Monthly Archives: January 2018

Dear Reader: Well, I did it….it wasn’t easy but I persevered. Once you start a major project like this you just want to see it through to the end so by nightfall everything is back to normal again….Christmas is gone. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Since I was heading back home yesterday and Charleston County called off school again for students (Giving teachers another work day)…Eva Cate went with her granddad over to Walsh and Mollie’s home so the guys could get Eloise’s crib … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I am finally heading home today- I will be so relieved when I pull in my driveway- safe and sound! What an adventure it has been and as Helen Keller once said ” Life is either an adventure … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I really feel that I have been in some kind of time warp this past week. It was a week ago yesterday that I stopped by to check on Mollie and left with everything calm and cool. Three … Continue reading →

Gate to the old Pine Forest Inn is still standing and never looked better. Summerville is Winterville today. pic.twitter.com/bzGGe8XhkW — Senator Sean Bennett 🌙 (@BennettSCSenate) January 3, 2018 Dear Reader: Tommy sent me this link a friend sent him and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: My little walking partner and my neighbor Vickie’s beloved pet of 17 years, Maggie, died peacefully during the night Thursday. Our daily walks won’t be the same without the third Grand Dame of the team! When neighbors would … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t you love it when seemingly bad circumstances turn out to be a memorable occasion? We all hoped that Walsh would be able to get Mollie and Baby Eloise home Wednesday morning but it was not to be. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Eloise will be heading home today barring any inclement weather – she contracted a bacterial strep during birth and is on a tiny IV for her antibiotics!  She is doing great and hopefully  can get home before any … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: New Year’s Eve I spent several hours with Mollie and the boys…Mollie didn’t think anything would happen Sunday because she said Eloise was calm and peaceful. (Now we know she was just resting up for her journey.) So … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A Christmas or perhaps New Year miracle! Vickie gave me this cactus a few weeks before Christmas and assured me it would bloom over the holidays. She said she had several and it would be one less plant … Continue reading →