a blog for wondering
I remember my grandmother telling us that when she was a child, she was quarantined because she had scarlet fever. Authorities posted a yellow sign on their house to warn people away. I never thought we’d experience the same kind of isolation—minus the sign. Yet …
“Use it or lose it.” How often have we heard that axiom? I have no idea. But it’s a lot, a lot of times. Here’s the thing: I know it to be true. How? Because I’ve lost the things I haven’t used. Sometimes it’s just …
It’s here! It’s here! Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection Week is here! Read on and see what that means. The Samaritan’s Purse website describes Operation Christmas Child this way— “The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate …
I try not to brag, but my first apple pie turned out to be a masterpiece—flaky crust, tart but sweet apples, perfect baking time. I was nine years old when I baked that pie. My mom pretty much turned the kitchen over to me. I …
Our yellow Labrador retriever, Bailey, loves other dogs. She does not understand that other dogs don’t necessarily love her. When she sees a dog, any size dog, she wants to run to them, touch noses, sniff around them (you know what I mean), and maybe …
All I was trying to do was get a document to print. Just two or three measly pages—that was all I needed. Do you think I could get the computer/printer to spit out those pages? Not a chance! I needed them right away so that …
My husband’s nickname for me is “pw,” short for “patwright.” I’m Pat, and my maiden name was Wright. I told you that to tell you this. We once had a conversation that went something along the lines of the following: Husband: Hey, pw, would you …