Leaves are changing, the weather is cooling, and the smell of fall lingers in the air. Pumpkins are appearing on doorsteps and families are beginning to plan their Thanksgiving menus. Pecan pie should always be on the list. Pecan pie can be difficult to describe. It’s not a fruit pie or a cream pie, and […]

Last week I wrote about a relatively new concept recommending a 9-to-5 school day for American children. “Can your 10-year-old self even imagine the awfulness?” I asked. The idea was promoted by The Center for American Progress in a recent report titled “Workin’ 9-to-5.” The week after the center’s report, the New York Times featured […]

At the end of a week of gray, raw and drizzly days, I was at my wit’s end. Even my intrepid corgi, Daphne, was less than fully excited about taking walks in the rain. So I did what works best for me: I planted bulbs indoors so that I can force them to bloom in […]