This week's post may look familiar, and it will probably be next year’s post too. Why? It is what I want to say at Christmas time....

December is such a busy month. Not wanting the shame of Scrooge, I enjoy the holiday season, but alas, alack, there is a problem....

I enjoy baking and November kicks off my holiday baking season. First on the yummy list are pies and then we move deliciously into...

I love the internet we are just a click away from housewives in Denmark, bankers in London, terrorists in Nigeria. We truly have access...

It’s tricky to be approaching October 31st and be anti-Halloween. “What! What is wrong with you Miss Pat? Are you against candy? Do you...

I love cake. Cake is not only delicious; it is art. When it comes to cake art, I am very conservative. I do not like the current trend to...

October is a scary month. Not for reasons you may think but because it is almost November. November is even scarier because it is the...

It's fall and I can't wait to make homemade applesauce. Up North this is the season when we go apple picking. When I was living in...

I am excited. National Coffee Day will be here soon. If you have been reading FINNICKY for a while you will know that it doesn’t take...

Well, it is almost here. National Coffee Day is September 29th. I have been gearing up for this for months. I remember the coffee habit I...

Can you believe that school has started. Where did the summer go? In N.Y. schools wait until after Labor Day to incarcerate, oops ! I...

If I were to ask someone under the age of thirty to tell me about Labor Day I would not be surprised if they began talking about...

It’s summer and I need to get away. I need to come up with a travel plan that will accommodate both my limited budget and my fuss budget...

Although Covid is behind us, I have noticed people wearing masks and can only assume that their mask experience of 2020 was a positive...

A friend called and asked if I thought she should return to the classroom after retirement. Always willing to help a friend, I have...

My body is something I tolerate and live with; it’s sort of like a sibling. I will now shock readers who believe they can improve their...

It’s a new year and I am phoneless. Last weekend my phone’s annoying alerts were reduced to a guttural groan and then silence. Life has...

‘Retirement’ and ‘job’, isn’t that an oxymoron? I spent half of my adult life at home and then became a ‘displaced homemaker.’ I like to...

Beware, this is political. I have found my political identity. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Limping to the beat of my own...

Ground Hog Day was last week. If you missed it, I am sorry. A day not to be missed. I try not to be negative but sometimes I compare what...