Friendship necklaces have evolved beyond the connected heart charms of yore to include modern (grown-up) options. Friendship necklaces might hark back to simpler days spent in face masks at slumber ...

Some writers blaze onto the scene with a dazzling first book. Others build their writing career brick by brick — or “bird by bird,” as Annie Lamott put it so brightly in her best-selling book. Former ...

"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." ―Iris Murdoch "Flowers…are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all ...

At first, this looks like one of those period piece films about Chinese rituals from previous centuries that you assume will be all high-brow beloved and have a nice long run at the Cedar Lee Theatre.

No green thumb is required to enjoy the warmhearted pleasures of Carol Wall's moving memoir, Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening. Struck with a case of yard envy but with no desire to do the work ...

With Valentine’s Day upon us, flower shops around the area are busy as ever trying to meet the demands of all the hopeless romantics trying to make their loved ones’ holiday one to remember. Buying ...