It could be easy to forget as we slip into a pair of shorts and get the goodies ready for the grill that Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Take a moment today to remember the many men and women who have protected and served [...] Read more »
The Colors of Love
Days and sometimes weeks before February starts each year we start seeing the month’s colors of love popping up everywhere. Shades of pink and red replace otherwise plain packing and store signage as we all gear up for Valentine’s Day. Yet the love festival is more than two dimensional in terms of color. The giving [...] Read more »
How Red & Green Became the Colors of Christmas
This article about the meaning and symbolism of Christmas red and green was originally posted for Christmas 2008. If I say “Christmas colors” I bet red and green instantly come to mind but have you ever wondered how these two colors came to represent our most celebrated holiday? Like any longstanding tradition there are enough [...] Read more »
Fall Leaves: A Recipe for Awe and Inspiration
To me, fall is a poem, a diary of smells and memories, a glowing stained glass window, a not so still life. Fall is summer’s epitaph, nostalgic and glorious. The colors of leaves are miracles, small explosions of contrast contained within delicate shapes, unique little palettes floating about. Read more »
Wonderful Wisconsin
I am now in the heart of America…right in the center where rolling green hills, tall silos and leaning red barns compose the landscape of Wisconsin. I discovered Door County this summer on the way to its very tip – beautiful enchanting and wild Rock Island – where my boyfriend and I went kayaking and [...] Read more »
