Monthly archives: January, 2019

Napkin, Anyone?

Years ago, a co-worker gifted me a VHS tape about napkin-folding. It seemed an odd gift at the time. My husband laughed when I showed him. That tape ended up getting a real workout. It was some time later when I became interested in elaborate table-setting. How did my co-worker know me so well as …

Loser

I entered a nationwide writing competition last year. The winner would be featured in a national publication. Runners up would have their work published on-line and in eBook format. The word limit was 3,000—a story much shorter than I normally write. After previewing my epic in my writing group, I sent it along to a …

Christmas Wrap-Up

I enjoyed looking at our decorations more this year than I have in a long time. I took delight in standing back to observe the Christmas tree—the ugly ornaments would have been too obvious had I stood closer. The elf shrine was lit up day and night. One of my last decorating efforts was the …