by B.L. Unkel | Nov 28, 2020 | Baking
For almost thirty years, I’ve set aside the month of November for candy making, cookie baking, and football watching. Why do I do it? (I’m talking about the cooking.) It started my first Christmas in Tennessee. I needed gifts for my new friends and co-workers....
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 26, 2020 | Holidays
This time of year, we naturally reflect on things for which we’re thankful. In 2020, more than any other year, that may include having a job and good health. But what about being thankful for the ability to make a difference in another person’s life? Every day you...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 21, 2020 | History
Although it’s only a myth, you’ve heard the story of how George Washington chopped down the cherry tree, right? Well, according to one of my nieces—who, admittedly, was very young at the time—ol’ George was not the culprit. I don’t recall the reason why we questioned...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 14, 2020 | Travel
Have you ever wanted to go back in time to a place you once lived or worked? One year ago tomorrow, just days prior to Dad’s 92nd birthday, my parents and I set off on an eight-day trip through south and west Texas, visiting places Dad had lived as a child or lived...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 11, 2020 | Holidays
Private Robert Shurtleff enlisted in the Continental Army in 1782. He served for over a year, during which time he suffered first a saber wound and later a gunshot wound. He treated both injuries himself, then returned to the fighting. Although surely in great pain,...
