Where living an amazing life never gets old
As any child can tell you, Disney is synonymous with magic. This documentary proves that without a doubt, as it tells the story of Owen Suskind, who was diagnosed with autism at age three and who found a way to communicate and cope by watching Disney movies.
Michael and I adored My Love, Don’t Cross That River. From the first few minutes of watching “100-year-old lovebirds” Byong-man Jo and Gye-yeul Kang joyfully tease each other and play in the leaves together like children, we were as smitten with them as they were with each other. It’s no surprise that this documentary —…
My husband has taken to gardening lately, which has given me a great excuse to sample these new products from LUSH. The Grass Shower Gel smells as inviting as the fresh cut stuff, and is filled with tons of nutrients, antioxidants and enzyme-rich chlorophyll. I’ve never been one for mud baths but quickly changed my…
Thanks to Classmates.com for sponsoring this post. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine. When Classmates.com invited me to test out the site and write a sponsored post about my experience, I immediately agreed. After all, I was curious to see who I remembered and what had happened in the, gulp, 40 YEARS since…
As someone who eats out all the time, I’ve finally found the perfect website: Restaurant.com. Really, could there be anything more appropriate for my family?!
I remember watching The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with Michael during an early screening and just grinning through the entire movie. We loved it. In case you haven’t seen it — which you should — it’s the story of a group of British retirees who get sucked in by ads for the newly-restored Marigold Hotel and…
As the United States celebrates its birthday today, South Sudan gets ready to celebrate its birthday later this week. The youngest country in the world, South Sudan turns five on July 9. Although the country was founded during a time of peace, children born that year only have memories of violence. Since the war broke…
Don’t you agree?! (Note: I saw this carving by folk artist, Lee Neary, in Human Arts Gallery in Ojai and, of course, loved it. We have this piece by him. It makes me smile every time I look at it.)
