Pineau des Charentes There have been many tongue – in – cheek jokes about throwing the concept of “Dry January” away with the current state of things in the United States. Others joke that we’ve lived a full year in the past week or since since New Years! Well…it does kind of feel that way… …

I’m preaching to the choir here: this is going to be a unique holiday season to navigate in the face of this coronavirus pandemic. Best practice indicates to largely stay away from people outside of our own households, so there should ideally be no gathering around the Christmas tree or lighting the menorah with our …

In 2007, this gal who has travelled, admittedly, too little – I’m not a good flyer… – I went to Austria to participate in International Advent Sing with my alma mater’s choral group. I was in the Bay Path Chorale from 2003 – 2006, and I was thrilled when they invited me to participate as …

Tea on the Upper West Side (Updated October 23rd, 2021) I am not a coffee drinker, which is a slap in the face to many. *gasp* I have nothing against the taste, as I love a good scoop of coffee ice cream, and I find the aroma absolutely intoxicating. That being said, caffeine and I …