Earlier this week I attended a two-day training in Ithaca, NY, and each day my boss and I explored the food around the Commons area.  For anyone not familiar with Ithaca, there is a four-block section of State...

No one lives in pure bliss. I believe that we all have the desire for something more, something fulfilling, something that doesn’t feel like work. When we aren’t honoring that desire, we often feel...

Hastur is also known as the King In Yellow and was first introduced by Ambrose Bierce in ‘Haita the Shepherd’ and is noted in that piece as a god of shepherds.  The character was then co-opted by...

What to do with a leftover can of pumpkin?  Well, if you’re lazy and don’t want to make pie, like me, you can make a pumpkin pie smoothie! I searched high and low on Pinterest for a recipe without...

There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste.  This story will be told at a later date.  Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...

This week’s lesson in the Love Art Happy Life was on Gustav Klimt and the task was to do a Klimt-inspired piece as homework.  I continue to recommend this e-course as it is helping me think about art...

Summer is blasting along at warp speed and with the scorching temperatures, come a crop of hot peppers.  Every year I tell myself I am going to make jalapeno poppers from scratch, and every year I don’t...

mind·ful·ness ˈmīn(d)f(ə)lnəs/ noun the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” a mental state achieved by focusing...