Monthly Archives: February 2018

Man’s Sacred Covenant with the Creatures of the Earth

  Dear Reader: Haven’t we always wondered about what happens to our beloved pets when they die? Don’t we want reassurance that we will see them again, also, in another life? I have heard so many people talk about seeing … Continue reading

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Life After Taxes….”Happy Returns”!

Dear Reader: Most of Effie Wilder’s avid reading fans are most familiar with her popular books based (loosely) on daily life at the Presbyterian Village in Summerville for years…books like Out to Pasture, Over What Hill? and Older but Wilder. … Continue reading

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Deep Down Don’t We “Adults” Still Want Our “Blankies?”

Dear Reader: Don’t we hate to admit it…but most of us still cling to something that we love so dearly… that it doesn’t matter …even if it is tattered and torn with wear. I think it is called the “Linus … Continue reading

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“It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This”

Dear Reader: I mentioned awhile back that I had started a series of mysteries by Guidepost authors called the “Tearoom Mysteries.” Last night I finished the book (in the title photo) and to my surprise…the editors had added an extra … Continue reading

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Camellias and Carolina Wrens

Dear Reader: It has been the white…(well, white tinged with the lightest of pink) camellias that have called to me on my cold walks this past week. I have gotten in the habit of carrying some small clippers to snip … Continue reading

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What a Timely Yellow Jessamine Bloom!

Dear Reader: We know February is “officially” here now because the first bloom off my Yellow Jessamine vine burst open from its tiny tight buds …on February 1, exactly 94 years to the day that the South Carolina General Assembly … Continue reading

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Simple Spirituality

Dear Reader: I love sometimes to look back on earlier blogs or sometimes they just pop up when I go “surfing on the internet.” Yesterday I found a little story/incident I had written about a few years back but then … Continue reading

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“Those Darn Car Keys” and other aging Problems

Dear Reader: Ambika knows me so well after all these years of being blog-buddies and posts-connected…particularly my flawed “If it can be lost I can lose it” segment on life. She received a downright funny episode on aging and forgetfulness … Continue reading

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