Belle, Book, and Candle

Authors, authors, everywhere! This Christmas I gave myself a splendid gift - a Bookstore Quest. I was in North Carolina with family ...

So many museums, so little time.  That's why I was thrilled to read about a newly published book, Treasure Palaces: Great Writers ...

Cover of my latest handmade journal/sketchbook. Because I sometimes like to entertain you with my art adventures if they are in an...

I stepped into another world last weekend and attended a free demo at my art supply store given by local illustrator and comic book arti...

I have to admit I am not a fan of Pat Conroy's books. I am just not prone to reading about dysfunctional families and abuse and bully...

I am on my annual Thanksgiving week retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani and off the technological grid. Here is a post from 2013 (tweaked...