Homemade treats sure to make your cat purr
Like many pets, kittens and cats are considered part of the family. People have such a close bond with cats, so it is no surprise we want to spoil them every so often. The next time your kitten or cat deserves a treat, instead of reaching for the factory-created ones in a pouch, consider one of the three recipes for homemade cat treats I feature today.
Male calicos rare, but not more valuable
Q: I heard that male calico cats are extremely rare and valuable. Is this true? And why haven’t people tried to cash in on this?
The Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’: A revival to behold
From the wistful, beautiful first notes of Gershwin's classic “Summertime” at the opening of the first act, to the last notes of Porgy's “I'm On My Way” as he sets out to find his love at the end of the last act, this production is a glorious conglomeration of beautiful Gershwin music with a heart-wrenching plot creatively redesigned by award-winning director Diane Paulus. She brings us a bigger and better “Porgy and Bess” and her casting - for the most part - is impeccable.
Refreshing rain, and guess what – you can saddle up a new Indian bike
It’s just so darn convenient when it rains overnight – as it did Tuesday – and you wake up to a freshly washed world and take a walk in the beautiful hills with your dog pals while the mist swirls overhead and vanishes into the heavens.
What Do You Think about When Running?
Recently, I started reading What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami, the Japanese novelist. The book is about how running informs Murakami's writing and how writing informs his running. If you are a runner or a writer, or both, you will enjoy the insights that he provides, which are part running thoughts, part writing thoughts, and part philosophical musings on both. But at one point near the beginning of the book, he mentions that people often ask him what he thinks about as he runs. He says, "I don't have a clue." Of course, he says, if it's cold outside, he is thinking about that, or if he's sad, he might think about sadness, or if he's happy, he might think about happiness. But, overall, he says, "I don't think much of anything worth mentioning."He just runs in a void; more precisely, he runs "to acquire a void." This sounds to me as if he uses running as a form of meditation, a moving meditation where he tries to stay in the moment and not really think at all.
Come visit Mount Madonna School at our Fall Open House!
Meet students and other parents, tour the facilities, hear our student choir, and interact with faculty. After a brief gathering to hear from the Heads of School and choir, we will divide into groups according to grade level interest.
Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’: A masterpiece to be experienced
“Amaluna” moves our planet to another universe and scans the surface of William Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” It moves its artists on a fanciful, unforgettable journey that - at times - takes the breath away. Esteemed award-winning Broadway director Diane Paulus has been given the reins to create this glorious work of art. (Paulus also directed the brilliant “Porgy and Bess” production now playing in San Francisco and the Tony winning revival of “Pippin”.)
Magic, Mayhem and Flying Carpet Rides: “Aladdin Jr.” Onstage
Hop onto a camel or the nearest flying carpet, and let the Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle school production of Disney’sAladdin Jr. carry you to Agrabah, the City of Enchantment. Join Princess Jasmine as she resists efforts to marry her to a visiting prince, and follow along with the street savvy Aladdin as he tries to stay one step ahead of the Sultan’s guards.
