PaperWhimsy by WendyG

The Pie and the Paddywack

It’s hard to believe that we managed to raise two kids, who both turned out to be wickedly smart and talented beyond our wildest dreams. In another month or so, we will officially have not one, but two in college. Spinn, Wendy’s son, (aka the Paddywack) is a rising junior in film school, and Lauren, Alyssa’s daughter, (aka the Pie) will be a freshman, at of all places, Wellesley (any $…

Happy National Milk Chocolate Day, 2017!

Another great national holiday, the kind we live for! Although Wendy and I live for the dark stuff, chocolate is chocolate and we encourage you to be sure to eat some today. After all, if it’s a “national holiday”,  the calories don’t count. We both however, do agree that one shouldn’t waste their calories on stuff that doesn’t taste good, so please be sure whatever chocolate you do imbibe on…

Got Family? This Blog Is For You.

This is our 8th article, if you haven’t read the first seven and want to get to know us a bit better, check those out here. You’ll find that we are two sisters, by marriage, that love each other to the moon and back, as they say. We also love coffee, wine and chocolate, obviously, and we have some fun stories to tell. What’s most important to know about this blog, is that it is about family and…

Happy National Donut Day! Here we are again at one of the best days ever. An excuse to eat donuts. Anyone that tells you that they don’t like donuts is lying, or they just haven’t had a donut from The Donuttery (Huntington Beach), fresh and hot out of the oven, dripping with deliciousness. Arguably the best donuts ever. Given the name of our Blog is “coffee, wine, chocolate”, one would surmise…

The Wine Glass Says It All

One of the best purchases of all time, made by Wendy, was a set of 4 “girlfriend” wine glasses for each of us. Picture those cute painted ones. These include one with  a short haired brunette, a redhead, a blonde, and a short black haired woman with a headband and a martini glass. Yes, a woman holding a martini glass painted on a wine glass. And, they happen to be a pretty hefty size too. This…

Happy National Wine Day!

The best thing that ever happened next to Wine being invented was any type of “National” something day that involves Wine. Today happens to be National Wine Day. Not to be confused with National DRINK Wine Day, which falls in February (another great day for Winos). What does this mean exactly? Put simply, an excuse to drink Wine. We’ve moved past Wine Wednesday this week and are bestowed with a…

A Match Made in Heaven

We have been so together in our sisterness that we often end up trying to look alike, or at least trick people into thinking we do. Or maybe trick ourselves into thinking we do. You know how it goes, I think she’s the beauty, she thinks I’m the beauty, and everyone else thinks we are both beautiful, right? While Wendy was blessed with the legs up to “here” and works out fanatically (note from…

7 Ways to Celebrate Wine Wednesday

Whether in Southern California or Northern California (or any place else for that matter), Wine Wednesday is the way to celebrate the traditional “hump day”, and make mid-week seem like a celebration. It’s a glass half full, no pun intended, way to think about a usually mundane weekday.  And, it’s an excuse to drink wine (not that you really need an excuse). Here are just a few of our favorite…