G.I. and Lover, Hyde Park, London, 1944 Ralph Morse Come with fiddler's reel, quiver of leaves; pull the tangle of branches ...

Peeps are buzzing about the cyber event! Every year,  Life at Willow Manor  celebrates the arrival of autumn, my very favorite season...

celebrating my second birthday October 20, 1958, Brown County, Indiana October is my favorite month.  It also happens to be the month ...

Speaking of auspicious, here at the manor, it's considered a good omen to see a deer. This handsome young prince was meandering through...

Graphite slips pale, shy around strangers, cold as a greyhound’s nostril. I kick off my shoes under the table, scribble about feelings o...

I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people.  I thought, "This is what it is to be happy."   ...

Delicious autumn!   My very soul  is wedded  to it,  and if I were a bird  I would fly  about the earth  seeking  the successive autumns...

This is one of my traditional seasonal favorites. I only make this one between October and December. It doesn't feel right eating it i...

Since today was a perfectly perfect fall day, we hopped aboard the old green Land Rover and took off for a Sunday drive. We took in a litt...

Guardian Spirit of the Waters , Odilon Redon, 1878, charcoal Art Institute of Chicago The Smiling Spider , Odilon Redon, 1881, charcoa...

Another aspect I love about fall, is that it's the season of dark and quirky beauty. I recently discovered the wonderful art of La...

By now, you know autumn is my favorite season of the year, so it's no surprise that many of my favorite films happen to be leaf strewn ...

Yesterday, I savored one of my favorite fall treats, a crisp, luscious caramel apple. It's a variation of the candy apple, or toffee a...