Jan M. Flynn

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...

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...

Here in Napa Valley, it’s full-on fall. The This is one of those dishes wherein simplicity reigns. It’s easier than pie, and when made...

Here in Napa Valley, it’s full-on fall. The This is one of those dishes wherein simplicity reigns. It’s easier than pie, and when made...

When I was a kid, sometime before the Punic Wars, Halloween was a modest and Halloween may have gone over the top, but it is fun to get...

When I was a kid, sometime before the Punic Wars, Halloween was a modest and Halloween may have gone over the top, but it is fun to get...

toloveandlearn.com When I mention to acquaintances that I work at a middle school handling student behavior and discipline, I usually...

toloveandlearn.com When I mention to acquaintances that I work at a middle school handling student behavior and discipline, I usually...

My husband and I attended a wedding this weekend, and as it was a casual, leisurely type of wedding and the venue was a two hour drive...

My husband and I attended a wedding this weekend, and as it was a casual, leisurely type of wedding and the venue was a two hour drive...

What a week last week, am I right? Fess up, how much time did you steal from your work or your art or your family, instead glued to a...

What a week last week, am I right? Fess up, how much time did you steal from your work or your art or your family, instead glued to a...

A friend of mine called me around lunch time on Sunday to report she had, for the first time, undertaken to lead the teen group at her...