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Snake Oil Coffee, Elixirs and Frozen Mixers located at 435 Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa, has volunteered to host our next Shine The Light On Kids event! Thanks to owners Elizabeth and Jarvis! The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 on Friday, October 22nd and they will...

Hi everyone! Please go to the 'Store' and order your t-shirt today! Shine The Light On Kids gets a percentage of the profits and you get a great t-shirt made with organic cotton. It really says it all. We are educating our nation's kids to empower them...

Hi all: Everyday there is something new to report and I need to do this every single day or the posts get too long. This next week I will have some introductions to people who are helping with all aspects of Shine The Light On Kids. We'll announce new Board Members...

Point Reye's Station is a fun little bay side village. It's artistic, gorgeous and offers friendly people and delicious food! What more could you ask for? Here are some photos of today's event where I prepared Gazpacho and chatted about More Vegetables, Please! as...

Good morning all! First things first...I heard from my son in Afghanistan last night!!! We were able to chat for a full 10 minutes! I knew he was o.k. but still, hearing his voice eased my mind. He has a lot of interesting stories to share when he comes home in...

It was a gorgeous day at Shelley and Young Winery in the Alexander valley and our hosts Kathleen and Jim Young, were so gracious and generous! Please be sure to support them as they support us. Here is their web site: www.kelleyyoungwines.com Their wines are...

I had so much fun today! I taught the first of a 'How to' series for the Boy's and Girl's Club in Roseland, CA. Today's class was How to have healthy skin. It was an hour long with questions and answers interspersed throughout. Whenever I teach kids, I leave feeling I...

First the dressing. I am often inspired by the ingredients I find at the store or Farmer's Market and sometimes (o.k. often) I change menus based on such inspiration. So I walking through the store and had already a bag of spinach in my cart. I walked by the shallots...

There are 5 more places available for my very first event since I returned home from traveling the country interviewing kids for Shine The Light On Kids. It's a $15.00 donation for STL and you'll hear stories form the road as you sip on wine and nibble on appetizers....

We have until tomorrow to send in written surveys for Shine The Light On Kids. I'm calling and emailing everyone I met across the country today to ask for my surveys to be filled out. Would you do the same? Yesterday I had tea with a new friend, Tanya, who emailed me...

I have the great pleasure of being co-chair of The Health and Medicine Committee at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco under the guidance our chair, Dr. William Grant. Dr. Russell Jaffe spoke this week about Alkalinity in the body. In my world, Dr. Jaffe is a...

Hi all: Well, this Friday, September 17th, is the last day for written surveys to be submitted for Shine The Light On Kids! Please, please have your kids/grandkids/business associates and anyone else you know who has contact with kids ages 6-18 fill them out. It...

My heart is broken. Patch is a memory for me and Wilma. He was always there for me. He protected me and loved me unconditionally. He made sure to get me home safe and he did. I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss him.

Hi all! Well, we have only 10 days left to make a big final push for written surveys; child and parent. Please, please help as the more data, the better! By the end of this week, I should have some dates for upcoming classes with kids. These classes are pilot classes,...

Hello all: I haven't sent my monthly ENews since June as we were redesigning the web site. So now, it's live and although we are still working through some changes, ENews will go out either this week or early next week. If you want my (generally) once a month posts,...

Pictures can say more than words....look at all these beautiful veggies, fruits and flowers. If you need inspiration as to what to eat for the day or week, simply wander around the Farmer's Market if you have one in your town, if not, try something new at the grocery...

I generally eat really well, but do consider myself a moderate eater, meaning I am not really strict. I pretty much eat whatever foods I want to with some exceptions. I don't care for lamb, I am not a raw oyster fan, and won't eat foie gras or veal. I am the same way...

Remember last week when the radio show hosts in Texas wanted to go over and slap the parents feeding their kids chips? Well, today is the follow up. Also, tomorrow is the Martha Stewart radio show discussing kid's health. Both events are on the Calendar. I also added...

Well, we've been home for 3 weeks and Patch and Wilma have the new routine down and seem settled in. I was really worried about Patch for a while; he was lethargic and I thought he was on his last days. O.K., here's the gross part. You know that hard as a rock cystic...

Wow, this is new for me. Generally my friends and family comment on my web sites and this post and the Shine The Light post. Now I wake up to 25 or more comments and most of them have their URL attached with boxed sets of DVD's for sale, or BMX bikes, or even...