Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

      We've celebrated Thanksgiving as a national holiday of praise and thanksgiving since President Lincoln declared the day in 18...

CHANGING     Highway 46 overlooking Morro Bay.  Thanksgiving will be green this year.       The tinge was prompted by three light rai...

GETTING PERSONAL HERE       Being acclimated to the pace of life in a village tucked between the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Pacific I ...

ONE AT A TIME      Harvest carnivals, autumnal rites and the turning of the year.        Merchants launch Christmas longings even be...

THE GIFT Dad used to remind us to make the most of each day. This day, set aside as a special time for reflection, family, friends and ...

GO AHEAD AND COUNT THEM- Your blessings. Gratitude is good for you On November 2, 1800 President John Adams wrote to his Wife...

BREATHING DEMOCRACY LIVING A REPUBLIC One of the great joys, and thus a reason for gratitude in this season of thanks, is the  vita...

ALREADY? I love the yule and Advent season. Christmas is one of those times of year that has the power to enchant. One of my  first ...