Martini Musings

Excuse me, you look so familiar!     Do I know you? I know this may sound like a pick-up line, but this post is not about my dating life.    I don’t know if you ever hear that line, but I get it every now and then and I always roll through the various places that I could have been connected to the person…Church, School, Neighborhood, Work, etc…    Sometimes, some place will click and sometimes it just stays a mystery.    But sometimes, it knocks me off of my feet.    “Are you a model for Chicos?”     Yes, someone, actually more than one, has used that line on me.    Now I know what you are thinking… “Lisa, a model?”    Well, it was only a few years ago that I would have said the same thing.    But, five years ago, I took a leap of faith, and volunteered to be a “model” at a fashion show. With a room full of women on Derby Day 2015, I “walked the runway” for the first time! ...

WHAT THE HELL???? Well, you would think that a girl who talks about “boobies” would have men lining up to meet her!!   LOL!!    Not so much! I have had a few friends ask me recently to update them on my “online dating” experiences.    I haven’t had a lot to share because I have backed off of it a bit.    However, I want to keep my followers happy, so here’s a quick update. Let’s review…At the beginning, I thought that this blog would be one day “starting over at 60” and one day would be “adventures in dating.”     It hasn’t really worked out that way, but I still have a few stories to tell, so watch out!   Right now, the only thing that I can say about online dating is, “are you kidding me?”     Now, I know there have been success stories and I am still not sure it won’t happen to me, but my recent experiences have not been very re-assuring.    I now have a handle on what a “scammer” does with his pro...

Happy Easter! Today, I’ll be brief because we should all be enjoying our Easter or Passover celebrations with family and friends!   I’m with my family, in Louisville, celebrating with tasty foods and cheerful cocktails! As an adult, I’ve never really had an Easter tradition…we did something different every year…sometimes in Louisville, sometimes in Cincinnati, sometimes in Pittsburgh.   Sometimes I was with family, and sometimes I was with friends.   Easter Mass was always a part of the day, but there were often home cooked meals and just as often, there were restaurant buffets or special menus.     I’m not sure why there wasn’t any big tradition, but I have actually enjoyed changing it up.    Last year was my first Easter as a “soon to be divorced” person.    I was in Louisville which was where I needed to be, playing a silly game with a mouthful of marshmallows.    It was fun, it was good, and it was part of my ...

Cousin Love Today is all about the love of cousins and the Italian baking tradition.    A little background… A group of my cousins in Cleveland (4 girls and 1 boy) were greatly influenced by my paternal Grandmother.     Grandma Marcellino was a part of the upbringing of these cousins, and as a result, they got all of the baking bug, carrying on the tradition.    My sister likes to bake but I did not get that gene.    I have not been a fan of baking because it is precise and I am not a perfectionist.    My Katie never had a home-made birthday cake until she turned 21…and that is a story in itself and I know, I was never going to be a candidate for "Mother of the Year!"    Suffice to say, this homemade cake, my masterpiece, was between my feet, on the floor of the car as we rode to the restaurant.    I forgot about it as I stepped out of the car, and my foot found itself smashed in the cake.    Somehow...

Siblings…and those who feel like siblings Today is National Sibling Day!    Can’t say that I remembered this on my own…I had a Facebook memory pop up and then, to confirm it, I went to Google.    OY!    So many “holidays!”    But I posted a picture of my lovable siblings…Eddie, Joey & Lori, and acknowledged my gratefulness!    In honor of this special day, I think this deserves a little more. I can honestly say that these three people have been with me from the get-go!    I am the oldest and the favorite as you surely must know, and I have always considered these siblings to be mine!    I led the way for them and set the standards high!    I think I’m the only goodie two shoes in the lineup, but I tried! Over the years, we’ve had our ups and downs, but there is never a dispute that we are connected and regardless of the situation, we make ourselves available for one another.     ...

Friendships & Flowers I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Washington, DC to see the cherry blossoms!   What a lovely weekend!   I spent 4 days with 4 wonderful women.   Three of them were friends from high school…YES, friends I’ve known for over 45 years and one was the sister of one of the girls who has become a friend.    First…I would like to just un-wrap that whole thing.   I am so grateful for the friendships that have grown over the years with people that went to high school with me.   These girls were part of the “popular” group so we didn’t really hang out.   None of them will admit to being part of the “popular” group, but from where I stood, they were!   Fast forward to our high school reunions, held every five years, and we have truly become good friends… really  good friends.   I love these girls!   Th...

This & That... Okay friends, I'm headed out of town tomorrow with four beautiful women friends to see the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC.   I'll have lots to share with you in another post I'm sure!  Today, I am running on overload so I didn't have a lot of time to put together a post for today, but I have a couple of laughs to share with you! Yesterday morning, as I was gathering up a few things to take to the trash, I dropped a half gallon of milk (most of it remaining).  Why do I buy milk?   Well, true confession...I wanted frosted Cheerios at the store the other day, and I had to have milk!   As usual, when I buy milk, it does not get used up before the expiration date...please don't tell Betty Boop that I wasted milk!! At any rate, I dropped it and the top popped off and it spilled all over my newly cleaned kitchen floor.  I looked at the mess and watched it spread and then I started a mouth full of profanities...out loud, ...