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Dinner with a Master Bladesmith
A few months ago I stumbled upon a short video series entitled Raw Craft on You Tube sponsored by The Balvenie (a distillery located in Ireland producing a unique range of single malt whiskies). The series is hosted by Anthony Bourdain (the American chef, author and TV personality). To quote the Raw Craft web site,…
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Return to the Womb
What does relaxation mean to you? How do you, personally relax? What does it mean to relax? If you asked me these questions a few months ago, I would have said getting a message or reflexology helps me to relax. I “chill out” by drinking my favorite beverage and reading or listening to music. I’m…
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Nutrition 101
I recently finished a FREE, six-week on-line nutrition class. Offered by Coursera.org through Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (in Nashville, TN) the class was officially titled Nutrition, Health & Lifestyle. Head nutrition instructor, Jamie Pope taught the class and offered down to earth lectures that were factual and engaging. I took this course for a…
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Through A Childs Eyes
Can a piece of music transport you to a specific place or send you back to a particular memory? Music has that magical quality for me, especially around the Holidays. When I was younger, as Christmas approached, my mother used to enjoy listening to the famous Choir of King’s College of Cambridge, England. Today, as…
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My Memories of Nutcracker
The first time I saw the 1977 version of The Nutcracker with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland I knew I wanted to dance. Nine years later, when I was 12 years old, I was finally old enough to perform in my first Nutcracker with the local ballet company. I had longed to dance on the same stage…
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A French Chef and an Egyptian Pharaoh
This last weekend we joined our good friends Randy & Margaret in Seattle for a French dinner and a visit to the ancient Egypt tomb of King Tut. Our global adventure started Friday evening at the famous Rover’s restaurant, where the “Chef in the Hat” Thierry Rautureau of Top Chef Masters fame reigns supreme. The…
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France: Trip Highlights
On our second day in Paris, before our tour started, Michael and I visited the Army Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb. As we later learned, Napoleon’s “little Napoleon” is not buried with him. It has a history all it’s own and is rumored to currently reside in New Jersey. A women inherited it when her father…
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France’s Food
I went to France under the naive impression that all of the food would be amazing. That’s a great deal to live up to, but I thought the culinary capitol of the world could easily handle the weight of this opinion. During our first few days in Paris, both Michael and I were a tad…
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