Across from San Francisco, in Marin County after winter rains, when the sun comes out, hills are bright green, creeks are bubbling and waterfalls are flowing.
It’s time to plan an outing – tips and three of our favorite hikes to waterfalls.
2026 is Year of the Horse, and horses have a special significance in Chinese history, culture and mythology. In ancient China horses were highly valued for transportation and war, horses are portrayed in exceptional Chinese art over centuries, in mythology horses have divine, supernatural charactertistics.
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Lunar New Year – it’s the Year of the Horse.
Horses in Chinese history and mythology, videos of San Francisco and Bangkok, lucky symbols of the New Year, children’s books, fun food to celebrate the holiday.
Freedom Soup is one of our favorite books for Black History Month, an immigrant story about Haiti, and multi-generational cooking with family and friends! “Freedom Soup” is Soup Joumou, celebrating end of slavery and independence of Haiti. Cook up a batch of this delicious winter soup.
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The Met Cloisters Museum is speediest trip to medieval Europe, just a New York City bus ride uptown. In the museum are statues, paintings, stained glass, tapestries from the Middle Ages, set in medieval architecture. Unicorn Tapestries, also called Hunt of the Unicorn, are the most famous artworks.
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When it’s snowy and freezing cold outside, whip up a batch of hot chocolate. Here’s two hot chocolate recipes – velvety rich French chocolat chaud and Mexican chocolate caliente with flavors of cocoa and cinnamon.
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