I was talking with a friend of mine about how people relate—or don’t relate—in our world today.
My friend said, “I heard a story about an 80-year-old lady, Miss Jessie Parker, who used to talk about the way things were, how people had more time for each other and would sit and chat [...]
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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to describe the stinkiest cheese you’ve ever eaten, that’ll do just fine.
Throughout spring, my kids would come to me with requests to join their friends on outings such as sleepovers, birthday parties, and a production of “The Three Musketeers,” but I had to say no to almost everything. Something was already scheduled 97 percent of the time.
With spring winding down, however, our schedule is [...]
Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to list what’s in your crisper drawer at the moment, that’ll do just fine.
Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to share a list of favorite salad dressings, that’ll do just fine.
Sometimes my posts don’t reflect my daily life.
It’s not that I’m hiding anything; it’s just that I sometimes don’t take time to write about what’s happening while it’s happening.
Instead, I might write about something I’ve been thinking about or something I’ve learned.
A couple of years ago the kids and I were looking through the purses and bags at Goodwill, and our son announced that he, too, wanted a purse. I suppose he would have been about six years old at the time.
A bag of his own could contain his wallet, ChapStick, a notepad [...]
Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to make up a recipe for dog food (I did that when I was about six years old), that’ll do just fine.
Memories of the Festival of Faith & Writing are beginning to dim, and you’re probably losing interest in my April literary adventure.
But before memories fade altogether, I thought I’d share the last of my notes from a panel discussion featuring Luci Shaw, James Schaap, and Robert Siegel [...]
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