This dianthus is the last flower in my front yard, other than a straggly, lanky, tall yellow snapdragon. It waves its purplish pink petals at us, like a flag of surrender to the oncoming winter months. Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. Thank you, Luiz, for this lovely and comforting meme.

Bad news is all over. If you take it all in, if you identify with every single story on the news, you will not be able to function. On the other hand, if you bury your head in the sand, you will not understand who is attacking whom and how it might effect you and [...]

This watercolor is available for a limited time (until I do another one I like a lot!) for purchase as a greeting card at my Cafepress store.

In a previous post, I asked: Let’s say your teenage or college age child goes away to school. How do you supply funds? In this week’s parsha of Toldot, Yitzchak gives a blessing to his two sons, one to Esav and one to Yaakov. Here’s Yaakov’s blessing (Genesis 27:28) — וְיִתֶּן-לְךָ, הָאֱלֹהִים, מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם, וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי [...]

Mumbai Massacre: we first find out that Islamic terrorists are attacking hotels, Westerners, Chabad and Jews in Mumbai

You can stuff a squash with dairy, meat, beans, vegetables, rice, fruit, nuts or anything else that is edible!