I waited a few days, but I couldn't get the song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer--or the dance by Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire--out o...

In January 2006, my friend Anastasia  was eager to invite more creativity into her life. She found Illustration Friday  and thought the site...

Before we met Simon, he was a star performer for the original cast of Cirque du Soleil. Some days, if you listen closely, you can hear remna...

(Illustration Friday: September 10, 2010) " Every life should have nine cats. " --Anonymous proverb A big welcome goes out ...

" I could tell a mile away. I said, 'You're going to be a star. There's just absolutely no question. You've...

This weekend, I had plenty of desserty eats: a warm, velvety, chocolate truffle cookie, an amazing strawberry and blueberry crepe overflowin...

(Illustration Friday: August 27, 2010) When The Mother Kitty is busy, she is Immovable--no matter how long you call for her.

(Illustration Friday: August 20, 2010) Last Saturday, The Kitties and I watched the Baltimore Orioles play the Texas Rangers. The night ...

Once again, I'm slightly behind on my Illustration Friday drawings, but with good reason: I've been organizing my computer files, a ...

Tom Hargus, one of my dad's dearest friends, passed away July 27. He was one of The Kitties' biggest fans. Tom, in 2004, deciding...

(Illustration Friday: August 6, 2010) Yesterday, Ashes awoke from the strangest dream. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is s...

[ What is Johnny Kitties? See  Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp  for all the details!] ©MCA Slow Burn is a 1986 made-for-TV ...

(Illustration Friday: July 30, 2010) Comet goes to great lengths to avoid visiting the vet's office. (You may remember his last atte...

I may not be as artistic as Liam, but here's my attempt at this week's Illustration Friday topic. (Illustration Friday: Jul...

(Illustration Friday: July 16, 2010) Norman is ready to conquer the day.

(Illustration Friday: July 9, 2010)  Simon is always writing in his journal in his quest to understand life. No one has read his chronic...

[ What is Johnny Kitties? See  Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp  for all the details!] © Columbia/ Tristar Studios Johnny Depp...

(Illustration Friday: July 2, 2010) As I have been doing several times in the last few weeks, due to the unbearable heat wave hitting DC...