At Christmas, my husband usually waits until the last minute to buy gifts. This year, however, he surprised me totally with a beautiful electric piano. Talk about dreams come true! I received my gift early because he didn’t want to pick out the piano by himself, and I was delighted to add my comments and…
My Grandma Kate gave me Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a Christmas gift when I was ten years old. I know I’ve read that same copy at least five times, probably more. I love the way Mrs. Wilder uses words to paint pictures of her childhood, and I particularly…
Wild Word Friday! Since most of us give and receive clothing as Christmas gifts, I thought you might enjoy a Wild Word post about the TUNIC. The classic Middle Eastern TUNIC was made from plant fiber, specifically linen, and it was adopted by Europeans about 6000 years ago, shortly after the people of Eastern Europe had learned to spin and weave…
When I was a child, we always received a Christmas package from my Grandma Kate and Grandpa Bob, and another from my aunt’s mother, Mrs. Tost. Grandma Kate’s box included a generous chunk of her dark fruit cake. Mrs. Tost, who lived a very elegant and privileged life, sent us a plum pudding and rum sauce in a…
Mitch Albom excels at presenting stories that warm the heart and touch the soul. Have A Little Faith is both a chronicle of his own spiritual journey and the biographies of two incredible men of faith – one Jewish and one Christian. I love the honesty of this book, and I love the insight into the…
Wild Word Friday! When the first European settlers came to North America, one of the berries they discovered to be edible was the CRANBERRY. This marsh berry comes to us via the graces of a trailing evergreen that loves lots of water. When the British settlers came to North America, they named the CRANBERRY, fen…
I just received a catalog that is full of nothing but beautiful, colorful cookies. I might love to cook, but I’m not a good cookie maker. My cookies are never uniform, I can’t get them off the pan without breaking a few, and I almost always burn the last batch. But looking at this catalog…
The Wet Nurse’s Tale, a novel by Erica Eisdorfer, tells us a story through the eyes of Susan Rose, a wet nurse gifted in pluck, punnery and life’s wisdom. I loved the story and the insight into the past, when a woman’s worth might well be equated with the quality of her breast milk. Blessings!…
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