I grew up eating cereal for breakfast most of the time. Of course, not the sugary ones, except as a treat. Same with my children—Cheerios cereal was a staple for our family. Our kids got their own breakfast as soon as they were strong and adept enough to pour in the milk without spilling it … More The Cereal Aisle
Yesterday I wondered if I’m prone to making rash decisions. I never thought so, but there was that time I bought the Stainless Steel Cookware I couldn’t afford from the door-to-door salesman when I was in my twenties and had one husband, one baby, one toddler, and one kindergartner in the house we rented for … More Falling Out of the Fishbowl
Yesterday the smoke detector in our apartment started chirping that terrible chirp that you can’t ignore, and saying in a woman’s voice “low battery.” “Chirp. Low battery.” “Chirp. Low battery.” My husband replaced the batteries and she kept chirping and asking for a battery. He pushed buttons to reset it, which resulted in squawking, something … More And I wondered,
Last weekend I attended the 2015 Indiana Faith & Writer’s Conference (which, by the way, was wonderful.) Part of the small registration fee goes toward time with an author, agent, or publisher, and I was fortunate enough to find time on Tania Runyan’s schedule. She is the author of two books (among others) titled How to … More Urbs in Horto – Revised
