Contronyms, also called antagonyms, auto-antonyms, Janus words, or enantiodromes, are those funny words whose multiple meanings are...

        I finally saw “Frozen” this weekend with T, who had been wanting to go for some time.  Although inspired by Hans Christian Anderse...

        Don’t despair - spring is on the way! [Picture: Pussy Willows , wood engraving  by Gerard Brender a Brandi...

        I’m out of town this week but wanted to set it to post a little something for you.  This amazing design is an ornament from a page...

        Today is Valentine’s Day, but we’ve got a much bigger and more important holiday going on, too: Random Acts of Kindness Week , fro...

        Yvonne Jacquette (USA, b. 1934) is famous for her aerial cityscapes - paintings, but various printmaking techniques, as well.  For...

        It’s time for another fantasy poem, and this one comes to you from that master of the creepy absurd, Roald Dahl.  Dahl is famous fo...

        Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) was an Italian-born U.S. artist active as an illustrator.  He illustrated about 250 books!  (He was...

        It seems that humans are utterly incorrigible in our attempts to foresee what the future will bring.  It seems there’s nothing we ha...