Articles by Amy Shankland

Last Monday morning, I had a client meeting that had hovered over me a bit the weekend before. I work as a fundraising consultant, mostly to find and apply for…

I recently finished reading Under the Tucson Sun by Frances Mays. I’ve always loved the movie and thought it would be great to read the real story – turns out…

I love slow mornings. Most of us, if we take them, get to enjoy slow mornings only on the weekends, or whatever our days off happen to be. When I…

Amy plays TriBond It’s time for another column of random thoughts and observations. Longtime readers know that sometimes, I must fit three things that don’t relate to each other into…

One week ago, I finally confessed one of my greatest phobias in life with a friend who uses them often – group texts. My heart was thumping loudly in my…

If you go anywhere near my house today, get ready for a lot of traffic. Twisters Soda Bar, located at 10th and Plum streets in Noblesville, is having their grand…

This column has had an empty nester focus over the past year or so. Well, more like five years, off and on. I’ve called myself an empty nester ever since…

A lot of us believe that some of the people we encounter are really angels in disguise. I know I certainly do. But I think animals can sometimes be angels…

On a recent trip to Florida with my husband John’s side of the family, I was enjoying a relaxing conversation with my brother-in-law, Ron. I can’t remember our topic at…