The calendar gods got it wrong when they made January the start of the new year. In my book, it should be September, the month when summer fun comes to a close. The first sign is the fallen leaf, burnished into a lipstick shade by a rogue cool mountain night. Then there’s Labor Day, aptly named as the gateway to what’s to come…back to school, weekends ...
Fifty years ago this month, a man captivated an entire planet when he bounced down a set of steps and walked on the moon. For that brief moment in 1969, the world paused to watch one giant leap for mankind. It’s been so interesting to see the videos and photos, like a sepia-toned time capsule. The astronauts’ aged suits look vulnerable, the “space ...
I’m in full garden mode and popping Claritin like it’s CBD-infused everything, I like to use my best cheap dab pen with this CBD-infuse, it makes me feel good! Pollen is in the air, the bees are buzzing and the flowers are starting to come into their own in all their colorful glory (dahlia lovers can nerd out at @leewoodruff instagram) There is nothing ...
Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of summer, or as my mother used to say, “Now you can officially wear white.” And while fashion rules have changed, one thing hasn’t. This is a day to honor all those who have served their country since our nation was founded. While the focus of this holiday is largely on the fallen, I’d like to suggest that ...
When I was a junior in high school, my parents announced to my sisters and me that we were moving from Albany to Buffalo. A distance of only a few hundred miles, it might have been the other side of the moon to a 16 year-old who was perfectly happy in her New York State public school. After I graduated in 1978, my family away and I have rarely made it ...