Today is the last day of January. It's been a long month. Thirty-one days. Six other months of the year have thirty-one days, but only January drags out so long. It could be the freezing temperatures. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
Book Review – How to Steal a Dog
When it comes to writing for children, Barbara O'Connor just gets it. Unlike most adults, she seems to remember how a child thinks. This ability allows an author to walk in the child's shoes as the … [Read more...]
Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a vegetable that doesn't get its fair share of the spotlight. I think of cauliflower as a wallflower, or the vegetable on the sidelines, seldom being asked to dance. Given a chance, … [Read more...]
My Sign
I don't know why people confide in me. They tell me things I have no business knowing. They tell me details I don't want to know. Someone must have plastered a sign on my back inviting strangers to … [Read more...]
Top 10 Choices for 2018
Ready or not, 2018 is here. After the hundreds of calendar pages I've turned over, dates don't worry me much any more. Every day is a good day to me, but I do sit up and take notice of a new year. If … [Read more...]