Originally published March 14, 2021 It was a year ago today that I got on the phone and began cancelling the accommodations and plane tickets and rental cars for my oldest daughter’s elaborately p...

My family was deep in a Harry Potter phase, when I began to whine to myself, “I want to go to Hogwarts. I want MY life to be magical.” Thankfully, I happened to be cracking eggs at the time. And a...

As the story goes, I’m a self-taught painter. But I have a bit of a problem with that label. Firstly, I think ALL painters are self-taught. Nothing replaces the hours spent by yourself at the easel...