Under the Gables

Winter's nandina berries and spring's azalea.

Winslow Homer's Country Schoolroom This June my daughter will be graduating from Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church, Virgini...

Winslow Homer's Snap the Whip This week two stories have drawn national attention that indicate a breakdown of discipline in public scho...

I made this dress for another sweet niece who just turned 8 years old. Her name is Sam, and she is as smart as a whip. The fabric is a cotto...

I made this dress for my lovely niece Maris for her 11th birthday. It's black and white with grey. The rick-rack edging helped the look ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2006 there were 73,664,000 million children in the United States (under 18). Who takes care of them?...

Painting by the beloved Swedish artist Carl Larsson of his wife Karin nursing one of their eight children. Karin Larsson was an artist in he...