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Top Ten Household Innovations
Have you seen the Pioneers of American Industrial Design stamps issued by the US Post Office last June? I am totally in love with them. Maybe because the sleek modern lines - with a few art deco flourishes here and there - soothe my soul. Or maybe because the...
Light Stronger than Darkness
In winter, the extra hours of darkness Weigh upon my shoulders, Press upon my eyelids, Make me groggy and slow and stupid. Still last week, when the moon was full, And the air was winter-warm, I took my camera into the darkness As the sun waited patiently to start her...
Corn Bread with Corn Kernels
Last week you met my niece, Leslie when she shared her recipe for cheddar cheese muffins. Today, she shares the recipe for the other muffins she made for our extended family Christmas celebration. Our celebration got so busy I forgot to take a picture of the corn...
Look Good! Feel Great!
In the mid-1960s, my mom enlisted Debbie Drake, the female counterpart to Jack Lalanne, to make me fit and trim. I was on the chubby side back then, sedentary and clumsy. More inclined to grab a glass of milk and a handful of cookies before curling up with a Little...
Hiram Went for a Run Yesterday
Yesterday afternoon, Hiram went for a run. The event hardly seems worth mentioning when compared to news of the cruise ship that capsized near Italy, the secretary general of the UN chastising the king of Syria, the race for the Republican presidential nomination, or...
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Gratitude. Thanksgiving. Mindfulness. These are lessons God has taught me over and over in the past decade. Through times of joy and sorrow, in everyday events and extraordinary ones, he had showed me the importance of gratitude, thanksgiving, and mindfulness in all...