What’s up with all the food this time of year?!! Not only does it crop up all around me in “real life”, it even shows up on paper! Is it our bodies’ age-old habit of gaining weight for the winter that makes us dream of the crusty breads and hot soups and all those fat-dripping [...]

A three-day camping trip to eastern Pennsylvania’s? semi-wilderness. August. A bunch of good friends, four tents by the lake,? crackling campfire, invisible woodpeckers, s’mores, zero bars on the cell phone. Rustic picnic table under? a pine tree. An elaborate carving on the surface.
For the Russian-speakers - I’m sorry you had to see that. The rest [...]

Time flies. Is it really December already? So, everybody’s all set with the holiday presents?
Doodles are in major fashion these days!!! I’m serious!!! You have no idea how much your scribbles might be worth!
Blow? them up to indecent proportions and print them on canvas. Or put them on T-shirt. Personalized household items are always good. [...]