by B.L. Unkel | Dec 12, 2020 | Baking
You never know when a great idea will hit you. For me, that happened five years ago when a friend and neighbor told me about an incident with her five-year-old middle son. She said she found him in the kitchen, staring into the empty tin that had held the cookies I’d...
by B.L. Unkel | Dec 5, 2020 | Writing
In August 2019, Samantha Cleaver wrote 7 Surprising Facts About Reading that Prove It All Adds Up for weareteachers.com. The second fact on her list is the importance of children owning their own books. The basis for this claim came from a twenty-year study completed...
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...
