About 18 months ago, we bought a house that's 30-plus years old and began the process of renovation. It's been a challenge for several reasons. ...more

November 15, 2009

About one or two years before a woman opens up the birthday card that reads, "Lordy Lordy look who is 40," she has another day of reckoning. It's called the somewhat surrealistic 20-year high school reunion. ...more

December 26, 2008

Artist Tatyana Igumnova Hankinson, as someone who began life on the other side of the planet, has seen a bit of the world and it shows in her work. "I use different mediums and styles to reflect the different places I have traveled," says Hankinson. A resident of South Tampa since 2002, Hankinson is a native of the former Soviet Union. Hankinson will be featured in an exhibit titled "A Russian Artist's Journey's through a Vast Landscape" at the Pasco-Hernando Community College Art Gallery. ...more

November 8, 2008

"The Lace Reader," by Brunonia Barry (William Morrow. $23) ...more

July 27, 2008