New Years Good Luck Foods

New Years Good Luck Foods

Food was the first art medium I was exposed to. Back then I did not know it and would never have considered it art or a medium to create art. My parents were practical and skills told were the ones most useful to their business, which was a traditional German pub or...
Good Karma Treasure Hunt

Good Karma Treasure Hunt

Like so many, I spend the last few weeks trying to fit my holiday shopping into my schedule to avoid the mad dash to the malls. I don’t particularly enjoy shopping in big box stores. I miss the romance of shopping in Europe with the delicate smell of spiced wine and...
Holiday DYI

Holiday DYI

I can’t count the times I found myself without wrapping paper? Without a miss it happens at the least opportune times. The stores are already closed and all the people you could call are unreachable?  A gift looses a little of its magic unwrapped and off course the...
Tis The Season

Tis The Season

Nostalgia kicks in this time of year thinking about all the holiday markets I have visited. In Europe the days are short and the holiday lights are a welcome diversion from the dark. Visiting the markets has become tradition and meeting place for friends after work...
Pecan Magic

Pecan Magic

Have you ever been taken over by one of your favored homemade goodies? It invades your brain when least expected, you find yourself drooling just thinking about making it. Until you finally give in and make it, it will keep haunting you. Around the holidays especially...