About a week ago I closed a blog with a line about milk and promised more to come. So here's more! Interestingly enough, while many health professionals still believe cow's milk builds strong bones and muscles and the food pyramid still recommends several glasses a day, (as one way to fill the dairy requirements) there is a rapidly growing army of individuals, including many … [Read more...] about Got Milk?
Holidays and celebrations
Make Love, Not War
I marked yesterday as a day of peace and celebration. After working up a great sweat in the morning, I came home and swam my 30 laps. I swore I wouldn't spend the entire afternoon in the kitchen, but when you are making wholesome food, sometimes there are no shortcuts. First I baked a peanut-butter banana bread. Then, after cutting up all the veggies into small cubes, … [Read more...] about Make Love, Not War
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
I remember learning that song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, back in elementary school. "The men will cheer and the boys will shout-The ladies they will all turn out...." Fast forward, to 1973, standing in my bedroom hearing the news that the war in Vietnam was over and though it would take many more months to have all our troops home, people were dancing in the … [Read more...] about When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Lucky Friday the 13th
Ahhh. Another Friday. With all my Friday clients out of town, today will be one of my last weekday OFF from work. I am already savoring each and every glorious moment. It's true, I LOVE my job and when you love your job it's never work, but I am human and also love MY time! I will start my day with a long walk with my favorite furry guy, I will end the day at a wine … [Read more...] about Lucky Friday the 13th
Camps, Weddings, Subs and Burgers
All eyes are on Rhinebeck, New York, this morning. Today Chelsea Clinton gets married in that historical little town. Mitch went to summer camp in Rhinebeck (Boiberik) and that camp, has since, become the Omega Institute. I went away to volunteer at a camp for kids with Muscular Dystrophy when I was 15. That was also in Rhinebeck. It's the town my appendix ruptured in! … [Read more...] about Camps, Weddings, Subs and Burgers