Our whisky barrels live a bold and interesting life. Far away from your air conditioned office, with your iThis and your Facethat. Unlike most whisky barrels, they brave the dramatic swings of the Northern climate, contracting in the harsh winter and swelling in the sultry summer. The whisky working its way in and out of […] Read more

Hi, and welcome to the Pilates mat and yoga workouts. The first is a Pilates-inspired workout designed to streamline your muscles without putting stress on your spine or adding bulk. The second is more challenging, interspersing Pilates-style exercises with yoga-stretching – a natural combination that sculpts every muscle, increases flexibility and relaxes from head to […] Read more

In this video, Elizabeth Larkam teaches the Balanced Body Pilates versions of 20 mat exercises originally created by Joseph Pilates. Practiced correctly, these mat exercises are a powerful conditioning program for the entire body. On each exercise, substantial time is devoted to correct breathing, alignment and form. This program promotes functional strength of all the […] Read more

What could be better this summer than a pilgrimage to Salzburg, Prague, Vienna, and Budapest? Celebrate mass daily with a Catholic priest and visit religious sites such as the Nonnberg Convent of Benedictine nuns, the Church of Our Lady Victorious to see the renowned statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague, the 13th-century Cathedral of […] Read more

The small boys came early to the hanging. It was still dark when the first three or four of them sidled out of the hovels, quiet as cats in their felt boots. A thick layer of fresh snow covered the little town like a new coat of paint, and theirs were the first footprints to […] Read more

The small boys came early to the hanging. It was still dark when the first three or four of them sidled out of the hovels, quiet as cats in their felt boots. A thick layer of fresh snow covered the little town like a new coat of paint, and theirs were the first footprints to […] Read more

In Tennessee, enough prescriptions have been written to give everyone age 12 and over … 51 Hydrocodone pills … 21 Oxycodon … 22 Xanax … and a host of other drugs. No one ever plans to become a drug addict. But prescription addiction is a state-wide affliction. Take only as directed […] Read more

The Pillsbury Doughboy died Monday, of a severe yeast infection, and complications from repeated pokes to the belly. He was 81. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Celebrities by the baker’s dozen turned out, including Mrs. Butterworth’s, Hungry Jack, Betty Crocker, Martha White, Sara Lee, Duncan Hines, Count Chocula … and Capt. Crunch. […] Read more

On Monday The Pillsbury Doughboy died of complications from repeated pokes to the belly and a severe yeast infection. He was just 81 years old. Doughboy was laid to rest in a coffin lightly greased with butter. Many well-known celebrities attended the event, including Betty Crocker, Mrs. Butterworth, The Hostess Twinkies, Hungry Jack, and Cap’n […] Read more