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This year, let us start with a Christmas tradition from Sweden - St. Lucia Day or Festival of Light. Its interesting and fun to learn about customs from other countries. It might inspire you to introduce a new tradition to your family.  Christmas in Sweden kicks off...

This year, let us take the time to learn about the history of Thanksgiving. With this new understanding, we can share gratitude with family, friends, and neighbors all year long.Giving Thanks – 400 years later As the warm summer days draw shorter and the nights catch...

Halloween will be here before you know it! It's a great holiday that allows people to break from their normal day-to-day lives and be a different person for a few hours. I love dressing up and showing off my creativity, but what I love the most are the...

Chianti Villas in the heart of Tuscany … Podere Patrignone is a beautiful historic property on a hill with an amazing view in every direction ... forests, vineyards and olive groves as far as the eye can see. The owners, a British family, rent out the beautifully...

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth, even bigger than any dinosaur that ever existed. It lives in all the world's oceans, except the Arctic. This graceful swimmer cruises the sea at 5 mph (8 km/h) and can accelerate to 20 mph (32 km/h) when agitated. This...

As this Mother’s Day is approaching, I can’t help but reminisce about being a mom. This is my 26th one since my first son was born. What an amazing time it’s been … I remember one morning waking up to …

We all know that Valentine’s Day is an opportunity for us to show our loved ones exactly how much they mean to us. On February 14th every year, we treat our partners to gifts and perhaps a memorable experience, with some even getting engaged on this significant Day....

Tuscany had been on my bucket list for a loooong time, and one day, totally unexpected, things started falling into place… It began with a Facebook message from my friend Marie Hernandez letting me know she was in town and would I like to connect. Little did I know...

My newest coloring book Berlin Divided – Berlin United, Berlin Geteilt – Berlin Vereint has just been released. I decided to create this book because whenever I talk about growing up in West Berlin during the Cold War…

One of the popular Faces of DeLand surely is Joe Valente, owner of Boston Coffeehouse. This cozy coffee shop is featured in the DeLand coloring book and has been part of my life for many years. It’s one of my sons favorite places to go out and have coffee and...

  During the production of the Mount Dora Coloring Book, I had the idea to include a recipe with a “local flavor” and invited Pisces Rising to share one of their signature dishes. Joe Cusmano, the head chef, was happy to share his recipe for one of his favorite...

When I started researching coloring books, I had no idea early version dated back to the 16th century …

I learned to drink English tea from my uncle. Most adults around me were coffee drinkers. But he had spent some time in England and shared his passion for a good cup of tea with me when I was a young girl. My mother-in-law is English, and I’ve enjoyed many wonderful...

If you’re an adult coloring enthusiast who is looking for some ways to spice up your bland pages, then read on for some good advice and tricks that you’ll definitively want to try. Here are some basic coloring tips and techniques to explore …

Meet Janet Bollum, owner of the Muse Bookshop, featured in the DeLand coloring book. It was founded in 1980 in the historic downtown of DeLand …

I made a new friend a couple of years back on a travel group on Facebook. We were both in Florida at the time and decided to meet for coffee …

recently went on a Sunset Dolphin Cruise with the Marine Discovery Center with some friends visiting from Germany. It was a beautiful evening out on the water made even better and so much more interesting by our guide, Tess. She touched on several of the things that are featured in the just released Explore the Sights of New Smyrna Beach, and I started talking to her about her work, her life and thoughts about education …

When a friend of mine suggested I start a blog for my new Culture To Color website, my first reaction was “what would I write about creating a coloring book?” A couple of days later, in a different conversation, I found myself recounting the adventures I’ve had just that week in the process of putting the DeLand Coloring book together.