Two things I like best about December are sending Christmas cards and baking cookies. We mail over two hundred cards, and I bake at least twelve different kinds of cookies. In a family of six, you … [Read more...]
‘Tis the Season…for a Christmas Brunch
For people in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I'll be speaking at New Community Church's Christmas Brunch on Saturday, November 19th from 10:00-12:30. It should be a special event because my good … [Read more...]
Holiday Traditions and Irish Encounter
On Thanksgiving night, while they’re still full from the day’s feast, Ellen and her family relax in front of one of their favorite movies, It’s a Wonderful Life. I took this tradition straight from my … [Read more...]
Favorite Trips
Summer seems to be the season for lots of travel. Ellen’s story opens in Galway, Ireland, one of my favorite cities in the world, and I’ve traveled to Paris, New York, London, Toronto, Washington, … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie
For the past six days or so I've been trying to catch up with my baking. I've baked thirteen different kind of cookies--two are double batches, too. Here's one of my favorite recipes. It's one of the … [Read more...]
Christmas Carol Favorites
Christmas carols have been streaming out over the airwaves since the Monday before Thanksgiving. I don’t really mind because I love them. A friend of mind always reminds me that radio stations … [Read more...]
