Marie Elizabeth Oliver

Create a smartly-designed entryway to combat the back-to-school blues For anyone with school-aged children, the end of summer means a shift in entryway litter. Sometime around mid-August, wet bathing suits and towels get replaced by backpacks, lunch…

When I think of Thanksgiving dinner, my mouth does not water in anticipation of roast turkey. To me, the holiday’s greatest delicacy will always be chicken pies — crisp, buttery hand pies filled with meat smothered so tender that chewing is purely…

Have you ever breast-fed while replying to an urgent email? Driven around in circles until your toddler falls asleep so you can make a call in peace? Placed your sick child in the care of way too many episodes of “Doc McStuffins”? Sat down at your…

Growing up, everyone in my family received a board game for Christmas. We'd spend the lazy days that followed jumping in and out of mysterious worlds, word puzzles and intricate versions of charades. But as we grew up and moved out, the fading stacks…