Monthly Archives: July 2016

Dear Reader: The old joke, with retired teachers, used to be “Always ask who the cook is that night at a restaurant, or the name of your server.” If you recognize the name or face of a disgruntled former student….go … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We all occasionally get ‘down in the dumps’ and during these periods we have a tendency to think that everything is just the “same old, same old.” Actually depression is just a period of us getting distracted from … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I, once, heard an educational speaker give this (paraphrased) quote and found myself literally shaking my head while mentally disagreeing with the statement. He gave this definition of the purpose of schools and subsequent learning. ” Children enter … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: At the age I am now…I don’t have the same intensity towards obtaining goals that I did when younger. Thank goodness! I have finally come to realize that changes in life usually happen slowly, like the unfolding of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Joan, John’s mom, sent me this beautiful gazing ball a couple of years ago and it just lights up the garden. It is so iridescent that any light reflects back making the ball mirror people nearby or colorful … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Rutledge and Lachlan came over to play with Boo Boo for awhile yesterday while Mollie waited on their car to get fixed. Pirates became our favorite game…..We named Rutledge Captain Dolphin because he rode a dolphin of “hope” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Well…I finally did it! My Ancestry DNA Test Kit arrived Wednesday afternoon and yesterday morning I got up and went straight to the kit to get started. (I would have done it Wednesday night but I kept munching … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Now this good southern home is well secured against any “haint” or “boohag/boodaddy” who might think about entering. All the doors and windows are painted blue (“Haint blue”) to ‘keep the haints from coming through.’ Sherwin-Williams (article: “The … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Monday evening something unexpected happened that  took me a few moments to register. It was an unusual act of kindness… providing a much needed smile across my face. Let me start at the beginning of the story ….since … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I am becoming pretty adept at telling time by the shadows on the driveway outside my “Happy Place” computer office/room. By just looking at the shadows in the photo…I would guess it is mid-afternoon. *(Just checked the bottom … Continue reading →