It's not often that I do a 5 Heart Rating on personal care products, especially for the hair. I've had long hair my whole life, with the exception of once in 3rd grade because my aunt was a hair dresser and for some reason my mom decided to have her cut my hair very very short. At the time it was called a boy cut. So to say that I am crazy about this leave-in conditioner, would be an understatement. I noticed my daughter used a similar product years ago but never thought anything of it. She Read more [...]

NOTE: You'll need access to Audible in order to hear this gem. I love Audible, a 5 Heart Rating, and have used it for years. An absolutely beautiful hour spent listening to Yo-Yo Ma's own voice with, of course, quite a sprinkling of him playing all throughout. (I've already listened twice and it just came out yesterday. I LOVE the cello! And now I love Yo-Yo Ma even more.) I'll leave the details for you to enjoy yourself. But one of the things that stood out for me in this passionate exploration Read more [...]

If you're in the mood for a great true-story movie the whole family can enjoy, I highly recommend you watch Penguin Bloom on Netflix! The movie, starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver, is based on a best-selling book by  Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive. Samantha Bloom (real-life wife of the author of the book) has a life-changing accident and is paralysed from the chest down. A year later, she cautiously approaches an injured bird her children have adopted Read more [...]

I. Love. Tea. Or should I say tea loves me? I'm not a coffee drinker for reasons that I am a tea drinker. I like the way tea makes me feel. I like the taste. And I like the aftertaste. Plus, it just seems so civil sipping tea. My first real introduction to tea was in Japan. Japanese green tea is my favorite. But I also enjoy Chinese teas, black and herbal teas, and teas from anywhere in the world. (On a trip to The Azores, San Miguel Island a couple years ago, we toured the oldest tea plantation Read more [...]

My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. Just watch this trailer. So good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0LTDhqe5A Read more [...]