Steven HansenJun 221 min readGet C-c-c-cold!These days, the national weather map looks more like the upper end of the Scoville hot peppers scale, glowing habanero orange to cayenne...
Steven HansenFeb 27, 20231 min readSpend 3 Hours on an Enchanting Greek IslandThe holidays are long gone. Spring has not yet awoken. We are in the in-between. It’s a good time to disappear. Take a break from the...
Steven HansenJul 17, 20221 min readOne Martini Movie: “Heatwave”It takes 7 minutes or so to mix a classic vodka martini, including chilling the cocktail glass and preparing an olive and lemon garnish....
Steven HansenJun 30, 20213 min readOld School CoolMaybe you think about it once a year – that first blistering day in June that catches you off guard, before you’ve put the AC units back...
Steven HansenJun 11, 20213 min readHappy Hideaways: Saint-Marc-sur-MerThe places that promote carefree joy – and often deliver it – fashion themselves to be beyond the reach of the humdrum world. And they...
Steven HansenMay 11, 20212 min readUncorking Messages from the PastSinger-songwriter Clint Buffington didn’t write Jim Croce’s 1973 hit “Time in a Bottle.” He wasn’t even born yet. But it could easily be...
Steven HansenApr 15, 20212 min readEnjoy the Serenity of ‘Blue Spaces’Like green spaces, "blue spaces" can also reduce negative moods and stress.