Over the past couple of days we have had about 8 inches of snow here in Boulder County. That is not unusual for Ocotober. What is unusual is the cold temperatures. It has been below freezing for the last 4 days. Roads have been icy and snow-packed, schools closed or delayed and people all bundled […]

This is my daughter Malaika’s cat, Ramsay. He goes by many names; Ramsay, of course, Bubba, Bean, the Kitty Horse, the Cat Dog and other names. Ramsay has a neurological disorder called CH. It makes him a very amusing animal. He is very clumsy. He is called the Kitty Horse because when he walks you […]

“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you have to dress for all of them.” – Satchel Paige My grandfather was a die-hard Cubs fan. He was scouted by the White Sox as a pitcher, but my great-grandmother was a good Methodist and doing anything besides going to church […]

Happy Labor Day! And that means it’s the sort of end of summer. The warm weather will continue but the kids are back in school and the leaves are starting to change. This begins my favorite time of the year; warm days and cool nights. I want to take a moment to honor all of […]

As I look back, it is hard to believe it has been 10 years since I last wrote anything. Part of the reason was because I stopped hosting Soul Food luncheons and stopped writing my newsletter. So what have I been doing for the last 10 years?I’ve gotten 10 years older, even though most of […]

 The rules Rule Number 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time round. Rule Number 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Life. Each day in this school you will have the […]

  What I learned Here are my girls waiting for our turn to tour Wind Cave in Custer State Park. We stayed in “camping cabins”, just beds and tables inside. We did all of our cooking outside under a pavilion. It rained a lot, the only good day we had was the day we went to […]

  I agree to resolve conflicts directly It’s not a problem that we have a problem. It’s a problem if we don’t deal with the problem. Mary Kay Utecht Remember the Revolutionary Agreements? I know it’s been a long summer, but hopefully you remembered the first six. Agreement Seven is a tough one. Really they all […]

Happiness, even in tough times, is very much under your control. The past year has been hard and we have learned that we can’t always control our circumstances. But humans have an amazing ability to overcome challenges that may seem insurmountable. Experts say that 50% of our happiness is genetically determined and 10% is due […]

One of my clients was telling my about a book he found called Heroes for My Son. The book tells you little known things about famous people. For example, we all know that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. But did you know that it was 25 years before he took the credit for […]