I have to admit that it's quite silly to be talking about hibernation and winter blues while watching glossy green palm fronds shimmering against azure skies. But even in southern California the exchange of brilliant blue for charcoal velvet of the night commences around 5pm, at which time my body just seems to naturally go into slow motion...and eventually refuses to do anything other than trying to convince the mind that it must be 10 o'clock and way (YAWN!) past bed time. Well, no more slothf… Continue

Every year as Christmas approaches, we get buried in colorful junk mail enticing us to shop,shop,shop. Gone are the days where families would hang the same ornaments year after year, here are the days of color coordinated theme trees following the trend du jour. And I have to admit, I love all that sparkle and whimsy.
But...maybe this year we could think out… Continue