The Call: Red Hot — Jessica These smokin’ hot “diamonds” have been helping me cook dinner all week. We love grilled food! : ) Response: Phoney — Cheryl These aren’t diamonds — merely Swarovski crystals, and they’re beautiful enough for me.

The Call: Flame Red — Jessica Sometimes the call seems like it’s a piece of cake. Say “blaze” and the first thing in my mind is a gorgeous sunset blazing across a colorful sky. Well, we don’t often get sunsets like that around here — and then there was also our rainy, overcast forecast for […]

The Call: Fire and Snow — Cheryl I have not read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” since college. I can’t remember the protagonist’s name, or even if he has a name, but I will never forget that story. In fact, it’s time to read it again. The Response: On the Shelf — Jessica I […]

The Call: Yeast — Jessica I think that the incarnation is my favorite mystery. Somehow, earlier, I was able to relate that to the picture of the homemade yeast rolls from our Thanksgiving dinner, but I’ve since forgotten. And now it is late. And I am tired after a full day of cooking and cleaning […]