Monthly Archives: August 2017

Dear Reader: When Anne and I attended  an international creative workshop in Provence, France( summer of 2005) one lesson we learned when it came to photography (and/or even just looking at the world in general)…was to look at someone or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday the little decorative dish (on the pineapple saying) arrived…so Honey… I re-packaged it and sent it on to you. Your surcie is in transit! But before I re-sent it… I noticed the young girl (supplier) of this … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I thought it would be fun to create a compilation of ‘eclipse of the sun’ mementos for this Monday’s blog….so the post is filled with your personal or favorite photos of souvenirs and/or keepsakes of this once-in- a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Wow! I am still musing over one of the nicest God Winks… that took place yesterday. It is hard to decide where to start this story…so I will go way back to the beginning. A few months after … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Thank you for your overwhelming responses to your favorite “heavenly” smell. I so enjoyed reading them and after each….I would say “Oh yes…that’s a wonderful choice…how could I have forgotten that scent?” We use the expression that … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It all started with my neighbor Vickie. She texted me Monday afternoon, as a summer thunderstorm rumbled through Summerville bringing us lots and lots of rain. Since we are both gardeners rain makes us very happy. Vickie texted … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In between all the Louise Penny detective series of novels…I squeezed in this book that I had been wanting to read (for quite awhile) over the weekend. Lassie had it on her table in the living room and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: My butterfly bush (Beauty Berry) is loaded down with grape-shaped clusters of berries. I sat outside for awhile yesterday looking to see if any butterflies were drawn to it  (since it is covered in purple clusters) but none … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Trying to “one-up” Honey Burrell when it comes to surcie giving…is a lesson in futility. No one will ever do it…for every gift or card you send…it comes back ten-fold. It is just who Honey is…deep down inside … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I saw this message on the Wakendaw Lakes’ neighborhood bill board (John and Mandy’s neighborhood)  I had to smile and nod in agreement. Summer should get a speeding ticket! Even now, as a retired school teacher, empathy … Continue reading →