Bosco’s Christmas
A couple of years ago on Christmas Eve morn, I was on my way to work at the Winter Sports School at Mountain High, the closest ski resort to Topanga Canyon and the Santa Monica Mountains. It was early...
Winter Solstice
This Druid witch likes to sit under the oaks and listen. The things that have been told to her this year have been astounding. She has been tapping into the wood wide web, and has found that nothing is indeed...
The Gift of Dignity
One sunny, fall morning several years ago, my kids and I woke early and headed down Fernwood to Pine Tree Circle. We grabbed some treats from the Waterlily, and then we met Lin Ilsley and Karen Sherwood who had...
Topanga Soapworks
Across the pebbled courtyard, nestled in the corner against the deep red walls of Rosewood, resides an artist. Paintings grace the walls, their rich colors shifting the eye and spirit as one draws closer. But paintings are not the...
Holiday Wishes for Topanga Animal Rescue
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” — Mahatma Gandhi When disaster strikes, be it fire, pandemic or economic crisis—it’s not only people who are displaced, injured,...
15 Tactics on How to Be More Confident
One of the toughest things is having to act confident when you’re not feeling that way. Confidence is not about how much money you have, or how great your career or relationship is. You can have absolutely nothing and...
Meet the Krampus
Meet the Krampus. This ancient alpine Christmas spirit may be the perfect mascot for 2020. America’s Santa Claus knows if you are naughty or nice. In much of Central Europe, Saint Nicholas still hands out the rewards for good...
Holiday Quarantine
“This is important!” Mrs. Shibuya, my flustered biology teacher’s words echo these times. Sitting in our high school science lab, she was particularly enthused about new discoveries in RNA sequencing. Monoclonal antibodies, single cell composition, Ro or ‘R naught’...
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...
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