Some day when I have one home and am no longer shuttling back and forth from our coastal home to our urban dwelling, I shall have a dog...and a cat or two. And when the day comes, I will look for a dog like Winnie in character. She is [...]
We are renting a sweet mother-in-law unit in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, a garage-turned-cottage with loft, otherwise known as a "grattage", our pied-à-terre en ville. Our place is close to some nice dining spots, Meridian Park where I teach the outdoor Yoga in the Park all summer long on [...]
Another wonderful retreat last weekend, the Sicilian Heritage and Hatha Yoga Retreat, was held at Ocean Shores, Washington. We hosted a fabulous group and offered homemade Sicilian food. I was inspired from my recent trip to Sicily. Our yoga weekend at the coast was one filled with great group dynamics, [...]
Strangely enough, when I was a little girl, I didn't like autumn. I found it to be a sad time. It bothered me that the flowers in my mom's garden died and that my dad's vegetable garden and orchard failed to produce the vegetables and fruits I so enjoyed all [...]
Simply put FOOD IS LOVE. Food comes from the earth and to love food is to love the earth. Food is culture, a story on your plate that unveils thousands of years of history. Sicily is known as the SPICE OF ITALY. Sicily today is the product of a melting [...]
