The last few months of the year, starting with October, have always seemed magical to me — partly because that’s when my two favorite holidays as a child, Halloween and Christmas, are.
I think Halloween must be among most kids’ favorite holidays.  It’s just made to be a kids’ holiday.  What child doesn’t love dressing up [...]

Ok, it’s like this: friends are coming over this Saturday for a throw down.  Since there will be some drinking involved, outside kitchens are how it’s going to be.  I’ve been cooking birds and cows for years, but now it seems my buddies think they can get into the action, and take me on!  My [...]

My husband and I both love old houses, but one of the biggest drawbacks is how little energy efficiency they offer.  Once we attended a lecture on restoring old houses, and quite a bit of it was devoted to discussing how to make your home more energy efficient.
One thing that was discussed quite a bit [...]

I have been working in a non-government organization (NGO) for about five years now.  I love the environment setting of NGOs.  Unlike working in a corporate setting where rat-race could get very stressful, the NGO environment is full of nice people who are socially responsible.
But my problem with NGO is that work is sometimes not [...]