With a pre-teen girl in the house, there's bound to be a brief obsession with Twilight. I'll admit--I read the books, and I even we...

Today's heirloom hot pepper harvest--the last for the season. For a family that doesn't eat a lot of spicy food, I think...perh...

I don't know why, but I'm always pleasantly surprised—amazed, even—when I plant seeds directly in the garden......

Last week, I picked up a novel called The Magicians by Lev Grossman, thinking that this might be a fun read for our girlie. As I found it i...