Rising from my nice warm bed full of Norwegian Forest cats at four a.m. is not always my idea of a good time but sometimes work calls before dawn. Especially if you are Big Bear Lake, California’s premier hiking guide. You better believe if I spent all damn autumn day on the trail, I will …
Being a dog mom to dogs with social anxiety can be a challenge. It doesn’t matter how many yellow collars I buy our pup or patches saying do not pet, I attach to her harness. Strangers just can’t help shoving their mouths into her beautiful face and trying to kiss her on the snout. I …
I may have an obsession with fall. No, it’s not the pull of sugary sweet Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks that lull me in on September first. It’s that magical orange light I can see blazing through the Black Oak trees in our national forest each morning starting in mid-September. I have to strap on …
I was totally inspired by the Angry English Chef the other night to make my own Sticky Toffee Pudding. Sure, I was tempted to make it gluten-free with my go-to almond flour and coconut flour combination. Maybe I could have used Swerve sweetener to take down the sugar content but then I thought, whatever, just …
Why am I spinning through the autumn oak leaves in my brand-new to me, thrift store workout skirt? Why have I been throwing bunches of freshly fallen leaves in the air daily? And why exactly have I been walking my cat on a leash around the neighborhood? The neighbors may be wondering why do I …