by B.L. Unkel | Dec 16, 2023 | Everything Else
What do Christmas, Druids, a Norse god, and bird droppings have in common? Mistletoe, of course! The Plant Mistletoe is a semi-parasitic plant that grows in large spherical clumps on a wide variety of hosts—trees and shrubs. Some mistletoe clumps can get as...
by B.L. Unkel | Dec 9, 2023 | Baking
Christmas—my favorite time of the year. One of the many things associated with the Christmas season is gingerbread. What Is It Gingerbread covers a broad range of baked goods. From crisp cookies to moist cakes, gingerbread is any baked good, seasoned with...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 18, 2023 | Writing
Write Day? Did you know writing has a national day? Just recently I learned that November 15 was National I Love To Write Day. (How did I not know this?) It started 21 years ago, created by non-fiction and self-help Delaware-based author John Riddle. His goal was to...
by B.L. Unkel | Oct 14, 2023 | Everything Else
Your strongest muscle and worst enemy is your mind. Train it well. – Anonymous Your Brain Your brain isn’t really a muscle, but it’s more important and more powerful than your strongest muscle. It controls every function of your body—both physical and mental....
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...
