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Month: September 2019

A Meal For Calm: Dancing and Bergamot

A Meal For Calm: Dancing and Bergamot

If you take nothing else from this post, know that during my family test, the bergamot spray and some dancing instantly flipped a house of three screaming girls under 5, to a calm family dinner. Cars were zooming past. There was honking, yelling and bass thumping as the Destin Harbor Blvd rush hour charged home. We were a party of fifteen gathering at the cross walk after eating dinner at the Harbor Walk. Kids in strollers, aloof teenagers, grandmas; we…

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Meals with Pets: Don’t make your dog a Vegan!

Meals with Pets: Don’t make your dog a Vegan!

Growing up, I had meals with pets. Usually two and, at times, three labrador retrievers waiting just outside the kitchen for any signal that they could to clean up the crumbs. Ears perked, big puppy dog eyes, they eagerly watched. Over the years, my dad leaning back in his chair after dinner, triggered the dogs to approach the table. While we had meals with pets, there were rules. Dogs could only be at the kitchen table with permission. Today, when…

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