You may have noticed that I've not had a lot to say here lately. I'm not entirely sure why. But my mood has been a quiet one lat...

I have been a Very Bad Blogger over the last months, and I apologize. Too much summer fun, and I'm feeling quite scattered as I try ...

What with the summer travel, painting the house, getting Caroline squared away for 8th grade, and general exhaustion (!), I've not bee...

I've been all about paint over the last week or so. Here's the family room, with walls in "Golden Glow." It's a ri...

It has been a week of ups and downs. We are still mourning Brad, and will be for ages and ages. I think we're all still in shock. ...

There are times where we are reminded how fragile life is, and how quickly everything can turn upside down. For us, this is one of those. O...

Some time ago, I reviewed this very appealing book, Paper Quilts by Sandra Lounsbury Foose. Well, I'm cleaning my office (got to make r...

Hey, school administrator people! Listen up! The month of August is still summer! And August is for sand-between-the-toes, and catching...

Last week, I visited at my mom and dad's house while Caroline attended a near-by day camp. In my folks' neighborhood, there's...

Meet Beth and Moe, two of my best friends in the whole world. When I was a freshman in college at the University of California, Irvine, I...

And look, there I am, the gold car reflected in that huge shiny truck! (I took this at a long stoplight, by the way -- do you think I wou...

I have been a horrible blogger, and I apologize to all of you who have looked here to find no updates. All is well -- in fact, I've b...

Remember that appellate brief I mentioned, that was going to take up a good hunk of my time? POSTPONED. Good news and bad news both, rea...

Here's a shot from our day in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is a lovely town on the Massachusetts coast, and of course it is famous for...

Happy Independence Day! We are having a quiet day here at home, which feels wonderful. We welcomed the last piece of luggage home last e...

We are back from a lovely two-week vacation in New England. It is great to be home! The hydrangea next to our front door is in full bloo...

You all know I adore a good book. And there is no better time for putting one's feet up and sitting back with a good novel and a cold...

I don't know why I've had a hard time blogging lately. Too much to say, and too little, if you know what I mean. So here are so...

During my second year of law school, I rented an apartment over the garage in a home occupied by a lovely older woman named Mrs. Christie....

Today is a reveal date in our Twelve by Twelve challenge, where the current theme is "Identity." Head on over to the Twelve by...