Monthly Archives: September 2018

Dear Reader: Because it’s commonly misconstrued to mean cheap, “frugality” is thought of as a bad word. But in reality, there is a big difference between being frugal and being cheap. Several years ago, while talking to a friend at … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: “Blindness” comes in so many different forms…but there is one, as a writer now, that I face every single day while working on my blog posts…the blindness of typo’s. This particular blindness never fails to astound me. I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was delightfully surprised yesterday to discover the HOPE cloth letters were still hanging from my back deck rails…being held up by little pin tacks (left over from teaching days!) Way to go HOPE I thought to myself! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What is it about a rocking chair? I love them…I think it is just the rhythm and aimless motion that soothes us as adults like it did when we were babies and toddlers. The first thing the Ya’s … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What is that old Robert Burns quote again…“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This quote pretty well sums up our mountain retreat because (Hurricane Florence) “Slow Flo” decided to go with the old adage … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We should know that the last (7th) message in a bottle is simply and beautifully about love. A question that has been debated for a long time about love is answered. A short but powerful last message. Enjoy! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When the famous, unsinkable Titantic went down….so many passengers were lost at sea with families never knowing their story or thoughts in those last minutes. But what if one message came home from the depths of the sea…a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Today’s message in a bottle is all about the mystery of love and how love opens our eyes to what is most important. Enjoy! “To Someone Beautiful and Far Away…” That’s how Swedish sailor Ake Viking started his message. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How would it feel to actually discover one’s roots through a message in a bottle from a family member who came before you? Pretty cool, huh? Read this “message” story and see how it all came about. Enjoy! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Today’s message in a bottle has an underlying Christmas theme about two young couples, two marriages, and a strange coincidence found in a bottle. Enjoy. Just before Christmas 2016, Christine Cunningham walked the dunes of Haida Gwaii, an … Continue reading →