Two Houses. Two Painters. Two Parents.

Thoughtful essays and humorous observations about living abroad, culture shock, cross-cultural communication, and trying to make the most of life in this crazy world.

Poem-thoughts from a broad

Helping every day people see themselves in art history.

After the MFA and the launch of a successful writing career, life happened. I was interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing and grieving are acts of love. I'm writing again. Join me, and join the community!

How the things we collect—and can't let go of—express who we are.

New ways of seeing and the wild joy of writing from artist and poet Sal Randolph

Top 40 in Parenting: Asking and attempting to answer various flavours of this question as I rattle roughshod over the peaks and troughs of post-analysis, perimenopausal midlife from home in Glasgow, Scotland