NO, I’m not suggesting vegans can eat chinchillas! Whaddayou, CRAZY? Our #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, has a chinchilla named Dasha, and bought her a box of goodies, including a loofah to chew on. So I decided to dig out this column I wrote…

Before I forget: It’s the first of the month, so there’s a new Hot Flash on the Hot Flash page. It’s pumpkin time in the USA–Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s a tradition that makes sense, since pumpkin is harvested in the autumn here. Pumpkin is…