Fall always brings me to a time where I need to take stock in who I am. The fun of Summer is over, then patio furniture is stored in the garage, the last of the wildflowers, usually Black Eyed Susan, stand tall albeit a ‘little worse for wear and tear’ like Mick Jagger would sing. The nights are cooler and you instinctively know that it is time to become more serious about the...

              Greetings! The Autumn season is in the air and the temperatures and leaves are beginning to fall as we prepare for Winter and the short days to come. Seasonally, this is the traditional time to remember our ancestors and our Loved Ones who have passed and despite it not being close to the two High Holy Days in November that marks this rite of passage for some, now is the time to prepare for...

            August brings the end to the Dog Says of Summer. The majority of  the month of July and into the early part of August are considered the “Dog Days of Summer”. This quaint quote was created for people to describe the particularly hot and humind temperatures of the Northern Hemisphere that has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Some may use the phrase “the dog days of...

            July is the month that we celebrate America’s birthday – July 4th, which was the day that is considered the day that the Constitution of the United States was signed, although some of the Statesmen and Founding Fathers whose signatures are on this sacred document were in different locations on July 4th. They added their signatures at a later date. July 4th was considered the date of...

          The official first day of Summer is June 21st, but the heat in the West and Southwest is mirroring what it usually is in August. I am getting reacquainted with the California heat, which is much drier than the East Coast summers, as the humidity back East is enough to melt you at 90 degrees on the thermometer. There is also other types of “heat” that are flaring up that are indicative of...

            As a child attending Catholic school, each May was a special month in which the entire school and staff would assemble on the grassy swath of lawn before an outdoor altar that was constructed for a ceremony to honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus. This event was held the week before Mother’s Day to remind all to recognize that the Virgin Mary was the Mother of us all. The air held the fresh chill...