Greetings! It’s the beginning of the year and we all have those things we call resolutions and schemes to achieve ‘something’ in 2010 and I am no stranger to them as well. Last night I returned to my Zumba class that I had dropped out of in October when I became bogged down with school, work, writing and well, life. I hurt this morning but know it is a ‘good hurt’. With this new year and decade, I get a...

January is a pivotal month for many and can ‘make or break’ a winter for some. The children are going back to school after the Holidays, which may have strained the pocketbook. Those extended working hours and seasonal employment are now reduced. Even if you planned for the Holidays, you probably overspent. Colds and the flu may keep some of home on days when we truly need to be working. Heating homes cost more. These are just...

Happy New Year 2010! Wishing You and Yours a Prosperous, Healthy and Happy New Year! There are many traditions regarding the consumption of various foods to bring in luck, happiness and prosperity to families all over the World. Everyone wants a little New Year’s Good Luck! In the South, it is said that you must eat Greens, Black Eyed Peas and Cornbread on New Year’s Day to be prosperous and successful throughout the year....

In addition to a Full Moon on December 31st, New Year’s Eve will be considered a “Blue Moon”, meaning it is the second Full Moon within a 31 day cycle. This doesn’t happen often, according to Katerina Reif-Derrico, author of Blue Moon Origins and Traditions. To read Katerina’s article on the lore of the blue moon, click...

Greetings, A friend suggested this article to me and I thought that it had merit to explain a little more about the religion of Santeria – the way of the Saints. Santeria is a religion that was brought over during the African diaspora and synchronized with Catholicism in the Caribbean. It is practiced by a majority of Cubans and Puerto Ricans, as well as the people in  the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Brazil. In this article,...