Jan M. Flynn

Out with the old, in with the new. And you know what has gotten really, really old in the past year or two or three? Division. And I...

Out with the old, in with the new. And you know what has gotten really, really old in the past year or two or three? Division. And I...

Maybe you celebrate Christmas. Maybe you observe Chanukah, or Kwanzaa, or Unless you live in the Antipodes where it’s surfing season, the...

When it comes to lifestyle trends, I can be counted on to be late to the party. So it has only been in the past few weeks that I have at...

When it comes to lifestyle trends, I can be counted on to be late to the party. So it has only been in the past few weeks that I have at...

Shortly after I married my first (late, not ex) husband Richard I was introduced to Held in early December, for a few years the luncheon...

Shortly after I married my first (late, not ex) husband Richard I was introduced to Held in early December, for a few years the luncheon...

I meditate daily, sometimes using nothing but a timer and sometimes using one Many guided meditations have a theme: joy, lovingkindness,...

I meditate daily, sometimes using nothing but a timer and sometimes using one Many guided meditations have a theme: joy, lovingkindness,...

Don’t worry. This post is not 50,000 words long. It’s a shout-out to NanoWrimo, or National Novel Writing Month, which is in its last...

Don’t worry. This post is not 50,000 words long. It’s a shout-out to NanoWrimo, or National Novel Writing Month, which is in its last...

As I write this, we are driving south to the Monterey Peninsula to celebrate Thanksgiving with a couple of branches of our family tree....

As I write this, we are driving south to the Monterey Peninsula to celebrate Thanksgiving with a couple of branches of our family tree....

As I proclaimed in last week’s post (Adjust Your Focus) I proposed to keep my November offerings short and to the point, namely...

As I proclaimed in last week’s post (Adjust Your Focus) I proposed to keep my November offerings short and to the point, namely...

As I write this my Napa Valley town, like a huge swath of California,is under a pall of smoke Meanwhile our President, who pointed out...

As I write this my Napa Valley town, like a huge swath of California,is under a pall of smoke Meanwhile our President, who pointed out...

The time is at hand. Tomorrow, if you live in the States and just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past six months, is...

The time is at hand. Tomorrow, if you live in the States and just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past six months, is...

Happy Halloween, everyone . . . here’s my pick for best yard decor EVER: May your day bring you all treats and no tricks, and may your...