When Things Feel Out of Control

Waitrose, a grocery near where my daughter lives in London, is a haven forculinary adventures and chance encounters. One day, while perusing theshelves, I overheard a young father ask his daughter if she wanted pancakes,then…

Never Too Busy It was getting close to Christmas, and Jason still didn’t have a present for his twin sister, Becky. He’d spent all his money at the Christmas fair buying salt and pepper shakers…

For me, it was algebra. I just didn’t get it, and I’ll never forget the misery of watching my family leave for a trip to Vancouver while I attended summer school. I passed the course…

So how are those New Year’s resolutions going? I hope you’ve accomplished whatever it is you purposed to do by the end of the year’s first quarter, gone wild visiting friends and family again, and…

Do you share your ice cream with a pet? When Piper and Hunley beg for the last of my ice cream cone, I happily share it with them. But lately, I’ve been wondering . ….

My gregarious husband recently introduced me to a stranger who, upon hearing my name, repeated, “Penny,” and went on to add, “I used to know a guy with an assistant he called Penny.”  Imagining he…