Monthly Archives: March 2017

Dear Reader: Last weekend when Eva Cate spent the night with me she had a moment of homesickness that coincided with bed time. I am afraid she has inherited her “Boo’s” (“When the crickets’ start a-chirping’ I start a’ crying“) … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It’s time to start sprucing up the garden to make way for the Easter Bunny! I still have a lot to do… first thing…I need to get an electrician out to help me check the fountain and see … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: After all the fun we have had commiserating over our ‘cardinal’ problems… resulting in a unified chorus of “Never more” (like Mike suggested) I got some sad news from Patty Knight yesterday. She found their little red bird … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If this weather pattern, we are in right now, is any indication, it could be a long, hot dry summer. So, as much as watering is not my most favorite thing to do ( I see dollar bills … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Deep within you nothing is hopeless. You are a child of God and hope has been planted in you by God.”  Squire Rushnell thought about these words one afternoon after receiving 30 … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last week, about mid-week, I sent Mandy a text simply asking how the week was going and how the grandchildren were doing….I got back three words. “I am exhausted!” Ah…that brought back memories. When Easter arrives late…teachers pay … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it amazing how just by expanding our perception, even a little, the answers to many of our questions lay in wait…and always did. We just didn’t see them. Case in point: Thursday morning…I was on a mission. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Legend has it that the ‘bigger than life’ actress, Mae West, coined the expression “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful” in her sultry, sexy voice to the delight of audiences everywhere. Today this expression has … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This year I have decided not to try to “out-do” any previous spring/summer gardens I have planted in the four years since its existence. I have decided to let Mother Nature have more a share in the garden … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Tommy and Kaitlyn arrived at Lachlan’s birthday party last Friday Tommy told me they had found a book that they thought I would enjoy and had left it in my car for me. It was Squire Rushnell’s … Continue reading →