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Happy summer solstice! Last night my husband asked, “Hey, can we balance an egg tomorrow?” All egg balancing (if you

I received an email from a friend this morning wishing me a “Happy Blumesday,” and I wanted to extend those

You have most likely surmised by now that I’m a history dork, but this day especially marks an important anniversary:

As a (somewhat) new resident of Chicago, I had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of warm spring weather to make

Just north of the city of Paris sits the oldest church in France, and one of the oldest churches in

On our last night in Rome, my husband and I were waiting for the restaurant to open where we had

While in Paris visiting family, I took the train out to Giverny and spent a lovely day visiting the home

Rome’s nickname is ‘The Eternal City.’ On a recent trip there with my husband, I had the chance to witness why this

Pretty much say the words “Historical Fiction” and I am intrigued. Novels rooted in a rich and colorful historical context