Laura Lippman is a writer I admire.  Additionally, she's a woman I admire.  And each year she reminds me, and others, by her own...

A few days ago while browsing around in Facebook at some of my favorite art pages, I ran across a new-to-me artist, Dee Jenkins, and he...

And I have THE book for finding THE perfect recipe. I was up very late last night.  I was reading an advance copy of Ruth Reichl's ...

What is the colour of Christmas? Red? The red of the toy shops on a dark winter’s afternoon, Of Father Christmas and the robin’s breast?...

Me:  "Who's a pretty girl?"   Annabelle: "I'm a pretty girl!" Annabelle: "Now...