Monthly Archives: November 2015

Dear Reader: I must admit on this Monday morning while writing today’s post I am really, really tired of rain! It’s just not the rain…it seems like it has been weeks since I have awakened to sunshine. Even the precious … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I certainly don’t want to bore anyone (reading this blog) by pulling out my family album and introducing you to second cousins twice removed on my Grandmother Seawright’s side….Believe me, I wouldn’t do that to you… mainly because … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Early Saturday morning something woke me with a jerk…the first thing I heard was my heart pounding in my ears…it was so loud it felt like my heart was ready to jump out of my body and run … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I never cease to be amazed how just one different thought can be a catalyst to so many other happenings. Yesterday I stopped by Tuesday Morning to really just pass some time away before meeting a friend for … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: This has been the most restful week (after stomach viruses and Halloween last week.) I have slept more hours the past four days than I usually do in a full week. It is as if I just … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had heard of the poet, Mary Oliver, earlier in her career, but I didn’t immerse myself into her poetry until rather recently in life. I thought the title photo visually defined two lines from her poetry which … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: After reading about the term “Novemberish” in yesterday’s blog Anne sent me this picture that her sister, Nancy, had emailed earlier…a photo of an exquisite November Maine morning. (No “Novemberish” gloom and doom up there either.) Hi Becky, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I came across the term “Novemberish” (which I don’t ever recall seeing before) so I looked it up in the dictionary. It means “dismal, bleak, dark” as attributed to the month of November. Really? I thought to myself….I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Finally…after waiting all summer…a moon flower bloomed last night on the outside of the garden…the first one all season. The other moon flower blossoms have bloomed inside the garden gate where no one could see them unless they, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With Halloween over and All Saints’ Day here….the weather seems fitting today with its cloudy overcast skies. This is the day we remember loved ones we have lost in the past year and/or years prior to that….it is … Continue reading →