Article: Time out.(includes related article on spa treatments)(spa treatments)

When the weather sours and spirits flag, treat yourself to a day or two at a local spa.

My Saturday mornings are never like this," a woman in her mid-50s told me when I commented on how relaxed she looked. Feet up and back cushioned by the fluffy pillows of a fireside chair, she continued, "Bill-paying, errand-running, and catching up on housework devour most of my weekends. And the weather at this time of year hardly helps to lighten my mood." We had been drawn to the Lodge at Skylonda for the same reason: a good, old-fashioned dose of pampering.

The lodge's wide range of spa treatments and its tranquil, hillside setting in the redwoods just 35 miles ...

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