Happy New Year 2018

A new year - full of Promise, full of choice - what will your choices be?
Some call them resolutions - some call them goals but whatever you choose to call them they are, in the end, choices. 

For me personally, I have opted to just aim for one choice. I think it will filter down into every part of my life so that is why I think it is the only choice I need to make.

My choice for 2018 is to be positive.  When confronted with negativity I will offer a positive response. If the person or event or situation remains negative I will separate myself from that and move back into a positive space. I have no inherent or moral obligation to support negative thoughts and actions by anyone

I started in small ways already.  All those alarmist emails that flood my in box from people selling fear and negativity - be it politics or otherwise - Totally blocked from my email account.  Social media negativity - block/unfriend/un-follow whatever it takes to not see that. We all know about plenty of negative things in the world. This is not about hiding your head in the sand it is about embracing the positive and using positive energy to take steps forward, no matter how small, toward positivity.

Lifting up others to be their highest and best selves starts with me doing the same thing for myself.

Happy New Year - I know it will be Great because I have a plan to make sure it is!

Happy Fourth Of July 2015

Happy Fourth Of July!

Hope your day is full of Family, Fun and Freedom. Palm Desert and Palm Springs will be having fireworks tonight. 

See the very talented Martina McBride Sing the national Anthem here:

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! 

Researching the History of the Holiday you will find many references to springtime, crops being planted, fertility and seasons changing. Whatever your beliefs or traditions we wish you all the best and offer the following as some interesting trivia and facts:

Make  your own natural Easter Egg dyes with this informative site.

Have you ever wondered  why Easter falls on a different date every year?  It is because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full Moon after the Vernal Equinox.

The tradition of Easter Baskets is said to have started in Germany where the Easter Bunny was called Osterhase and was known to deliver treats to children who would build nests to receive them.

For ancient Egyptians the rabbit was a symbol of the moon so a full moon being used to determine the date of the holiday may have had an influence. A hare was a totemic animal of the goddess Eostre, which symbolized fertility for Spring. Knowing how Rabbits breed it would be easy to see how that legend got started!

Easter Around the world:

Sweden, Easter is celebrated with meals of eggs, herring, and Jansson's Temptation (potato, onion and pickled sardines baked in cream).

Bermuda, people  celebrate Good Friday by flying home-made kites, eating codfish cakes, and eating hot cross buns

and lastly we leave you with some humor!

Chocolate tip:  "If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly."

See why everyone wants to buy a home in Palm Springs

Happy Martin Luther King DAY

Celebrating DR King and everyone who makes a difference in OUR world!

Christmas Gift Giving

Gift giving can be a challenge here is a simple guide to get you going and keep you on track this holiday!

Gift Giving Tips

Another tip for doing good at the holidays. Find out if the person you want to give a gift to is a support or a Charitable organization or Arts Program. Often these organizations have logo merchandise for sale that supports their mission. By gifting these items you connect with your friend on an even deeper level supporting something that means something to them.

Whatever you choose to do have a safe and happy holiday season.

Happy Thanks Giving

May You have a reason to be grateful everyday but especially today............

Happy Veterans Day

Honoring The Sacrifices of Our Veterans Today and Always.

PARADE INFO FROM THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS:

The City of Palm Springs proudly presents the 18th Annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade on Tuesday, November 11 at 3:30 p.m in downtown Palm Springs. The parade steps off at Ramon Road and Palm Canyon Drive and heads northbound on Palm Canyon Drive to Alejo Road where the parade ends. Immediately following the parade will be a post-parade patriotic concert featuring the Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band at the main stage located at the intersection of Amado Road and Palm Canyon Drive. The concert will conclude with a fireworks finale at approximately 5:00 p.m. The parade and concert are free! For more information on the parade, please contact the parade coordinator at:

 (760) 323-8265.

Happy Canada Day

July 1 2014 - 
HAPPY 147th Birthday CANADA!

Trivia: Oh Canada - is the national anthem of Canada and it was written by: 

Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier

See our complete page about Canadian Home Ownership in the United States.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day is actually the celebration of the death of this Irish saint who was really Welsh – or in what is today know as Wales - by birth. His birth is estimated to have been about 389 AD. He was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age if 16. He is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. - After some six years of slavery he escaped to France where he became a monk.

In 432 AD he returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. The legend says that he used the shamrock, Ireland's national flower, to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have founded hundreds of churches and baptized thousands of people.

The first official celebration St. Patrick's Day with a Parade was actually in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English army marched in New York City. Later in 1848 several Irish groups in the United States organized the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City. Today many large cities have big parades. Chicago and Boston are some of the largest outside of New York .

Fun Facts:
It is estimated that over 36 million Americans have Irish ancestry.
Leprechaun’s are a purely American invention and have nothing to do with St. Patrick
Corned Beef and Cabbage is the traditional meal For St. Patrick’s Day
Pubs in Ireland used to be closed on St. Patrick’s Day

Happy 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!                              

 Wishing you and yours the things that really matter Love and Good Health.

Two quotes to get your New Year started.

Celebrate what you want to see more of. 
Tom Peters 
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Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. 
<Cavett Robert 

Happy Independence Day!

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Festival Of Lights Starts November 25th

The Historic Mission Inn in Riverside will host their Festival Of Lights for the 19th year starting on the 25th of November. Every evening at sunset some 3.6 million lights and many elaborate decorations will transform exterior of the Inn into a magical Holiday experience.

Riverside is less than hour from Palm Springs and the Hotel has some great restaurants if you want to complete the experience by staying for dinner. Be sure to make reservations.

Here is a video that I took a few years ago when I visited the Inn.

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Happy Halloween!

May you get all the treats you deserve!

 

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Happy Fourth of July!

 

 

Watch this video from the History Channel to learn about why we Celebrate 4th of July:

http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=11469747301

Happy Canada Day!

Palm Springs' is a second home to so Many Canadians we just want to wish them HAPPY CANADA DAY today!

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Happy St Patricks Day!

A Most Happy 2011 To You!

A very sincere wish that 2011 is the year that brings you the people, things and experiences that are most important to you.

Mission Inn Festival Of Lights

The 18TH Annual FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - at the Historic Mission Inn in Riverside - begins today Friday, November  26 at sunset and continues through Sunday, January 2, 2011.

This is a not to be missed event that will put anyone in the Christmas spirit.  The Mission Inn occuppies and entire block right off of the 91 Highway in downtown Riverside.  The whole exterior of the property is draped in lights and moving figurines and characters.  It is sure to delight people of all ages.

If you make reservations the dining rooms, especially the outdoor patio, serve memorable meals.

See more about the Mission Inn

Video Of the Lights:

Wildlights at The Living Desert In Palm Desert

A Holiday Tradition Returns to the Living Desert in Palm Desert   

Tonight is the first night of the Festival of lights held each year at the Living Desert in Palm Desert CA.

The grounds of this unique park (part zoo, part botanical garden) are covered in lights and decorations. Open from 6pm- 9pm you can enjoy the cool Desert Evenings and get yourself in the holiday spirit by seeing the beautiful lights. Don't forget all those healthy benefits from a nice walk!

More information can be had on the Living Deserts' website

Directions to the Living Desert can be found here.

Enjoy this holiday tradition in the Desert!

The cool evenings of the Desert winter are complimented by the warm sunny days typically  in the seventies. While the rest of the nation shivers during November, January and February the residents of the Coachella valley get to enjoy everything under the sun. See how the Desert gets in the holiday spirit despite the lack of snow or truly cold temperatures.

To learn more about Palm Desert and its' great neighborhoods visit our web page

Wildlights Holiday Festival at The Living Desert Starts Tonight!

Tonight is the first night of the Festival of lights held each year at the Living Desert in Palm Desert CA.

The grounds of this unique park (part zoo, part botanical garden) are covered in lights and decorations. Open from 6pm- 9pm you can enjoy the cool Desert Evenings and get yourself in the holiday spirit by taking in the beautiful lights. Not to mention all those healthy benefits from a nice walk!

More information can be had on the Living Deserts' website

Directions to the Living Desert can be found here.

Enjoy this holiday tradition in the Desert!