Lifestyles

Griggs: Dateline The Bayou April 2015

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‘The Blessing of the Animals’ by Leo Politi, near the top of historic Olvera Street in Los Angeles. Photo by David Griggs

Author David H. Griggs at the El Paso Train Station, during a break on the Sunset Limited run from Los Angeles to New Orleans. Courtesy photo

 

By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Formerly of Los Alamos

From The Redwoods To The Bayou

What a great omen and start for a journey! As the bus cruised south out of Arcata, I caught the ending of a full lunar eclipse in the western sky over the waters of Humboldt Bay.

After the winter in Central America, I spent a wonderful month with my son Tobias Read More

Food On The Hill: ‘Tree Slice’ Veggie Roll-ups

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‘Tree slices’ served on a real tree slice. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Food On The Hill
By Felicia Orth

“Tree Slice” Veggie Roll-ups

Los Alamos has a new Nature Center opening this week on Earth Day at 2 p.m., and there’ve been recent opportunities to make special snacks for those who contributed substantially to its completion. 

Themes are a large part of what makes cooking fun for me. I had a lot of fun preparing snacks that tied in to those outdoor activities supported by PEEC at the old Nature Center, including hiking (granola), birds and butterflies (the carrot cake below Read More

New Church Building Underway For Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos

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Architect’s rendering of the new Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy/Mullen|Heller Architecture
 
Vote: Church members raise their hands in affirmation of the new building project. There were two abstentions, but zero ‘no’ votes of the 90 members present. Photo by Rev. John Cullinan

CHURCH News:

The congregation of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will soon have a new church building. After seven years of preparation, the congregation voted overwhelmingly Sunday to go ahead with the project, starting demolition in just a few short weeks.

“I’m thrilled Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Chicks In Danger

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How the Hen House Turns
By CAROLYN (CARY) NEEPER Ph.D.
 
Chicks In Danger

After Peeper hatched, mother hen Peeky’s protective skirt of feathers was always ready to protect her chick when he ran from danger, whether real, like crows, or imaginary, like me. But when he flew up to the edge of the cut-off milk jug we used as a water trough—and fell in—Peeky let out such a wild squawking we raced down to the pen in seconds, adrenalin pumping.

We lifted Peeper’s struggling, bedraggled wet body from the water to save him from a drowning his mother clearly recognized but couldn’t prevent. With barely a Read More

IHM Hosts First Holy Communion Ceremony

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Fr. Glenn Jones recites the Mass during the First Holy Communion Ceremony this morning at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

First Holy Communion Ceremony this morning at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Children of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church prepare to make their First Holy Communion this morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Children of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church made their First Holy Communion this weekend Read More

Pastor Granillo: The Cross

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

The Cross

One might argue that the universal symbol for Christianity is the cross. When we see one on a building we might think it’s a church, when we see someone wearing a cross on a necklace we might think it represents their faith, and when we see one on the side of a highway we might think that it somehow brings comfort in a time of loss.

The cross is likely to be the universal symbol for Christianity and yet there are so many who are offended by its presence.

The removal of Christian symbols such as the cross (like the one created in the rubble of Ground Zero), or a monument Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Back To Nature – Biophilic Design

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Nature in space. Courtesy photo
 
Smart Design With Suzette
Back To Nature – Biophilic Design
By SUZETTE FOX

Have you heard of Biophilic Design? The term “biophilia” literally means “love of life or living systems.” That sounds good, right?

Not to be confused with a specific “natural” or “organic” aesthetic, biophilic design is a design method with proven benefits for human performance and well-being.

 Biophilic design can reduce stress, enhance creativity and clear thinking, improve our well-being and expedite healing. I’m in!

An outdoor
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Pajarito Masonic Lodge Hosts Breakfast For NJROTC

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Pajarito Masonic Lodge #66 hosted a charity breakfast this morning to benefit the NJROTC students at Los Alamos High School. Students worked alongside the Lodge brethren to cook and serve waffle breakfasts to a hungry public. For more information on Pajarito Lodge or Freemasonry, contact Jake Turin, wm@pajarito66.org. Courtesy photo Read More

Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe Unveils ‘Estevan’

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Chef Estevan Garcia Courtesy/Heritage Hotels and Resorts

HCSF News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― Well known for its red and green chilies, New Mexico will now offer residents and tourists a new Santa Fe restaurant, which will feature dishes that pay tribute to one of the state’s oldest communities, Chimayo.

Estevan, the Northern New Mexican restaurant created by Chef Estevan Garcia, will open inside Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe in early May and will incorporate authentic Chimayo chile into its signature dishes.

Heritage Hotels and Resorts, Inc., the parent company of Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe, Read More