Day: June 9, 2023

Remember when you fell in love? I’d describe it as a ‘beginners mindset’ love. It’s really lovely; remember? I’ve been with Captain for 21 years; we have two kids, and he travels six months out of the year, so for me, resurrecting the beginner love mindset is a necessary practice in my marriage. My method

5 Elements That Make The Best Dinner Parties — besides the food. What’s the difference between a forgettable and an unforgettable dinner party? Of course, you’ve got to have delicious food, but a memorable dinner party is about so much more than the food. The best dinner parties that I’ve ever given or attended all had

Garden Tour: 13 ideas to make the most of your patio My girlfriend Candy is a creative type with an eye for color and a green thumb. Not surprisingly, her patio space is a colorful cozy space that’s a feast for the eyes. Candy gave me a tour and shared lots of ideas for creating

I know mudslides I made and served thousands of frozen mudslides when I worked my way through college serving drinks and tending bar at Ballard’s on Block Island, Rhode Island. Ballard’s is a lobster house located right on the beach at the ferry landing. Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, frozen mudslides were the

  I can’t stop eating the roasted garlic tahini dressing that Whole Foods uses at their salad bar. It’s made by Cindy’s Kitchen exclusively for Whole Foods. It’s the roasted garlic that imparts the concentrated flavor, which is really easy to do at home. I experimented and in my version, I used tamari instead of

my introduction to meditation Do you remember that powerful scene, in the movie What’s Love Got To Do With It? which chronicles Tina Turner’s life, that shows her introduction to meditation from a friend? I was intrigued with not only the beauty of this chanting meditation practice but how the movie posits Tina’s spiritual resurrection from defeated