The Call: Snack Time — Jessica Miss T It’s a very odd thing – As odd can be – That whatever Miss T eats Turns into Miss T.; Porridge and apples, Mince, muffins and mutton, Jam, junket, jumbles – Not a rap, not a button It matters; the moment They’re out of her plate, Though […]

The Call: Long Distance — Cheryl I have one older brother and one older sister. Maureen and I have always been close, and I was very thankful that our sixth child was a girl. With four brothers, Bridget needed a sister. Mine has been one of my closest companions, and I hope that Bridget and […]

The Call: Pouring Out the Pink — Cheryl Pink always attracts my attention: it’s been my favorite color forever. The only pink walls in the house are in Bridget’s room. I haven’t been able to sell Dennis on them anywhere else (but we have lots of blue and lots of purple). Therefore, I have to […]

The Call: Homemade Tomato — Jessica It may not be very pretty but it’s special because it came from my garden. Or rather my corner of my friend’s garden. She let me plant a few tomato plants in a section of her plot at the community garden. And now, a few weeks later, I’ve got […]

The Call: Baptismal Font at St. Catherine’s, Great Falls, Virginia — Jessica O God, protector of those who hope in you, without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may use the good things that pass […]