TT: Be aware of spices and foods rich in salicylates (natural aspirin)

My favorite trio of spices for some of my dishes is ginger, turmeric, and cumin. But a teaspoon of cumin … More

Happiness, poem by Jane Kenyon

Originally posted on Silver Birch Press:
HAPPINESS by Jane Kenyon There’s just no accounting for happiness, or the way it turns up like…

I recently watched the Oscar-winning Marriage Story (2019) on Netflix, Noah Baumbach’s love story filtered through a divorce, and found … More

Photo business cards are in vogue right now, and I’m quite proud of my versions on a gold background. The … More

I admit I’ve not fully come to terms with Halloween, not having grown up with this holiday in my culture. … More

Once upon a time, I gave a potted flower to a favorite professor. I felt the need to give her … More

I have been working freelance for several years now on several projects, and while it has its downsides, the fact … More

I was doing some graphic design work on Zazzle while listening to Enescu’s Piano Trio in G minor live from … More

Itzhak Perlman has been an inspiration to me for his violin playing for about two and a half decades now. … More

This year the festival EUROPAfest hosted nine days of jazz culminating with a rather amazing gala by the winners of … More