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It’s almost that time of the year again! The holidays are quickly approaching and we’ll be spending even more time in our kitchens, which have long been the center of our homes. And during the holidays we’ll have even more family and friends in our kitchens. While there’s not enough time for a complete kitchen remodel before the holidays, there’s still time to do a kitchen facelift. Here are some ideas that will make a large impact but don’t involve a huge time (or financial) investment.

There was a statistic on television the other day that said 46 percent of adults dress up for Halloween. I fall into that category.

As cooler weather finally settles into the South Valley, it’s during this time—the cooler interval of autumn with its cloudy skies, misty mornings and fallen leaves—that my love of reading re-kindles. And while many extol the virtues of a good book to read on the beach in summer, for me there’s nothing like finding a comfortable chair by the fire, a book in hand and a few quiet moments spent delving into a great story.

The smallest player on the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team—Raelynn Heredia—often times has the biggest impact.

On Nov. 1, some 50 members of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, led by Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, will make a pilgrimage through the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, a natural treasure on the Monterey coastline that preserves the habitat of hundreds of plants, animals and birds. This grouping of 51 congregations includes St. Stephen’s in Gilroy, St. John’s in Morgan Hill and St. Luke’s in Hollister.

Romans can convey as much meaning, passion and emotion with facial expressions and body language as with their uttered words—often more. It is possible for two Romans to carry on a conversation across a street from one another, in spite of impenetrable traffic noise, simply by gestures and grimaces.

Initially when I was mulling over this column, I wrestled with whether the topics are or are not controversial. The word controversy itself seems to carry a lot of weight, perhaps undeservedly. Since I no long own a Funk and Wagnalls, I went to Wikipedia. Wikipedia states that “Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view.” So there you have it.

The Ridgemark Homes Association posted the $1 million bond necessary to maintain a temporary restraining order that prevents the golf course from cutting down unwatered trees located near some of their properties.

My purpose in writing this column week to week is very simple. By telling you about the many parks, preserves and beaches we have at our doorstep, I hope you will be inspired to strap on your striders, grab your day pack and get out. No politics; no religion. The only passion I want to awaken is the one that pushes you outdoors.