Monthly Archives: December 2016

Dear Reader: Yesterday I dropped by Steve and Lassie’s house to drop off a package for Lassie. After I parked the car I just sat a little longer in it… admiring the Christmas decorations on the porch. I could feel … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I just typed the date of this blog and realized we were entering the double-digit numbers now in December…Christmas suddenly became larger and more imminent in my mind. (If I don’t have my usual number of views … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of Christmases past and secretly wish those days and customs still existed? Like the picture in the title photo a lot of people love the idea of going … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Haven’t you experienced a time when you were missing a loved one who has passed on and then something happens to bring them back to you… in your memory? Honey and I were talking about this on the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Many of you will be traveling elsewhere for Christmas …to families, to see the grandchildren, or perhaps spend a quiet Christmas elsewhere at some vacation spot. Traveling at Christmas time is a large part of the Christmas season … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I went to open my front door yesterday morning….the first three buds on “Big Red” had burst open and I thought to myself…’Christmas has arrived.‘ What a wonderful gift from Mother Nature! It brought a smile to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I was putting my creches around the decorative light ornament I received, as a gift, several Christmases ago…I thought again about how much I loved my HOPE manager scene…with the O containing the manager scene within it. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it a wonderful “aha” moment when we take time to pause and think aloud ” I love my life!” (Especially meaningful… when life is not going  according to our own planned benchmarks, as defined by societal success.) … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When we were growing up weren’t we all guilty (at one time or another) of letting loved ones know our disappointment Christmas morning if we didn’t get the one “ticket” item we wanted? As we got older we … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was one of those special times, that come along bringing extraordinarily memorable moments on ordinary days. It all began with the “Wheel barrow” sleigh delivering red poinsettias to each family on Rainbow road…No one was at home … Continue reading →