One of the joys of raising kids is making new friends with others who are also raising kids. When my three children were preschoolers…

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Start doing some serious thinking about a career move that could entail more than just changing job sites.

Father's Day is around the corner on June 16. Crown Dad “king for a day” with a royal breakfast he will love. It's a hearty egg-and-cheese casserole…

The American toad can eat up to 100 insects in one night, reducing insect damage to your plants. To attract toads to your garden, provide water in which to breed…

This Sunday is Father's Day. That means it's time to give Dad and all the father figures in your life the ultimate treat: mouthwatering, luscious Texas-style BBQ ribs.

What are the stars of “Succession” doing now that the series has ended? I know the actor who played Kendall is doing theater, but what about the other siblings?

Victorian furniture has a reputation for being impractical and out of style. After all, it's all heavy, dark wood pieces covered in dust-collecting carvings and shabby old upholstery, right?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Aspects continue to favor expanding social opportunities.

The app merlin.allaboutbirds.org can ask you questions about a bird you are trying to identify, and will give you a list of possible matches.

I just ran across French writer Marcel Proust's wonderful passage from "Remembrance of Things Past" while sorting through dusty textbooks.

Now that “NCIS: Hawai'i” has been canceled, are there going to be any other “NCIS” shows in the works?

This Friday is June 7, and guess what? That is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day!

When new technology is invented, the devices replaced don't immediately disappear. This candelabrum is marked with “1887.”

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You're buoyed by an exciting new venture that opens up more career possibilities.

Neighborhoods hum and bustle with an extra dose of activity this time of year, and some households, like the Gustafson's, seem to be especially on the go…

It's very common to see the three-leaved poison ivy plant when doing yardwork or hiking in the woods. Any part of your body that contacts the urushiol oil in its leaves…

When is “Yellowstone” coming back for its final season? I don't watch any of the spin-offs. I'm just waiting for the original show to return.

Ah, it's strawberry season. Late spring is that sweet spot of the year when the strawberry bounty is at its peak.

“The mangoes are falling,” chanted a chorus of excited, young schoolkids in Haitian Creole, while I navigated a rocky, muddy path in Haiti as a program volunteer…

Mechanical banks function as both a toy and a useful, even educational, device. Deposit a coin and a figure dances or jumps into the air, an animal swallows the coin…