Blog is a four-letter word, but is it also an "ugly" word?  The protagonist of the book I'm currently reading, Lunch with Bu...

Move over, Miss Jean Brodie!  At the age of 84,  Lola Quinlan may be in the prime of her life. I've just read Lola's Secret by ...

Ah, autumn!  So much to savor: the ravishing colors of leaves, the scents of simmering soup and cinnamon, the brightness of the days as t...