Katie G

Barbie: A cultural icon. She is the immortal image of the "ideal" woman, a girl who has done it all. She has grown up in millions of homes, possessed riches beyond anyone's wildest dreams, and tried her hand at numerous professions.

Perhaps with a short introduction to this form of toning your body you will be inspired to do it yourself. It's called pilates and is somewhat similar to yoga. If you reap the benefits as I have, you will wonder how you got along without it.

Cross-country skiing is a fun way to take in the beautiful back-country trails in winter with your family. I relish winter snow blanketing the landscape. Luckily, I've found a sport that allows me to get exercise and travel on skis without skiing downhill at a resort with lift lines.

Dried flowers, plants and herbs are another way to enjoy cut flowers. Whether those plants are from your garden, store bought or picked wild they are a longlasting keepsake of nature. Did you know that drying flowers is a craft you can do yourself?

Creating a scrapbook will generate even more interest from your loved ones in those pictures taken at a reunion. It can be a shared project where everyone compiles their photos in one "all dressed up" photo album. But this isn't the old dime-store album of plain, clear vinyl pockets in a grid where you insert your 4X6's. If you're the "lucky" one who gets to amass this family treasure I can help you get started.