Mention “mistletoe” this time of year and most people think fondly of traditions like decorating for Christmas or kissing under a bundle of white-berried boughs. But beneath all the holiday cheer lurks…
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For the last couple of years, Will and I have been cutting down our own Christmas tree at a Christmas tree farm in Orange County. It’s truly a novelty in Southern California:…
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This is the first day in over a week that I’ve actually opened my laptop, and I must say it’s been a really lovely holiday break. Will and I spent Christmas with…
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Say the words “Christmas tree” and you’re probably picturing stately conifers like fir, pine, spruce, and cedar, or even the less common cypress. You might be familiar with Scotch pine, Virginia pine,…
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A delicate yellow petal floats in a pond. It came from this flower, found on a hike through the volcanic crater village of El Valle de Antón, Panama, one of the most…
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The idealists see it as a day of romance and rendezvous. The cynics see it as a conspiracy by the greeting card companies. Can’t we all just get along? It doesn’t have…
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Happy 2011! By now you have probably recovered from your weekend, or perhaps you played it smart and rang in the New Year remembering how you went to bed. My New Year…
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To start off the holiday right, a Christmas Day brunch courtesy moi. Eggs Benedict gets the Garden Betty treatment: poached egg whites on sourdough English muffins, topped with Canadian bacon, heirloom tomatoes,…