Mark and I are leaving for Omaha on Monday to spend Christmas with his mom, sisters and family.  Since I have a million things to do before ...

I've always had a fondness for drawings created with pen and ink or scratchboard.  Maybe that's because I've always found drawin...

I have a hard time getting rid of old books.  Actually, not just old books, but old toys, paper ephemera, etc.  Each item that I've save...

In yesterday's post I mentioned my mother's dreams of becoming a commercial artist.  Though she never achieved that goal, she did l...

In case any of you are wondering where the name of my blog, "Light and Shade," comes from, I'll explain.  When I decided to st...