Suddenly, it's the end of April. My birth month is nearly over -- with a total eclipse on my birthday, and a visit to Puerto Rico, this...

It's mid-March and almost all the snow is gone from my yard. I'm not sure this has ever happened so early before. Usually the snowbanks...

Last summer, I visited the island of Naxos, Greece, the homeland of my paternal grandfather, for the first time. He left the island at...

Look at what this beauty gifted me today. Every year, towards the end of January or early February, my hibiscus plant blooms. Just a...