It’ the great Virginia Woolf’s birthday. The English writer is the author of such novels as The Voyage Out and Between the Acts, however her grassroots approach to informing and inspiring feminism led to Woolf’s best-known nonfiction work A Room of One’s Own. She has left a legacy that inspired works such as Who’s Afraid…
Some years ago, while walking the beaches of Barcelona we came across a beach shack with the best Patatas Bravas I had tasted since tapas “hopping” in Barcelona. Million Dollar views, sound of serenity and taste buds that were aroused. Not since then had I found Patatas Bravas that could meet the match until James…
With the arrival of fall we also basque in autumn fruits of the heavens and the gift of Dionysus himself. It’s time to harvest grapes in the vineyards with grand festivals and celebratory grape stomps. Napa is the most famous for its wineries and grape harvest festivals alongside its renowned restaurants by legendary chefs. Down…
We have come to the end of our 21 Day Meditation Experience: Desire and Destiny. With that we deserve a reward! I’m doing a Giveaway to reward some of you wonderful readers and meditation buddies. I’m giving away an Amazon.com $10 Gift Card. You can use it to purchase whatever you “desire” or even the 21…
This Easter, I was thinking about what I could offer my lovely readers. Like many holidays, Easter itself is a time of delight for children, however in my opinion, Easter is more so for little ones because rather than holiday parties and gifts for young and old, we focus on the youth with Easter baskets…
Depending on the kind of work you do, you may be lucky enough to have this upcoming Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s an American Federal Holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Did you know that is wasn’t until the year 2000 that all 50 states have recognized and…
I realize that many of the movies I select to do posts on are originally books. I suppose a bestselling book makes a good story on film and is a testament to my selective film taste as well as literary eye. So this time around I’m starting the year off writing about a book that befittingly starts…
Happy New Year! I can’t believe that we are almost to the end of 2016 already! When you live season to season, you really don’t realize where the time has gone. Some of us plan something special to ring in the New Year – perhaps a night full of memorable movies and munchies with lots of popcorn.…