Ghosts of Hip-Hop

On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, the world lost hip-hop icon Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as “The Overweight Lover” Heavy D, at the young age of 44. Many were shocked and saddened to hear of his passing, a wave of grief spanning not just the hip-hop community, but stage, screen, television and other music genres.…

Fall Favorites – Using What You Have

We know what the fall 2011 trends are – bold brows, jewel-tones, etc., etc…. But most of us already have all those items in our stash that will allow us to pull off all the looks we need for the fall/winter. Yes, it’s fun to buy and play in new makeup, but let’s take a…

Apple Butter!

A few posts back I wrote a short entry on apple picking and apple butter, asking for a good recipe. Well thanks to Calandra (good lookin out cuz!) a recipe was sent, which I tried out a few weeks back. It’s a slow-cooker recipe and when they say slow cook, they mean slow cook! It…