Pain, Stress, and Inflammation are a Thing of the Past

By Kathleen Messmer | October 20, 2020 |
De-stress balm stick

 I have to explain my job before I can tell this story.  I am a travel writer, photographer, and videographer.  My last trip (pre-COVID) was in November 2019, and I was on assignment in Costa Rica with NatGeo, so expectations were high.  The entire time I was there I was in excruciating pain, but I…

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Chocolate Love Forever

By Kathleen Messmer | October 15, 2020 |
Recchiuti Chocolates

About a year ago, we discovered a chocolatier in Albuquerque, NM, called Theobroma and their tag line is “food of the gods”.  So imagine my surprise when visiting Costa Rica, to find that part of the itinerary included a visit to a cacao plantation and a chocolate-making lesson, start to finish who’s tag line was…

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Anchor Valley Wine — An Art Form, A Culture, A Way of Life

By Kathleen Messmer | May 17, 2020 |
Anchor Valley wine

I had an opportunity to sample Anchor Valley Wine’s Petite Sirah at a business function specifically for wines of the Rogue Valley in Oregon.  It was a complete eye-opener.   The diversity and excitement of the Rogue Valley with its extensive theater and arts opportunities is also graced with award-winning wines and wineries that claim…

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