I’m a lifelong lover of libraries, so it’s hard to believe I got tossed out of one. Anyone who knows me knows I love libraries. From childhood on, … [Read more...]
Enjoy Valentine’s Day and Leap Year Every Day!
In elementary school, we decorated shoeboxes lined with paper lace doilies to hold the Valentines we exchanged. Each of us received one from every … [Read more...]
How to celebrate Humanity
Dictionary.com reports their chosen word for 2023 was “hallucinate”—interesting choice. Kory Stamper, Senior Editor of Lexicography, says it’s because 2023 will be … [Read more...]
Once upon a time . . .
I’ve always been a Storyteller. The house we moved into in Vancouver, Washington when I turned six had a community center across the street with a meeting hall that … [Read more...]
A New Year is Here, and Things are Looking Up!
(Used with thanks from www.mikeysFunnies.com) Lovers of the English language will enjoy this: How do non-natives ever learn all the nuances of English? There … [Read more...]
Aiming for Sainthood
Nicholas of Myra (or Bari) in modern-day Turkey was a Catholic Bishop who lived from 270 to December 6, 343 AD. He was known for secret gift-giving plus so many … [Read more...]
Reading Books with Our Ears
I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and that all leftovers reappeared in delicious combinations. Now we’re rushing toward Christmas with gift-buying in full … [Read more...]
Thanks to a poetry-writing widow for inspiring American Thanksgiving
Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November is America’s favorite holiday. Thanksgivings have been celebrated in harvest seasons by many … [Read more...]
How I inspired a Halloween costume. And a gift for you!
I didn’t expect to inspire a dress-up character, but eleven years ago, one of my college student’s wife went to their daughter’s fifth-grade party with kids costumed … [Read more...]
World News is like Jack and the Beanstalk
Most of us know the Jack and the Beanstalk story published in England in 1734. Jack is a poor country boy who trades his family cow for five magic beans that grow an … [Read more...]
