Monthly Archives: March 2020

Dear Reader: My life is changing..subtly but changing. For one thing I am cooking again…yes you heard me correctly…the “Boo” is cooking! I mean meat, potatoes, and veggies dinners…meat and pasta, chicken and rice and veggie casseroles. When restaurants were … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On mother’s side of the family, the Wilsons, everyone had the same favorite advice cliche that could be used for many different situations… You knew it was coming when a grandparent, uncle, aunt, or mother started out with … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The first text I got early yesterday morning was from Honey. She said “The views from our mountain deck have been different and beautiful these last few mornings. The birds are singing and entertaining us at the feeders. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One positive thing to come out of this period of growing uncertainty is more communication from family and friends. I have talked to my children more in the last couple of days than I have in quite awhile … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As further restrictions on human gatherings tighten and time approximations for the length of these quarantine controls increase…due to the predicted intensification of the coronavirus outbreak…the reality of this unknown and unexplored situation is feeling completely alien to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On my first full day home from Mt. Pleasant I hurried outside to bring in some new plant pots from the car to be planted and decided to change the “plant pitcher” on the porch to something orange! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What a God Wink awaited me these past two days- Thursday and Friday…(yes the 13th)…and as much as we thought we had successfully ignored that old “13” it came to fruition Friday afternoon. When I am gone for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Home again after spending most of the week with Mandy and the children….you might remember that in spite of the “crazy” events happening this week…daylight savings time started, a full moon, and a Friday the 13th…we all did … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You see how I am purposefully not mentioning that today is Friday the 13th…I think we have had enough “crazies” this week… yet we have all hung together and had a great time! The children get to ride the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Honey Burrell is one of those remarkable women that you know, intuitively when you meet her, that you have been lucky enough to be chosen to come into contact with her in your lifetime…handpicked from God. That’s the … Continue reading →