Month: May 2019

I am the youngest of seven children. I imagine when the first couple of kids were born, our parents paid pretty close attention. But by the time I came around, we were lucky to get a head count. During the

  We live in a troubled world, no doubt. Every day, when we roll out of bed, we can’t help but wonder what the next big thing in the headlines will be. For me, it feels like the past two

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again. I love those animals. Pretty much, all of them. Of course, our dogs, our Ollie and Louis are my favorites. They bring a constant flutter of joy in to my

Pulling the wool over one’s eyes. This old phrase implies deceit. Duplicity. When I hear it, I always picture a sheep perched on someone’s head, fluffing its fluffiness down across their eyes. But that isn’t it, at all. Its origins

We all have our names. As they go, mine is pretty unique. Polly Cecile Kronenberger My confirmation name is Constance. In all that is 32 letters of names. Longer than the alphabet. Polly is my true name too, at least,

Run. It is faster than walk. In fact, that is how the dictionary puts it. Webster says it is to: move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the

  Each morning I give warm and wooly glad greetings to my pal in a cup. Coffee. It is a daily habit for me. A bit of a ritual, in fact. The first cup, anyway. Coffee drinkers span the globe,

Finally. The President and I agree on something. White bread. Yes, white bread is just about ready to make a comeback on school lunch menus. Now, before I get a ton of emails about the benefits of whole grains in

I’m thinking about Confucius. I’ve heard his name hundreds of times in my life. But what I don’t know is when, where, and how he lived. A long time ago, yes. China, yes. Of course we know him as a

  A much needed break. I hope you have one too. I imagine we are ALL a little Kid Wednesday Weary.