Photo by Vic Mastrogiovanni I must admit, it's getting old This indoor life that's caused by cold. The dogs are crazed, my...

May your season be bright with laughter and light and w hatever makes you feel all warm and fuzzy Love, Elizabeth Munroz

  .   once verdant and plush, once brilliant... like red and amber jewels, blessing with visions of warmth, these harbingers of wint...

I found my Dad’s stubbornness particularly irksome one Friday night after partying with friends until the wee hours. Because of the bitter...

She stands With breezes teasing Long leaves dripping after rain Named Willow, an old and venerable one verdant in the summer sun She s...

When I moved here I found the yard very dry. I began watering every day and tried to loosen the soil. Nurturing it along, I began to create ...

The winter of 1949 had been harsh, starkly white, and unsafe for a little girl to go out. I stared out the dining room window at my big nake...

Not all California homes are properly insulated or weather worthy, especially if they are older. This is the type of home I live in. It is a...

Since I live in coastal California, the devastating cold weather that others in the country (in the world) experience through the winter is ...