by B.L. Unkel | Sep 30, 2023 | Baking
October 1 is National Homemade Cookies Day. Who doesn’t love fresh-from-the-oven homemade cookies? The Cookie According to Dictionary.com a cookie is a small, usually round and flat cake, the size of an individual portion, made from stiff, sweetened dough, and...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 23, 2023 | Writing
It’s time for another foray into the past to answer the question: Why do we say the things we say? Phrases When you use certain phrases, you know what they mean, but if you stop and consider the actual words, they often don’t make sense . . . not unless you...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 16, 2023 | Everything Else
The older you get, the faster time passes. Or so it seems. But what if there were a way to slow time down? Time Passage Remember when you were a child waiting for Christmas to arrive? Time moved so slowly you thought it would never come. Adults would wisely...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 9, 2023 | Writing
Recently, several people have asked where I get my ideas. As any author will tell you, ideas come from anywhere and everywhere. My fiction stories begin with the writer’s standard question “What if…” when I see or hear something that catches my attention. For my DYKs,...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 2, 2023 | Everything Else
Did you know if you had a pet as a child, you’re more likely to have a pet as an adult? Dogs During the past few years, pet ownership has been on the rise. The 2023-2024 APPA National Pet Owners Survey claims 66% of U.S. households have a pet. That’s up 10%...
