Monthly Archives: November 2018

Dear Reader: As visitors come to the house they never cease to comment on all the wonderful cards I have received…not even counting computer messages, texts, and emails. The colorful cards make me smile from my recliner…what a blessed woman … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I saw these sticky notes from the Emily McDowell Studio…this one, in particular, jumped out at me. (I wonder why) I thought all it needed was a line underneath the Still Standing postscript that read Still Smiling. (Still Standing, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Can’t you just imagine sitting on this bench in this beautiful setting…a predetermined destination to meet a friend for a movie perhaps, or lunch or dinner, or simply to sit and talk….and maybe share a story? I woke … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday…“Suddenly it happened….I woke up to the happening.” If you remember this old (Diana Ross &The Supremes) song…you are my kind of “people.”  The music popped up on a commercial for an old album by Diana Ross and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday started off a little “iffy” but it changed into one of my best days yet since the first Mohs surgery for removal of squamous cell carcinomas… almost a month ago to the day. Walsh wasn’t working and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If any of you were lucky enough to watch the CBS Sunday Morning Show yesterday and stayed for the segment on Jeff “Foliage”…you have already seen some of the most beautiful fall locations in the New England states. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Unlike modern-day Christmas advertising…I don’t like to jump from Halloween to Christmas. In fact Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Besides cooking the turkey…with help from guests’ side dishes….the central theme is more about gathering and re-uniting than anything … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Okay readers…Let’s “talk turkey shall we?” ( Origin and meaning of “to talk turkey”) (Speak plainly, get to the point, as in Don’t call me until you’re ready to talk turkey. This expression allegedly comes from a tale about … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When all is said and done…I think one of the greatest lessons about life we learn is that it is the common things in life that bring us the most joy. This is true of “Little Red.” It … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I decided not to take any chances with this “black cloud of bad mojo” that has been hanging over my head this past month and make sure I get this month started off on the right track with … Continue reading →