November is one of my favorite months of the year. I love the smell of the cold, crisp air and the promise of winter to come. I also love November because it contains my favorite holiday—Thanksgiving…. Read more >>

Like most everyone else, I am pining for spring. I’m ready for crocuses and daffodils and bright skies. Obviously, none of this is going to happen anytime soon so, other than hopping a flight to… Read more >>

For the last few weeks, memories from childhood Christmases in England have been floating around in my head. The old rhyme “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat” has been a constant refrain,… Read more >>

My world does not exactly smell of roses right now—sigh, I’m surrounded by grey and gloomy skies and grey and gloomy news reports. When I want to escape reality for a bit—and who doesn’t want to… Read more >>

Even though summer vacation is over, children are back at school, and our heads are back on our shoulders, I am determined to hold on to the feeling of summer for as long as I can. One way I’m doing… Read more >>