by Marlene Bumgarner | Jan 15, 2022 | Community, Cooking and Eating, Family, Gardening, Grandparenting, Health
Explore Your Local Market In the last decade, millions of people have altered their buying habits and now purchase some food from CSAs, farmers’ markets, and grocery stores that specialize in locally grown, unsprayed, and unprocessed produce and grains, sustainable...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jan 1, 2022 | Child development, Family, Grandparenting
New Year’s Day I left lots of space in my New Year’s weekend. No agenda, no schedule, no plans. The New Year is all about making a new start. I began by clearing away all the Christmas clutter, writing thank you cards, and taking a long walk in the crisp...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Nov 1, 2021 | Aging, Community, Family
Welcome to Calabasas Now that I’ve been in Calabasas five months, I thought it was time to tell you a little about my new home. Several of you have asked how I like it; some have asked if I’ve seen Kim Kardashian. Kim does live in Calabasas, but in contrast to my...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 13, 2021 | Aging, Child development, Family, Gardening
Hi, everyone, It’s been many weeks since I last put up a status report, and I apologize. My attention has been divided in several directions this past few months, so this will be kind of a catch-up blog. Nana Camp After a few weeks of opening boxes and settling into...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 2, 2021 | Family, Health
An Inner Guide to Healing Through Energy Medicine Dear Readers, My writing colleague, Dorothy, has published a book on the teachings of her mentor, Rahul Star Patel, and has asked me to let others know about it. I am posting an essay she recently wrote on her blog,...