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Every year my parents would drive us to the beach house at the Jersey Shore for our summer ritual of sun and fun.  As soon as we turned off the Garden State Parkway and headed down Route 35,  I would be overwhelmed by the … Continue reading →

  Friday Fear Fest (Boca Raton, FL) Despite our fascination of  creepy monsters and the bogeyman , the  Halloween celebration began as a purification.  Halloween is short for “All Hallows (All Holy) Evening”, the night that precedes All Saint’s Day (November … Continue reading →

Red Rose (Diane’s Garden October 2010) I read Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire-A Plant’s Eye View of the World  a few years back and was fascinated by his take on the relationship between people and plants. Pollan tells the story of four familiar … Continue reading →

  Every other week I have the pleasure of picking up at a specific location (close to my home) my bounty of veggies and fruits through a local organic buying club.  It consists of a group of people who share … Continue reading →

Before you give up on football, you need to go to your local community center and watch all ages and all sizes play to win on Saturdays.  They learn to play as a team and winning as a team is a great motivator … Continue reading →

  THE WHOLE WORLD is, to me, very much “alive”—all the little growing things, even the rocks…  The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of the ocean, or a magnificent piece of old wood.”  Ansel Adams     … Continue reading →

Matthew Stoll, Owner and Professional Guide at Flying Fish (Denver, CO) and Rick. Fly fishing is an ancient angling method to catch fish with artificial lures as distinct from live or dead bait.  It is a peaceful alternative to hiking, biking or … Continue reading →

Winner of the Annual Shell Art Fair –My Sweetheart! It is a three step process.  Step 1:  Go to beach and collect shells.       Step 2: Organize shells by color, texture and style. Step 3:  Create.       “I … Continue reading →

I have the pleasure on some weekends to have a play date with one of my favorite 6-year olds, Ava Hasson, who adores arts and crafts and couples her artistic talent with a wild imagination.   Whether we are playing charades (for children) or … Continue reading →

It is Week Four in Training .  Rick and I don our gis and head to the “dojo” to study karate.  They say karate is mental and spiritual training that teaches courtesy, cooperation and patience.  The necessary traits to help us function in … Continue reading →