Sad Grape Vines

October 25, 2020 Just yesterday, the grapevines had green leaves turning yellow. After the temperature dropped last night to 13 degrees F and snowed, the grapes look sad.

Fraud Trends

October 21, 2020 In my day job, I work as a Software Solutions Architect at a bank. I’d like to share with everyone an email that our fraud department sent to customers. I am going to change the bank name to bank and I am going to make other parts generic, but other than that, […]

Instant Pot Low-FODMAP Beef Stew

I started from the Lazy Day Beef Stew from the The Rootitoot Cookbook, by Ruth “Rootitoot” McCusker. I changed the recipe a good bit to make it low FODMAP and then I simplified a couple of steps to make an even easier “dump” stew. This recipe can even be made with frozen beef cubes. Serves […]

One Year WordPress Anniversary!

October 12, 2020 I recently received a notice from WordPress that I signed up a year ago. I checked to see how many posts I published in that year and the number was 207 posts. That was way more post than I expected! I have really enjoyed blogging this year and following so many of […]

Instant Pot Low FODMAP Pot Roast

Since Bruce is trying to eat a low FODMAP diet, and I had a chuck roast, I looked for a good pot roast recipe that I could modify to be low FODMAP. I found one in The Rootitoot Cookbook, A Grandma’s Recipes for Your Instant Pot by Ruth “Rootitoot” McCusker. If you haven’t discovered her […]

Driving Back to Golden, CO from Moab, UT

October 5, 2020 On September 30th (Wednesday), we got up and packed up and loaded the truck up. We both did a quick check around the rented RV to make sure we hadn’t left anything. We managed to get out at 8:00 AM. We drove to I-70 along Hwy 128 and it was very beautiful […]

ABA’s Education Campaign

October 5, 2020 In my day job, I am a Solutions Architect * who works at a bank. Since fraud is on the rise, I thought I would share information about the American Bankers Association (ABA) campaign to raise awareness of phishing scams as part of the national Cybersecurity Awareness month. The campaign is under […]

Scenic Byway – Hwy 128 Outside of Moab

October 3, 2020 On September 29th (Tuesday), after our stop at Lions Park, Bruce and I discussed going into town and getting something to eat for lunch. We also discussed taking Hwy 128 to see the views. We determined with the construction traffic in Moab, that it would be easier to take Hwy 128 from […]

Lions Park, Moab UT

October 3, 2020 Along the Colorado River, at the intersection of Hwy 191 and Hwy 128, there is a beautiful park called Lions Park. It has paths along the river, picnic tables shaded by trees, and a foot bridge across the Colorado River. How could we resist walking over the bridge? After we had hiked […]

Driving to Moab, UT From Golden, CO

October 2, 2020 On September 26th (Saturday) morning, we packed up the truck and headed out at 7:50 AM. We checked the traffic on I-70 and luckily, it wasn’t backed up, so we head out along I-70. To me, I-70 through the Rocky Mountains is one of the most beautiful sections of interstate in the […]