Got Candles?

Not long ago when I sat at the table to draw with my grandsons, I looked at my blank sheet of paper and said, “I always draw candles—this time I’ll try something different.”

Reading Trouble

During the summer, I stumbled across a book called, The Man Who Forgot How to Read, by Howard Engel, the celebrated Canadian mystery writer.

Not an Ordinary Forest

On Sunday after church we went for a walk in the forest. Not just any forest. A forest in Kitsap County where Godspell was playing.

Sit a Spell and Have a Donut

Last Sunday after church, my husband and I followed our noses to the Fellowship Hall, where we filled our plates with boiled eggs, grapes, and still-warm sugared donuts.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Musical

On Thursday my husband and I went to see The Boy Friend, a musical written by Sandy Wilson (1953), and one we had never before heard. Turns out I did recognize one song, “I Could Be Happy With You,” and as soon as we got home, I listened to it online—what an age we live in!—sung by Julie Andrews.

The Right Time and Place

Yesterday I got to see Andrew Clements, my newest favorite author, in person. So much fun. Seemed serendipitous to me that he came to our area at this particular time.

Stretching Reality

I like stories which ask, “What would life be like if the rules of natural law were stretched?”