A Slice of Americana
Janice Weinsoff2025-05-26T16:09:43-04:00A Tablescape for Memorial Day, Independence Day & Labor Day Many view America’s summer holidays as long weekends or the beginning and end of the sea [...]
Celebrate Mom With Flowers
Janice Weinsoff2025-04-14T14:53:49-04:00Setting a Mother’s Day Brunch Table That Says “You Are Loved” There’s something truly special about creating a space that feels intentional and full of [...]
Hope, Faith & Love: A Sophisticated Easter Table
Janice Weinsoff2025-03-17T15:25:20-04:00Create An Enchanting & Elegant Easter Tablescape Easter isn’t just for kids and candy hunts—it’s also the perfect excuse to gather friends and famil [...]
The Gathered Table: Thanksgiving Style
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-25T13:03:27-04:00Thanksgiving is Almost Here We are getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving. By far, this is my favorite holiday. The main reason is that it is one of [...]
A Nutcracker Christmas Table
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:16:48-04:00Holly Jolly Christmas 2024 The Nutcracker ballet came to mind when thinking about this year's Christmas theme. After all, how many of us have childhood [...]
Zurich: A Perfect Two Day Escape
Janice Weinsoff2024-08-21T15:26:54-04:00Zurich Bound We arrived in Zurich via train from Interlaken, Switzerland's largest city. Once again, we experienced a beautiful scenic train ride with t [...]
Interlaken: Adventure Meets Scenic Beauty
Janice Weinsoff2025-09-17T01:32:01-04:00The Journey Begins Boarding the Glacier Express to Interlaken was like stepping into a postcard. The two-hour ride offered jaw-dropping, panoramic views [...]
Montreux in 48 Hours: Must-See Highlights
Janice Weinsoff2024-08-06T13:45:28-04:00Scenic and Cultural Delights Montreux is home to the annual Montreux Jazz Festival and the Chillon Castle. Reservations during the festival need to be m [...]
Exploring Geneva in 3 Days
Janice Weinsoff2024-08-07T10:24:01-04:00Our First Stop Geneva is located on the shores of Lake Geneva and is surrounded by the Alps. It has a rich history and a cosmopolitan vibe. Our Switzerl [...]
Switzerland: A Mother Daughter Journey
Janice Weinsoff2024-08-14T15:44:11-04:00Discovering Switzerland: A Mother-Daughter Adventure Switzerland has always been on my bucket list. My daughters and I spent months discussing various p [...]
Lessons My Aunt Taught About Living a Happy Life
Janice Weinsoff2024-05-29T14:40:17-04:00Lessons to Learn In December 2023, my 95-year-old aunt passed away. This came as a shock because she appeared healthy. Her positive outlook on life was [...]
Setting a Spring Passover Table
Janice Weinsoff2024-04-08T17:07:24-04:00Celebrating Tradition As we celebrate the Passover traditions, there's no better time to add a touch of beauty and elegance to the table. Whether hostin [...]
Setting a Floral Theme Table for Mother’s Day
Janice Weinsoff2024-04-08T17:03:21-04:00Blooming Love Mother's Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate Mom than by treating her to a floral-theme table? Picture this: a whi [...]
FamJam: Costa Rica
Janice Weinsoff2024-01-19T13:37:18-05:00Costa Rica, It Is After close to 20 years of traveling out west for a snow trip, we decided to switch it up to a closer, tropical vacation. Costa Rica, [...]
2023 Hanukkah Decor
Janice Weinsoff2023-11-16T15:12:00-05:00The Festival of Lights This year, Hanukkah begins early, on December 7, 2023. It feels different. Much light is needed for this festival of lights. My 2 [...]
Thanksgiving Tablescape Inspiration
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:30:45-04:00From Farm to Feast It is hard to believe that it is almost Thanksgiving. When looking for Thanksgiving tablescape inspiration for 2023, I came up with t [...]
Create A Meaningful High Holiday Table
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:21:25-04:00As the Jewish New Year approaches, it is the perfect time to gather with loved ones and celebrate this holy occasion in a way that resonates deeply with [...]
Christmas Table Decorations 2023
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:31:14-04:00A Jewish Girl's Guide to Setting A Christmas Table I know, it’s August. Why am I posting my Christmas table decorations? I’m late. Typically, I decorate [...]
My Mom’s Dream Table
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:17:29-04:00Table for Plenty Always the consummate hostess, my mom envisioned a dining room table that would seat plenty of guests. After many years of searching, I [...]
Experience Provençal Charm in Aix-en-Provence
Janice Weinsoff2023-08-28T11:20:15-04:00The City of A Thousand Fountains We were excited to visit this college town known for its fountains of all shapes and sizes. We experienced charming str [...]
Much To Do In Marseille
Janice Weinsoff2023-08-18T16:43:32-04:00Magnifique Marseille Marseille is the second largest and oldest city in France. It was our home for two nights to visit the city and Aix-en-Province. Ou [...]
Our Mother- Daughter Trip to France’s Côte D’azur
Janice Weinsoff2023-08-29T14:22:38-04:00Côte d’Azur It Is France’s Côte d’Azur is also known as the French Riviera. It’s where turquoise waters meet golden beaches, and charming coastal towns [...]
What To Wear In The French Riviera
Janice Weinsoff2023-08-04T15:21:54-04:00Chic and Practical Outfit Ideas for Every Occasion When you think about what people wear while vacationing on the French Riviera, the words glamour, ele [...]
8 Days in the French Riviera
Janice Weinsoff2023-08-10T15:44:27-04:00Our Trip Through the South of France My daughters and I spent eight days in the French Riviera for our Mother-Daughter trip. It's where turquoise waters [...]
Wine Tasting and Vineyard Tours
Janice Weinsoff2023-07-05T16:56:13-04:00The Perfect Way to Celebrate Life With Daughters My husband loved red wine. He had a wine collection, including a bottle from each of our daughter’s bir [...]
Why You Need to Go On A Mother-Daughter Trip
Janice Weinsoff2024-07-18T13:43:54-04:00What Makes Them So Special My daughters and I have gone on seven Mother-Daughter trips. Of course, the destination does play a role. It’s a time to conn [...]
Essential Legal Documents For Your Adult Child
Janice Weinsoff2023-05-16T16:13:10-04:00Why I Feel Strongly About Having Legal Documents As a widow, I am passionate about sharing lessons learned. My husband passed unexpectedly. Fortunately, [...]
Show Your Love This Mother’s Day 2023
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:30:22-04:00Celebrate the Unconditional Love of Mother’s Day Mother’s Day’s originated to celebrate the women who “championed efforts toward better health, welfare, [...]
Setting A Special Passover Table
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:29:29-04:00Passover 2023 How is it that Passover is less than two weeks away? Setting a special Passover table involves a few key elements, creating a warm and we [...]
What We Learned About Caring for Our Aging Parents
Janice Weinsoff2023-03-21T10:34:14-04:00The Information You Need To Know Being the caregiver for your aging parents is complicated. It requires patience, compassion, planning, and tough love. [...]
Sundance Is Something Special
Janice Weinsoff2023-02-20T16:15:42-05:00How Did We End Up In Sundance? We have had countless winter ski trips to Utah, but it was always Park City. Planning for our 2022 FamJam started six mon [...]
Vacations With Your Adult Kids
Janice Weinsoff2023-01-17T14:55:25-05:00Where to Start A vacation with your adult kids is complicated. First, you need to plan around everyone’s work schedules. Second, are you all traveling f [...]
That’s A Wrap
Janice Weinsoff2022-12-08T15:14:58-05:00Hanukkah Gift Wrapping Ideas I'm the mom of two grown adult daughters. This means the wrapping paper you used when they were young just won't cut it. T [...]
I’m Jewish & Love Hallmark Christmas Movies
Janice Weinsoff2023-10-27T14:40:10-04:00Bring on Santa & His Elves Years ago, I became a closet Hallmark Countdown to Christmas viewer. It was 2020, and between the pandemic and political [...]
Hanukkah Decor 2022
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:27:31-04:00Hanukkah Past I've just completed my Hanukkah Decor 2022. I love decorating for Hanukkah. I mean, I go all out. A silver, blue & gold Hanukkah tree [...]
Stocking Stuffers under $30
Janice Weinsoff2024-02-29T14:39:52-05:00Adult Kids Love Stocking Stuffers! Why does a Jewish mom have Hannukah stockings? It's not complicated... I love the holidays. Okay, they look like Chri [...]
Travel is My Therapy
Michelle Balaun2024-01-18T17:18:39-05:00I came across a quote recently that encapsulates my life’s goals; “I’d rather have a passport full of stamps, than a house full of stuff.” Tbh, I did not even own a passport until six years ago having only traveled domestically. Truthfully, I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who loaded all four of us girls in the car every summer and we went on driving trips in the U.S. Of course, and I do believe this was to keep us quiet and occupied, we were each assigned a state and decided what places we would visit in that state.
My Top 10 Travel Item Recommendations
Janice Weinsoff2023-04-28T14:13:02-04:00Simple Travel Items To Make Traveling Less Complicated It is common knowledge that air travel is complicated these days. However, Traveling is my thera [...]
“New Birth” Day
Janice Weinsoff2022-08-04T16:23:42-04:00How Do You Acknowledge the Date of Passing? For those of us who have lost someone, as the date of death approaches each year, it is triggering. Recently [...]
My Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Recs
Janice Weinsoff2023-06-30T14:35:57-04:00A Mother-Daughter Tradition It has been a tradition of ours to go to the Nordstrom Anniversary sale. They used to really make a big deal about it with a [...]
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Roe v Wade
Janice Weinsoff2022-08-04T16:24:41-04:00How Did The Supreme Court Rule It's official. Roe v Wade is overturned. Five judges changed that. The leaked documents were a precursor to what was comi [...]
Christmas Tablescape
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:28:42-04:00Joy To The World You may have sensed that I love decorating my dining room table for the holidays. I’ve decorated for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Pa [...]
It’s Time To Compromise
Janice Weinsoff2022-05-27T16:42:13-04:00People Government And, Finding Common Ground Not even 24 hours after the Texas elementary school shooting, politicians on both sides of the aisle began [...]
Pickleball is The Real Dill
Janice Weinsoff2023-02-10T12:36:37-05:00I think I am late for the Pickleball party. What is it about this game that has caught on so quickly? With over 4.8 million now playing, Pickleball is t [...]
Magic in the Hamptons ♪♪
Janice Weinsoff2023-06-06T14:02:23-04:00Three Times A Charm You may wonder why a person who has lived in South Florida for almost 50 years would choose to go to a beach area for a vacation. No [...]
Why I Am Pro Choice
Janice Weinsoff2022-08-04T16:25:01-04:00This week has been upsetting with news of the leaked brief from the Supreme Court of Justices regarding Roe vs. Wade. I am unabashedly pro-choice. My po [...]
Growing Up In A CPA Family
Janice Weinsoff2022-05-06T18:37:29-04:00They’re All Certified Pain in the Asses My father was a CPA. He referred to those working in that field as Certified Pains in the Ass. We all dread tax [...]
What Is Your Personal Style?
Janice Weinsoff2023-05-31T15:38:15-04:00What are the ways you show your personal style? Through tattoos? Piercings? Jewelry? Perhaps your personal style is reflected in the clothes you wear. O [...]