The last couple of months have felt like an early Christmas for me. Part of this was due to being in London in October and having t...

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are officially entering the festive season. Last night thoughts of Christmas started...

Pecan pie, Thanksgiving, 2012 Last year we spent Thanksgiving with a dear friend who has a home in Sun Valley, Idaho. Although we mad...

What is it about autumn and Victorian novels? They just seem to go together. Come cooler weather and  homey pleasures, I want to curl...

 Lake Como "This lake exceeds anything I have ever beheld in beauty." -- Percy Bysshe Shelley After visiting Lake Com...