Monthly Archives: October 2015

Dear Reader: I received this adorable old-fashioned Halloween card from Honey who said she saw it and immediately thought the card was saying:” Please send me to Becky Boo!” She was right…the card did want to come home to my … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is the day before Halloween and Boo is revealing her mask for the big day. In tribute to my garden (which brings me such joy) I am the “lost” monarch butterfly….who is running late getting to Mexico … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t one of the most exasperating annoyances (that start occurring as we age) forgetting names and words? When I looked up the reasons for this common frustration…it deals with harmones, aging glands, and several other technical, medical problems … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: October is flying too fast….if I could be a witch (a good one, of course) and fly on my magical broom through the night…it would be to turn back the hands of time  to October 1 and welcome … Continue reading →

    Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I woke up to the strangest kind of quiet. My Iphone wasn’t beeping text noises or letting me know emails were arriving and especially…the phone wasn’t ringing…it never rang all morning. None of the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One knows when a story is supposed to be told by how the pieces of prose all come together at the right moment, the magical moment. Saturday afternoon I heard two voices calling from the front door (while … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Anne and I planned to go to Hollow Tree Nursery yesterday morning and time it so we would arrive early at Duke’s for the best chicken/barbecue/veggies around. What should have been a leisurely stroll around Lisa’s beautiful nursery … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As children we only have a limited amount of control over the memories we take with us from this brief brevity (stage) of life. Childhood is very short..retaining memories from it…made even more precious. My one and only … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Wednesday when I stopped by Mandy’s house (before we all went to the fund-raiser) Mandy and I took a moment to take Jakie outside to see the herons. He loves watching the birds…especially when they are eating and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is hard to believe that it has been a year since I was making the daily trek (for three months) to St. Francis/Roper hospital in West Ashley and my physical therapy treatments for lymphedema. As time-consuming as … Continue reading →