Language is arbitrary. I recently stated that language is arbitrary on Twitter in response to the erroneous claim that language is...

How long do you think people have been sending Christmas cards? If you guessed “not that long,” then you are right....

I love baking cookies during the holiday season. I always make extras to donate to my local library cookie sale each...

I love baking cookies during the holiday season. Molasses crinkles are one of my favorite baked treats. This year I decided...

As I have written repeatedly, the line between grammatical forms is blurry at best, especially among lexical categories like noun, verb,...

I love baking sugar cookies during the holiday season. I fondly recall baking cookies with my mom every December. Now my...

I love toys that encourage creativity and imagination. Blocks of all shapes and sizes are a particular favorite of mine. My...

Thank you to HMH Books for Young Readers for partnering on the following post. All opinions are my own. My kids...

Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 to June 14, 1926, age 82) was an American painter who was born in Allegheny...

My family loves rubber ducks! My kids have a huge box of rubber ducks in our playroom. I have handmade duck-oration...