Finding Our Way Now

Wente Vineyards and Winery is one of my very favorite wineries. Partly because it’s in a beautiful location, it has a great restaurant and the wines are simply out of this world. I have many favorites that I enjoy, one of these being their Nth collec...

Resolutions, a good many of us make them with varying results. New Year’s Resolutions are such a tradition that I’m not even sure how seriously we really take them. Never-the-less according to a study by the University of Scranton/Psycholog...

New Year's Eve brings on many thoughts; a yearning for the past, anticipation of the future and (if you're lucky) a celebration with family and friends. We make vows to do things in the coming year that we have not done, or to do things we should have...

This time of the year is when we pull out the stops. Especially when it comes to baking,and making all those wonderful sweet goodies. Then there's the Gingerbread and of course making Gingerbread people. There always seems to be a full a jar of cookies...

I love cranberry sauce. However, I am not a big fan of store bought, so awhile back I went in search of a good recipe that I and my family would like. It took some experimenting to get the right taste before I arrived at this recipe. This is now the re...

"A Different View" by Susan Cooper When we truly peer into the world around us, it's amazing what we will see when we really try. Do we see it?We need to always exam the finer details, to understand, too see their true meaning. Do we see it?

Christmas trees are such wondrous things. They hold so many memories. Some are feeling of past memories while others and are is a physical form of decorations collected over the years. Here are my thoughts as I stare at my tree this year. Do we alway...

This has been a joyous Holiday for me this year for many reasons. I have rekindle my love for the holidays. I have so enjoyed decorating the house inside and the outside with lights. This is the second year in over six years that I have taken the time ...

When I was a child I loved hearing this poem. It really made me believe there was a Santa Claus. I used to read this poem to my class of six year olds with all the enthusiasm of a true believer just before the holidays. I loved how they would be so...

Happy Holidays! I am an unapologetic Holiday junkie. I can't wait for the season to arrive and I decorate to abandon. The holiday season for me starts at Halloween and climaxes on New-Years day. I love it all. Just after Thanksgiving I start with my Ch...