Monthly Archives: July 2017

Dear Reader: Isn’t it strange how we can become so accustomed to the sights around us (even in our own homes) that we soon neglect to really see what is there? That is what happened with this painting from the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Something very special happened yesterday. The number of views hit a rather magical number: 100,000! After the rain shower late yesterday afternoon I was walking around the front yard a little after eight and suddenly the sun broke … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t one of the hardest things we have to learn in this life is to withhold passing judgment on others? (I certainly plead guilty on this charge.) Maybe for a few minutes it makes us feel superior and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have discovered that sometimes when we go to tell a story, another story decides to tell us. This is what happened recently. The compilation of stories that wanted to open their covers for the blog readers today … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last Wednesday, July 12, marked the 200th birthday of the naturalist/philosopher Henry David Thoreau. As part of the celebration remembrance, tours to his home and other places in his life are free to tourists. Most of us, from … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever been reading a novel, suddenly stopped, put the book down, and then taken a few minutes to think about what you just read? This happened to me a couple of weeks ago…actually on July 4 … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Many of you recognize these lyrics from the musical Godspell. One of the reasons that I loved this song was that this stanza was repeated over and over in the song….getting louder or changing soloists…but the same refrain made … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I woke up early and by 6:30 was up and at’em. I have been watering my neighbor Vickie’s grass and checking her mail since she went home to Wisconsin last week… so with the sun … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love quotes. Particularly when one thought just matches recent ideas flickering through my mind or just seem to appear at the right time like a newspaper horoscope or something…or perhaps a quotable GodWink. But lately I have … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it nice to know that in this life we get second chances to understand things… perhaps we never understood the first time around? It is similar to returning to a childhood home or your grandparents’ home that … Continue reading →