Food traditions abound on New Year’s Day. We look at global traditions, while sharing a few traditions of our own.
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At the tail-end of a sweltering Midwest summer, three generations of Rogers gather in Minnesota to celebrate Grandpa Billy.
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A few days before All Hallows’ Eve, we travel to where the veil is thin, searching for ghosts.
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Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech to the United Nations got our family thinking about climate change and what we can do to help fix it.
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The sleeper train delivers a novel and inexpensive way to traverse the 11 hours between Bangkok and the southern islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Best of all, we finally get some sleep. . .
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On a recent trip to Thailand we followed the whispers to Chiang Dao and a simple slice of paradise called “The Nest.”
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A “little walk, straight up mountains” off the beaten path is exactly what this motley crew needs to shake off the doldrums of a cloudy day and find some magic. Henry Coe State Park delivers a wildflower-filled, rugged adventure.
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In the cold of this frigid, snowy winter, we found ourselves reminiscing about a desert trip, replete with ghosts, misadventures, and boondocking east of nowhere.
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Grandma Ruth grew up in San Francisco during The Depression, giving her a unique perspective on The City. Here are ten things she loved to share in her hometown.
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On a recent trip to Tomales Bay, we introduced a third generation to the wonders of clamming. Hunting for cockles is like hunting for treasure. It requires a journey, discomfort, hard work, and a lot of faith that all the effort will turn up gold. Not only did our hard work pay off, our kids loved the thrill of the hunt.
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A unique libation, like a certain smell, can be completely transportive. There are few cocktails as unique as the pisco sour, a Peruvian concoction made from egg whites, lime juice, simple syrup, bitters and, the key ingredient, pisco.
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A few days before Christmas, 4-year-old Maris went snowboarding for the first time, graduating from our living room and local beach to the magic carpet and a bunny hill. Read on to see how she did!
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Hang a holiday wreath on your front door to welcome guests, add style, and spread cheer. Consider making the wreath yourself, particularly if you have some tiny helpers looking for a holiday project. Here’s a simple tutorial for making a basic holiday wreath without a lot of fuss.
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My Mom is like an elf around Christmas, bustling around the kitchen with trays of candies and plates of cheesecake. It took me a while to figure out my holiday candy niche. These boozy chocolate rum balls are a contender.
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With a high altitude and over 300 sunny days a year, staying sun safe in North Lake Tahoe requires some planning, especially in the winter. I’ve rounded up the latest intel on high-altitude winter sun protection to make sure my family is protected, whether making snow forts in the backyard or snowboarding at our local resort.
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Today we are thankful. Thankful for a warm, inviting home. Thankful for healthy, happy children. Thankful for delicious, lovingly prepared food. Thankful for immediate family, extended family, and our chosen family of friends. Thankful for the rain in the Aptos mountains, filling the stream behind our house and watering the apple trees. Thankful for the first snow falling at Happy Cabin, where our guests sent a picture of the backyard blanketed in fresh powder.
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Once Maris had the hang of walking in her new snowboard boots, Eben brushed the beach sand from her Burton Riglet Snowboard and attached the new bindings. They were a perfect fit. With the lawn wet from (glorious) rain, Maris decided to try out her new set-up in a puddle of blankets on the living room floor.
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Since the Camp Fire started burning on November 8, near Paradise, California, it has taken at least 79 lives and 10,500 homes. Over 900 people are missing and thousands are displaced, with over 46,000 evacuees. What can we do besides mourn, empathize and worry?
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Winter squash are here. Delicata, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, Hubbard, Hokkaido, sweet dumpling, kabocha, turban and all manner of gorgeous pumpkins. Eben and I can’t resist buying them, because they are so beautiful. But then what?
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We are officially getting excited for snow! Last weekend, with visions of snowflakes dancing in our heads, we took Maris’ new Burton Riglet Snowboard out for a spin. On the beach.
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