Last Sunday afternoon, I spent an hour and 17 minutes stuck in the back of a taxicab, trying to get from the airport to my hotel. Three big events in the city combined with roadwork, road closings, and quadrillions of people converged into one huge mess. Welcome to New York...
Read moreThe Path
Imagine you’re in the mountains, walking at twilight. It’s a beautiful, warm and clear night. The sunset is painting your favorite colors just over the mountains...
Read moreO Holy Night in July
We walked through the small village in a pack--ten friendly, curious Americans on the loose. We'd given our guides the night off and fully embraced the tourist label as we...
Read moreHospitality
Hospitality. The word has been on my mind recently.
Over the weekend, my husband and I went to the closing reception for an exhibition at Still Point, a new art gallery in our area...
Read moreBlessed Art Thou
The mother stands in the doorway beside a girl wearing a dark dress, tights, and shoes. Her long, flowing white gown has ruffles on top that remind me of angel’s wings. She’s looking away from the camera...
Read moreThe Gifts of Theater for Students
“May is the new December,” a teacher friend recently said to me. For parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone else who works with kids, May could be the craziest month of the year...
Read moreThe Glass Bowl
Do you have a favorite piece of art that has a story behind it?
Today, I thought I'd tell you about one of mine...
Read moreFairhope Arts and Crafts Festival
Have you ever been to an arts festival? Even if you don’t consider yourself an art lover, there are a lot of things to enjoy at a festival like this: good weather, a fun atmosphere, food from local restaurants or food trucks, and live music.
And of course there’s the art...
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