I love this story: when the fires hit California recently, Dana Philblad and her family had no time to pack but had to evacuate with their...

I love these cashmere turtlenecks from Target ! Who doesn't love cashmere?! I love the ebony, the charcoal, allspice and pink carats. ...

So I got the tree this weekend. And I climbed up in the cedar closet and pulled the boxes of Christmas stuff down. And so it begins. Chri...

I could get used to the keyboard, I swear. And I love the Shazam thing - HOW does it DO that!

Royal Albert Hal l! Come on! Uhm, and a couple of plane tickets, too, please. Thanks.

On this day in 2001, my favorite Beatle died of lung cancer. While all my friends swooned over Paul, I loved George. Here's one of his...

Let the decorating begin...

The Iowa Lottery is having a George and Mary Bailey look-alike contest ! It's A Wonderful Life is right up there with A Christmas Stor...

Love this video clip with my man Eric Clapton and Louisiana's own Buddy Guy:

At the Highland Jazz and Blues Festiva l recently, I purchased this cute wooden "gift tag" from artist Bertha Cooper Harris. She...

I'm taking a cue from Nikki and posting my Christmas wish list, just in case Santa reads my blog. He has time for that, right? And lik...

If I lived in New York one of my Christmas traditions would be to see all the wonderful shop windows. It's kind of like the Neiman Marc...

My new Stephen King book has arrived in the mail and I can't wait to get to it! This one is a collection of short stories, a couple of...

Are these people nuts!? Call me Scrooge, but I just don't get into the whole get up at 4 a.m. and go stand in line for hours just to ge...

The Thanksgiving feast is over, the dishes washed and the leftovers stowed away. The teenager is asleep on the sofa in front of the House m...

Not a big fan of the video but LOVE LOVE this girl's voice, and this song...

Ira Stoll has written a nice article in the Wall Street Journal about Thanksgiving (maybe those nut-cases in California should read it). ...

This book is currently on my reading list. I don't usually read "tabloid" or gossipy stuff much, but this story has intrigue...

Slate has posted a handy guide for avoiding those nasty family fights over politics this holiday! My mother always told me, "You NEVER...

God I love this movie; I watch it every single year over the Thanksgiving holidays. It came out in 1995 and has a fabulous cast: Robert Do...

Political correctness gone too far? You be the judge! Parents in one California town are clashing over traditional Thanksgiving festivities...

I've admired the way Dana Perino has done her job as White House press secretary. I adored Tony Snow and he was a tough act to follow, ...

This is an interesting article in Slate about how each incoming administration gets to redecorate The White House, including explanation of ...