Congratulations to Tiffany Drew , the winner of The Gap Year , a new novel by Sarah Bird that I thoroughly enjoyed. My daughter (who chos...

"Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest." ~ The Good Stepmother , Karen Savage and...

When I crave a break on hot days, I brew some iced coffee. Last summer I rediscovered coffee, mostly in the form of iced coffee, after a...