugs grandmothers can’t get enough of.

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ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System: Fantastic, fast, fun method for picking and playing

ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System: Fantastic, fast, fun method for picking and playing

When I receive a product for review, I don’t typically run out and purchase a duplicate of the product before I’ve even written the review. In fact, I’ve never done that with an item I’m reviewing. Until ChordBuddy.

See, I was immediately impressed by the ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System and was compelled to purchase a second one to share with a faraway family member. Before I had even shared my thoughts here with my readers.

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Therafit Clarissa sneakers ideal for fun in the sun

Therafit Clarissa sneakers ideal for fun in the sun

One of the best things we can do to combat cabin fever while avoiding all the crud swirling about the closed spaces of our communities is head outdoors for some fun in the sun.

I recently received a pair of Therafit Clarissa Women’s Wide Width Athletic Sneakers free for review, providing the perfect reason to do exactly that.

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Mighty fun! Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Super Paws

Mighty fun! Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Super Paws

I received a new DVD free for review and Benjamin couldn’t be more pleased!

I shared on social media my grandson’s reaction to Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Super Paws, now available from Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment (msrp $10.99).

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