What do a newly divorced artist with a rare genetic disease, an elderly woman who plans to live in a berm house in Florida after her home of 40 years is plowed down and a woman with big game trophies in her basement have in common? Read More...

A few years ago as my daughter went screaming into the adolescent years, with it’s dramas and tears, I adopted the mantra ”everyday is a new day”. It has proved invaluable as a sanity saver and a reality grounding meditation. Read More...

Some days I think my life is an utter disaster, bills and laundry piling up, correspondences unanswered, the dishwasher needing to be unloaded, again, inspections, insurance, reviews, and for heavens sake who could bear to look at those horrible fingernails? I find modern urban/suburban life just so overwhelming at times. I think anyone who’s house is immaculate, children are polite well behaved overachievers and who can sip martinis, politely knowing they haven’t overdrawn their bank account, again, must be freaks of nature, genetically superior in some way. Read More...

A friend of mine commented that she found my blog a little, uh, distasteful, even a bit morbid. I would like to state for the record that I am not obsessed with deceased parrots or other dead things, just infinitely curious. When the universe presents us with an opportunity, we should feel at liberty to take advantage of it (though this is not especially good advice to offer kids - especially adolescents - without some sort of caveat). Read More...

At the beginning of the last school year my daughter and I moved to Tidewater, Virginia. Wanting to try life in a small town, we moved to the town of Irvington, near the Rappahanock River, where my mother lives. Considering this to be a temporary move, I kept my job in Rockville, Maryland and commuted 3 hours + each way three days a week. Read More...

Terre Jenkins is an artist and educator with 17 years teaching experience. She is currently the director of the Little Picasso School of Visual Arts in Rockville, Md. While she’s a native Washingtonian, she’s no stranger to navigating her way around the world. Read More...

Have you ever walked through the doors of a museum or gallery with anticipation only to feel overwhelmed even drained within the first few minutes? Have you ever wished you knew more about the art you do see? When was the last time you attended a performance and wished you had someone to have a thoughtful discussion with about what you had just seen? Read More...

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