recent reader photos of summer beauty—and a surprise

a fitting prelude…

Winter…well…that’s a bit more challenging…

I asked, and you supplied…

ideas to make this season special—plus a gift for you

Hear from a fellow beauty-lover…

Ut-awe and wonder

I beg to differ…

strange and spectacular

grand and glorious

it’s not too late!

When is the last time you really laughed?

Have you ever gotten lost in beauty? I have.

the quintessential summer essential

I learned that patterns are important in sewing—and in life...

It was a memory-making kind of day but not necessarily good ones…

She stood next to me, wearing white leather shoes smaller than my hand. "Here," she said...

In case you’re looking for something new to do…

Have you felt it? That ache, that dream of Christmas that never quite comes true…

“PJs and presents, peppermint and pecan pie…These are a few of our favorite things…”