Aaron & Yolanda

Every year, Aaron and I talk about baking and delivering goodies to our friends. And every year, we sleep in, laze around and never get to it. So this year, although I started late—Christmas Eve—I was determined to bake some things that…

I took this picture just days after Lanaeia was born. On December 18th, dear friends of ours—Adam & Poppy King—had a final get together before they begin their journey to the land of sunshine—Hawaii. They are moving there for work, and are…

“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating…

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy introduced the tradition of Christmas Tree themes in 1961 with a “Nutcracker Suite” theme featuring trimmings derived from the ballet by Tchaikovsky. Ornaments included gingerbread cookies, tiny toys, wrapped packages, candy canes and straw ornaments made by disabled…

“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!” ~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol…