With the opening of our ski hill delayed from the end of November until the beginning of December, I had quite a bit of pent up anxiety. But once the hill opened up, I spent as much time as I could skiing.

Perhaps the most magical of all nature's features, clouds are a gateway to dreaming. Remember when you were small, finding shapes in clouds, and then seeing them morph into something else within seconds? And then, if you're a parent, teaching that to your kids.

Florida Culture for the Week of December 30 by Josh Garrick

Dec 31 – Taverna Opa’s Greek-Themed ‘Gatsby New Year’s Celebration’

You may recall from a previous article that my husband and I are “travel hackers.” We make up for a lack of money by collecting frequent flyer miles and hotel points and using that currency to achieve a life of nomadic, full-time travel.

So you're on the road in America. But you're also a big fan of a Major League Baseball team. Being on the road, you can't go to your team's ballpark to watch a game. You still want to get your baseball fix. You do have a few options. Here are five to help satisfy that craving for live baseball.

I love eggnog. I can't get enough of it. And I know that there are others like me - my mother in law buys eggnog year 'round (thanks to her local Kroger). I love eggnog in all forms - liquid, candy, and... frozen? Indeed! I've recently adapted a recipe for eggnog frozen yogurt.

2013 has been a year in which the ARTS stood front and center for us here in Central Florida – in ways in which we may all be proud, but it has also been a year in which we ALL joined in acknowledging the need to help our neighbors who still suffer from hunger …

Holiday Giving – Feed the Need Campaign Raises $96,000 to Fight Hunger

6 Reasons a Traveler's Life is like The Doctor's

Who do you go to when you want advice? The experts, of course! And with family travel, there are so many questions that parents (and kids) have, from where to go, to what to pack, to how to fly with a baby, to finding meaningful experiences on the road.

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY: what it takes to live and work in the north