Summer Drink Favorites

1. Green Beans - use grill basket olive and salt
2. Eggplant 1/4 in think planks marinate in balsamic vinegar, garlic, basil.
3. Zucchini- same marinade but change the basil to mint (mint is great on Zucchini) olive oil, cook to slightly charred.
4. Bell Peppers- leave whole or skewer them put on grill until slightly charred.

Barbecue baby back of ribs
Serves 4–6 as a main course, or more as part of a barbecue
3 baby backs of ribs (about 400–450g/13–14½oz each)
3 celery sticks, cut in half
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds

Feeling alert and restored upon waking after a good night’s sleep is experienced regularly by only 32% of Americans. At least once a week, the rest of us struggle to get both the quantity and quality of sleep we need. If you fall into this majority, chances are you’re on the lookout for ways you can get a little more shut-eye and wake up feeling refreshed rather than drained. Instead of reaching for the sleeping pills, mindfulness meditation can give you the rest you need without the grogginess on waking.

What is Mindfulness Meditation?

Madeline Dobbs is the Founder of More Brandywine Valley Homes, a concierge real estate business, serving friends in the Brandywine Valley of DE & PA.  Self-described as the love-child of legendary Interior Designer Dorothy Draper and Mad Men character Don Draper, she is also the biological child of two Realtors. She is the author of  "21 Tips to Sell Your Home and “How to Sell a House in 30 Days!

I once heard a comedian say, “I’m sooo upset! My muffler just fell off my car and now I have to go buy a louder stereo.” The joke makes a point that can be well applied to American health care. We spend the majority of our resources trying to mask (ignore) symptoms instead of fixing the underlying problem.

The issues arising from the misdirected focus of treating symptoms is best illustrated when it comes to back pain. The standard medical approach consists of pain medication

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis
Using Marijuana to Feel Better, Look Better, Sleep Better–and Get High Like a Lady  

A woman’s handbook to demystifying the world of weed, whether it’s being used for pain relief, a moment of calm, or a fit of giggles. 

Women of all ages are using cannabis to feel and look better. For rookies and experienced marijuana users alike, this lively, information-filled book is just the supportive guide you need to find the right dose to relieve anxiety, depression, and inflammation, and mitigate the onset of dementia and other signs of aging. Plus boost moods, ease aches, even lose weight, and get restful sleep. And a dose just for fun?

As connected as we are in the age of social media, we as humans are completely disconnected. I love that travel presents an opportunity for people to put their fast-paced, “connected” world behind them and build true, deep connections to themselves in experiencing new landscapes and make life-changing memories. Serving as a brand ambassador to fulfilling your wanderlust as the Host of my luxury lifestyle show ‘Travel Time with Linda’, I recognize travel as the ultimate platform to make meaning happen in your life.

Dreaming is a natural process that happens just by virtue of being human. And like other natural processes such as breathing, it does its work whether or not we pay attention to it. But like with breathing, if we do pay attention, we can begin to have a different and perhaps deeper kind of relationship to it. When we learn how to purposely take deeper breaths, we begin to have new kind of living connection to our body. It can be like this and so much more when we pay attention to the natural process of dreaming. When we intentionally dive deeper into our dreams, we develop a new kind of relationship with the totality of ourselves and to the world we live in.