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The debut of a Ken Burns documentary is always a big occasion for history buffs. This time the filmmaker tells the story of the century-long fight to outlaw liquor in the United States and the consequences of that 13-year ban....

Source: onecharmingparty.com via Amy on Pinterest Any party that features a donut tree is A-Okay in my book.

I was emailing with a girlfriend yesterday who asked me what was typical Dutch food.  While there are many traditional dishes like stamppot (a Dutch vegetable and potato mash), herring (raw fish eaten with onions or pickles) and uitsmijter (an ope...

Beaches, sunshine, surfing, and Germans.  What could be a more natural combination!  While celebrating Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach may not top the list of ideal Oktoberfest celebrations, this area offers one of the more authentic German experiences anywhere. This year, Huntington Beach celebrates its 34th annual Oktoberfest at Old World Village.  Many years ago,...

It’s a reunion 2 years and 3,000 miles in the making. Monday night in the cargo terminal at Sacramento International Airport, a boy and his puppy found each other again. Only after all that time and all those miles, they had really become a man a...

A great analysis of a director’s guild event in which James Cameron and JJ Abrams talk about Steven Spielberg’s films, this one dealing with the importance of tone and emotional resonance in his movies. Basically, having a human story of some kind at the core of your screenplay. Or, as Pete Docter puts it...

Feeling Friendly in my comfortable easy-to-wear Karina DressThis is me in my Karina Dress. Recently I was approached by Karina Dresses and asked to write a product review. Upon visiting their website, karinadresses.com, I was struck by how they shared ...

Do you ever listen to a song and think about all of the moments in your life where that particular song has been present? “Here comes the sun” by The Beatles is a song that continues to follow me. I