Blueberry Pancakes
Surprise Mom with a delicious breakfast You’re sure to win her heart with this breakfast in bed homemade pancake recipe… and it’s loaded with blueberries. I really love Mother’s Day because I love to honor those people in our lives that serve. I feel...
The Power of the “Feminine”
A respectable quote – “To be soft is to be powerful.” ~ Rupi Kaur This is the month of Mother’s Day and spring renewal so thoughts come up about “The Feminine”. The “Feminine” way of being is indeed powerful, for it is always life affirming and...
First Impressions and Second Chances
~ Guest Writer, Julia Rael ~ What Boba Taught Me About Forgiveness Life is full of firsts. The first time I drove a car was a monumental day in my life. The first time I went to a job interview was traumatizing and exciting. And the first time I tried surfing was an...ABOUT
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The No-Nest Syndrome
I never wanted children. I never wanted children. While everyone around me was planning and having families, I was on a course of my own, wanting to be free and experience life to the fullest, not wanting to be responsible for anyone else other than myself. It...
Home Is Where…
~ Guest Writer, Maddalena Beltrami ~ According to Mr. Webster, a noun is a person, a place or a thing. I posit that a home can be all three. Inside the bricks and mortars of our youth, midlife and later and greater years, it holds the people we love and sometimes...
Skillet Brussels Sprouts Pizza
Who needs a pizza stone when you have a cast iron skillet! This is a fun recipe to make with your whole family! We love Pizza! I mean, who doesn’t? I really enjoy cooking and baking, so this recipe has been great for me because I’m doing a little of both...
Same Ol’
Recently, I read this quote from Mary Pickford, “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Now that’s a quote I respect! A new beginning is...
Asparagus Soup
Spring time is the best season for this nutritious vegetable! You’ll see that I truly do enjoy using Asparagus in my meals. Asparagus is in season in the spring and this soup is delicious as the nights are just a little chilly. In California, the weather...
New Beginnings Are Not For Wimps
~ Guest Writer, Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D ~ New beginnings. Why don’t we just call them New, “What again?!”-ses. Because isn’t life like that? A series of downs and ups? These days we hear a lot about failure being such a great thing. How...
Today
Today begins it.Today is the fresh start.Today is the new year.Today is the joy.Do it.The one thing.Today.- Alison Martin insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe in them and...
What Would Jim Carrey Do?
One day in the hospital, this mischievous and funny and loud child came out of me. Because I got bored. “Not allowing fear to cover up my playful heart.”- Jim Carrey A Jim Carrey speech and his words about not allowing fear to cover up my playful heart is...
Traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage
St. Patrick would have been proud! This Corned Beef & Cabbage recipe is so easy, flavorful and tender. We always think of Corned Beef as the traditional Irish dinner, but actually beef was not really available back in Ireland. It was not until the Irish came to...
Stories We Tell Ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves can either make or break us…that is how powerful the mind is…and that surely deserves my respect. When I was a young girl, my grandmother would tell me bedtime stories. She was great at it, so much detail and feeling would be put into...
Brown Butter Irish Soda Bread
The luck of the Irish! This is a delicious bread to have in the morning with coffee, as a snack with jelly, or with a tasty dinner! Try it with Jean’s French Canadian Pea Soup or her Asparagus Soup Recipe! Brown Butter Irish Soda Bread Ingredients –...
Finding My Cat Value
Depression likes to sneak up on me and pounce.I’ve dealt with it ever since hormones kicked in. It is often triggered by seemingly innocuous things. An email I read in the wrong light. A circumstance in life that leaves me feeling helpless. Most often, it jumps...
Jacqueline Howe-Artist of the Month
Jacqueline Howe I’m a free-lance Abstract Artist and Photographer who resides in Los Angeles with my actor husband, Brian and our dog, Charlie. Over the years I’ve studied arts and humanities in University and worked in interior design, the cruise industry, and...
Acts of Kindness -Stories to Inspire You
Kindness, One Heart Opening to Another With the Random Act of Kindness week coming up, our dear friend Patti suggested that we “honor, celebrate and spread kindness”. She suggested we perform a random act of kindness and document it somehow. We all jumped on the idea!...