The blooming of my redbud tree is, for me, a personal harbinger of Spring. Always, when I see the blooms, I am reminded of better days to co...

It's not easy facing your own mortality. It's not easy facing the mortality of your loved ones. And yet, I've done that, and I...

I'm reading a book that has art assignments at the end of each chapter. As is my pattern, I did the first few assignments, then decide...

A note to my 60th year: I spent considerable time thinking about what all I'd do for my 60th year. Imagine my consternation when, so...

 We do get a little bit of fall color here in Louisiana. I am grateful for what we get (I need to write more about this place, it is...

One of my favorite metaphors about life is the one of us holding the tension. I think of my grandmother, and my mother, and myself, sewing...

My sister gave these to my daughter as part of her Christmas present. I "kidnapped" them to take their pictures. I like them a l...