Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Mars and Saturn On May 20th, the first annular eclipse in 18 years will be visible from the United States. Albuquerque, New Mexico is said to be the best urban location to view this “ultimate astronomical event.” An annular eclipse occurs when the moon covers most of the sun’s…
A few weeks ago, the subject of Fashion Friday was white jeans. We were bold. We overruled old-fashioned etiquette mavens, even grandma, when we gave the green light to sporting white denims before Memorial Weekend. Now with Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, we have another suggestion – New Yorkers, plug your ears –…
May 10 to 17, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Mars and Saturn Last week I felt as if I might be losing my mind. It was a case of over-commitment, coupled with the sudden addition of unexpected professional and domestic duties. My cell phone disappeared, my husband lost his seasonal labor force and…
It feels like the 1960s all over again. Flower power is one of the trends of the hour. (Along with color blocking, which we discussed in this column – what was it? – a month or so ago and a 1920s elegance shades of Daisy Buchanan of Gatsby fame.) In this field of fashionable flowers,…
Parents: Do you ever wish you had a magic wand? A wand that could help bring calm; reducing upset, fears and tantrums? A wand that you could use not only for your children’s upsets, but for your own as well? Lynn Mayer, Certified Nutrition Consultant, has a tool every parent can use and she’ll be…
Editor’s note: Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Church continues his weekly series, with findings based on his doctoral thesis. In this installment, Pat stresses the importance of Nature in the context of the new spirituality. In my doctoral dissertation I am claiming the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its…
In July 2010 a group of red-robed monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery unpacked their cymbals and longhorns on the grass in front of Ophir Town Hall and blessed the whole valley with their eerie chanting and music. Last year, they returned to create an intricate sand mandala as part of the Telluride Institute‘s Compassion…
Emily Post and our mothers (and grandmothers) taught us that wearing white is inappropriate before the last weekend in May or Memorial Day, and definitely a no-no after Labor Day. They also told us about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. You get my drift: Don’t believe everything authority figures tell you. Although in some…
May 3 to 10, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Mars and Saturn This week we witness and experience the fruition of the Taurus/Scorpio full Moon – frequently classified as the “sexiest, most fertile and seductive lunation of the year. Spring has sprung, the primal thrust of Aries has pushed us forward, propelled us…
Spring breaks may have come and gone, but spring travel continues, with many of us getting a jump-start on summer by hanging out on a beach. If you are like me, after a long winter, you want to get to the surf and sand asap. Carry-on luggage is the only way to go. Carry-ons allow…
