One of the most delightful drives from Paris is north to the Champagne region. It’s worth spending a few days meandering from town to town, especially starting with the bubbling centers of Reims and Epernay and then villages in between to visit both chateaux and petits maisons to taste and discover. One of the most spectacular visits […]
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Monthly Archives: November 2015
January Jones -Underground Railroad – Judith Coopey
Meet: Judith Redline Coopey was born the youngest of eight children in Altoona, PA, a gritty railroad town at the base of the Allegheny Mountains. She grew up there and in nearby Williamsburg, PA, earned her bachelor’s degree from Penn State and became a teacher, but deep in her heart was the desire to write. She married, raised two children and earned her master’s degree from Arizona State University, always putting writing on
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Janaury Jones-Gator, Gator, Second Grader-Conrad Storad
Conrad J. Storad is the award-winning author or editor of more than 50 science and nature books for children and young adults. Storad also writes a monthly science/nature column called “Conrad’s Classroom” in a national E-zine launched in 2014 called Story Monsters Ink. Storad’s new picture books for 2015 include Gator, Gator, Second Grader and The Bat Book. New in 2014 were Monster in the Rocks, which was selected by the National Center for the Book
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January Jones – Thrive! Don’t Just Survive with Ali Bierman
My life took a dramatic change following nerve damage during brain surgery nearly four years ago. Consequently I have become known as the THRIVE! Expert and also the Queen of Overcoming.
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January Jones-The Resilience Reflex-Zaheen Nanji
Meet Zaheen Nanji: Her new release The Resilience Reflex is engaging and not only provides 8 keys to overcoming barriers, but outlines Zaheen’s 3-step signature system. Reading this book will inspire you to find solutions to your most pressing personal and professional challenges.
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January Jones-Lifelong Ambition Achieved-Sam Sackett
MEET: Sam Sackett was born in 1928 in Redlands, Caliornia. His mother read to him when he was a boy, and as a result he always wanted to be a writer. He was editor of his high school newspaper. At the University of Redlands he took creative writing courses, was editor of both the school's newspaper and its literary magazine, became the university's Director of News Service while still an undergraduate, and wrote two novels, neither
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January Jones- Stop Doing & Start Living Life
Melissa Heisler, author of From Type A to Type Me and stress reduction coach, joins us to explore the negative effects of doing too much and how making simple practical changes can reduce our stress helping us find joy in life again.
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Mediation With a Twist
We all have the opportunity to be mediators at various times in our lives. Two family members are arguing and cannot come to a resolution about the issue in dispute. We intervene and lend a helping hand. Perhaps an objective third part can offer some insights or suggestions that have alluded both parties. Where there […]
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Vintner Michele Charlo- Italy’s Piemonte Pioneer
On the November 11, 2015 episode of The Connected Table LIVE!, show co-host David Ransom will be coming live to our listeners from the Italian region of Piemonte, Italy. Our guest, and David’s host for the week, will be the legendary producer Michele Chiarlo, who has been crafting wines in the Langhe region of Piemonte, […]
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Is This the Best Asian Food in Maine?
On a frosty March weekend we visited the tiny college town of Brunswick, Maine, for a family gathering that included one of the best and most creative Asian dinners we’d experienced in a long time. Cara Stadler‘s Tao-Yuan blends local ingredients, Chinese flavors and the chef’s French training […]
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