Live With Flair

I journey across campus to peek into my new classrooms for this semester, as I often do, to imagine my new students in a new

Things the -20 degree cold weather brings: a deeper appreciation of the warmth of a cat purring in your lap the kitchen heat of a

Fill the crockpot with a few large cans of chicken broth, a bag of frozen kernel corn, and the pulled chicken from a cooked rotisserie

I’m amazed at just how much writing never makes it to the final product. Writers often compile massive amounts of material. The manuscript comes about

I know it doesn’t have to be me. It could be someone else—a paid housekeeper, a spouse, or children trained to do the work of

My firstborn turned sixteen today, and it turned out nothing like I might have pictured from my John Hughes movie upbringing featuring boys, parties, and

While standing in front of her grandmother’s house in Williamsburg in November, my daughter says hello to a passing neighbor on her afternoon walk. This

I think about doing that which requires faith in the New Year. This means I might do things exceeding my capacity, resources, and understanding. What

I add a new resolution to my list: throw more tea parties for friends and teens.  I’m talking about delicious little tea sandwiches, tiny cakes,

We note the sign on the highway. It’s a great warning for life ahead. We slow down when we see the sharp curves—whatever they might