Monthly Archives: November 2019

Dear Reader: Friday and last night the temperatures dropped into the mid-thirties…it is time to start a fire. Happiness is….watching a fire burning in my happy room! It is at the top of my ‘happy’ list! It is something so … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A couple of years’ back we selected new words for the new year and many of you shared your selection with the rest of the readers. Each year I selected (and continue to select) the same word…Listen.  I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday I confess I had a few moments of nostalgic sadness over the loss of my Ya Ya “bench” mark for the garden. The Ya’s gave me the bench for my birthday on September 24, 2012. It would … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What an unexpected and joyful day yesterday was..filled with surcies and God Winks! My friend K.C. and I planned a picnic on my back deck…but first (like “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”) it was too foggy and dampish, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I fell in love with this whimsical imaginative painting the minute I saw it pop up on-line…Oh what I would have given to have had a tree to go to like this (instead of the downright uncomfortable crab … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I have been pointing out these past few blog posts…my garden seems to sense now that the difficult struggle to survive seasonal summer heat and drought has passed. The summer flowers that took up their individual spaces … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think Honey’s hand-made clay turtle represents my thoughts on slowing down in the best and cutest way! I have so much fun changing flowers in it…enjoying the different attire of the creative ‘Honey’ turtle planter! Slowing down … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The last two nights…Halloween and All Saint’s night…I have slept so soundly. It was 48 degrees when ‘Summerville’ woke up yesterday. Thursday night, as the cold front arrived following the record-breaking 86 degrees Halloween…lightning, thunder, and pouring rain … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The day after Halloween is always De-“Booing” Day. Over the years I have collected so many “Boo” items from friends and family that it takes quite awhile to replace “Boo” Halloween decor with fall wreaths, plain pumpkins (no … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Throughout the past few years super heroes have changed  quite frequently by the costumes of my grandsons….from Captain America (Rutledge’s favorite) to Super Man for little Jake to Spider Man…shared by all…along with Lachlan’s favorite Paw Patrol Super … Continue reading →