At Thanksgiving, I always think of the Holmes family. I was 18 and feeling lonely – here I had boldly taken off for parts unknown, but once I found myself
At Thanksgiving, I always think of the Holmes family. I was 18 and feeling lonely – here I had boldly taken off for parts unknown, but once I found myself
I’m always an early celebrator of Christmas. The first frosts and speckles of snow (or, in California, afternoon fogginess) have me daydreaming of homemade cookies and shiny bows. But my
“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious.
This is the time of year when pre-packaged food producers whore themselves out to the pumpkin-craving public, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m a sucker for Pumpkin Spice
When I was a teenager, our church started doing an “All-Church Campout” every year during Labor Day weekend. It was a little country church, and that meant that literally the
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetics are not the same thing. Sure, there are exceptions, but the vast majority of diabetics are that way either because of advanced age or
We’ve been in Orange County for almost two weeks, and it’s been a whirlwind. Today is the first day of our trip that I’m not running to business appointments, moving
I met someone the other night who has serious wanderlust. She told me that she constantly has the urge to move – and that a few years is the longest
When we were moving into our new apartment, boxes were exploding all over the house, crumpled paper littered our new carpet and questions were coming from every direction: does this
I can’t describe it any other way – it’s a merciless ache. It aches when I leave the doctor’s office and they tell me (for the bajillionth time, because apparently