Monthly Archives: December 2015

Dear Reader: It is B&B day! Brooke and Boo are flying out today a little before 11:a.m. and arriving a little before 1:00. I am so glad it is today and not yesterday. I about killed myself cleaning and for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You faithful friends and supporters, who have followed the blog for more than a year, know by now… that you don’t get my Christmas Eve Church Service story until Christmas Day…It’s my present to all of you. The … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: When I woke up yesterday I felt about as “foggy” as the dense fog that had settled into the early morning mist. I had fallen sound asleep on the sofa and woken up around 12:30 Monday night … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have been so caught up with “going with the flow” that it suddenly dawned on me over the weekend that this Friday (December 11) is “Take-Off” Day! New York City…here we come! “We” meaning Brooke and I. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You might remember that a few weeks ago I shared with you a nightmare I had one night which really shook me up. It was muddled and nonsensical but it packed a scary punch. Quinn Caldwell ( All … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One Christmas, many years ago, Mandy decided to make and give gingerbread ornaments. Since then all the cute ones have fallen and broken over time, but, of course (Murphy’s Law) the “blond-haired, strange-looking little gingerbread girl ornament, racked … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I heard the expression “When leaving earth…Make sure you leave your heart prints bigger than your foot prints” on a news segment last evening…I repeated it several times…and liked the meaning behind it more each time I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Slowly but surely my “Happy Room” is starting to feel and fill up with Christmas joy…There are still a few things left (like getting the Christmas tree with Kaitlyn and Tommy last evening) but overall I am almost … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One thing I have learned about plants and their natural life cycles, through gardening, is to let them “Go with the flow.” Instead of trying to force them to produce buds longer than naturally obtained…we need to enjoy … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You might remember that last year I decided to start a new tradition on my street with giving little Christmas mementos to my neighbors… (including backyard ones too) on the first day of December. This year…I purchased poinsettias….what’s … Continue reading →