It’s Crumble Time!
Cranberry Apple Crumble 11 small apples or 8 large apples (I normally use granny smith apples, but any kind will be good) 2 packs of fresh cranberries 2 1/2 cups brown sugar (Adjust sugar to your preferred level of...
Come Window Shopping! Shop Local!
There’s no Place Like Home for the Holidays Topanga and its neighboring communities are blessed with an abundance of artists, artisans and shops that showcase the one-of-kind things they create. If there was ever a year to support these...
Making Thanksgiving Feel Better
The latest wave of the coronavirus crisis means this will be a very different Thanksgiving holiday for most of us. Health officials are recommending that the guest list be limited to our immediate housemates, and that all non-essential travel...
Lifeline to the Community — The General Store
On my first visit to the Topanga Creek General Store four years ago, I was sent for firewood and returned home to boxes still unpacked from our recent move, with a full heart: I witnessed the woman behind the...
Art and Healing on the Mountain: An interview with Artist Nicole Buffett
Local Topanga artist Nicole Buffett is an activist and holistic healer. Nicole’s paintings reflect a shamanic visioning grounded in healing and expansion of consciousness. To Nicole, making art is the creation of a sacred object, a means of carrying...
Self Love = Chocolate???
Let’s talk about self love and self care. These are big buzz words in the spiritual and personal development world these days. But what do they actually mean and what does this really look like? I often hear people...
Learning to Express Our Feelings Needs to Be Taught At Home
Imagine what the world would be like if people were taught to explain how they felt rather than reacting with hurtful words or angry punishment. How would life be if we learned to express our emotions verbally, rather than acting...
To Lose a Mother
You twist the hot water knob with your toes. In this little house, your husband Enzo built the bathtub on risers so you could see the mountains through the window while you soak; the ridgeline lies between your feet,...
The Tehipite Terror 2
I knew I needed rest, but I wasn’t fully aware of how exhausted I’d become. Five days in the wilderness made that patch of soft grass under the sweet butterscotch scented Jeffrey pine look mighty inviting for a short...
November Is National Native American Heritage Month
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated in an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from...
Recent Comments