Juliet’s words as she bids Romeo adieu are some of the most often quoted of the Bard’s 250,000 word vocabulary. And imagine, Shakespeare didn’t have the aid of the [...]

I'm a sucker for all things sweet and heart-shaped. I spend hours, weeks ahead of February 14th, searching for just the right books that speak to my grandchildren's hearts, [...]

“Tonight” must have been the word my mother whispered over the party line shared with her sister Helen. Nine months later, they both gave birth to their first born: [...]