Under the Gables

Saint Columba Altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden, 1455. Luke 1:26 to 38 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a c...

Autumn Gold by Fern Isabel Coppedge Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye Hea...

Standing on a hill overlooking the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art with banner showing Rembrandt's Supper at Emmaus, part of the e...

(All paintings by Childe Hassam, 1859-1935) The small town was long considered to be the backbone of America, but now small towns struggle t...

A 1950s modern home interior. Earlier this month I read the book Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (1926-1992) and then watched the 2008 ...

Afternoon in the Park by William Merritt Chase, 1879 (Click on the painting to see a larger version.) American impressionist William Merritt...

Inside of a Nebraska sod house I am always moved when I read about the efforts of women to make their frontier homes comfortable and beautif...