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🗽❤️ Three Spectacular Reasons You’ll Absolutely Love New York!

Michael and Khadeeja on New York trips through the years with an I Love NY mug and Times Square

When I think about all the reasons to love New York, I think about wonderful memories. I have been visiting New York since I was a teenager, and somehow this incredible city has continued weaving itself through different chapters of my life for more than four decades. There are teenage memories, work memories, trips with […]

🌿🍇 An Easy & Delicious Elderberry Syrup Recipe You Need To Try Today

An easy and delicious elderberry syrup recipe hero image showing fresh elderberry branches, a plum mug, and finished homemade elderberry syrup

I have wanted fresh elderberries for a long time, so I have my wonderful husband, Michael, to thank for this recipe. While he was out, he spotted an elderberry tree in a wooded area and brought home branches loaded with ripe berries. I was thrilled when I saw how much he had gathered. Michael also […]

Shocking Crooklyn Trivia You Have To See To Believe!

Crooklyn movie poster with Shocking Crooklyn Trivia You Have To See To Believe headline

I Thought I Knew All The Crooklyn Trivia…Until I Rewatched The Movie One More Time Crooklyn trivia has been around for years, so I honestly thought I already knew everything there was to know about one of my favorite movies. It turns out I couldn’t have been more wrong. My older daughter, Chalisse, and I […]

📚☕ Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Book Review

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith book review hero image featuring the memoirs Will and Worthy, the CupofMood Reading Room, and a Jason’s Lyric scene.

Authentic Comments About Will & Jada You Need to Read! This Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith book review began with one story, one Facebook question, and readers who had plenty to say. I read Will Smith’s memoir, Will, twice—once before reading Jada Pinkett Smith’s Worthy and again afterward. One scene stayed with me through […]

Sensational Strawberry Guava Lemonade Recipe Sure To Be A Summer Hit!

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I have been eyeballing the strawberry guavas on my tree for months. And finally, after four years of waiting, they were ready enough for me to harvest a whole basket. I felt amazing, excited, and genuinely happy that I could finally taste the fruit I had watched grow for so long. Seeing the fruit progress […]