The Old World and the New World of wine
Drink Up! A friend stopped at the wine bar this week to celebrate the holidays with a flight of wines. While selecting from the menu, she commented on her general preference for European wines over those from California. As she enjoyed her flight, we discussed...
New Year, SMART goals for your best life
The week between Christmas and New Year’s feels like a true transitional period, an in-between space where we are closing one chapter while stepping into the next. It is our chance to exhale after the rush of the holidays and start imagining what is possible in the...
Christmas doesn’t have to be perfect
Letter from the editor Christmas often comes with high expectations – visions of perfectly wrapped gifts, flawless family photos, the table set just right and laughter from our loved ones. I dream of this in the weeks leading up to Christmas as I watch endless...
Before you make New Year’s resolutions, take a look back
As the calendar flips toward 2026, we all breathe a sigh of collective, knowing dread. Make resolutions. Set goals. Decide who you’re going to be next. But before you start writing a list for the new year, it might be worth doing something we don’t talk about enough:...
Some Christmas traditions never change
We have a lot of Christmas traditions in my family. Some have been around for decades while others have been revamped in recent years. Decorating for Christmas used to entail me climbing onto a step stool, shoving aside dozens of hangars and old coats, then hoisting...
