Monthly Archives: April 2020

Dear Reader: Another sign of the times this year as Easter quickly approaches is replacement bags for Easter baskets…for the first time in almost a decade Boo won’t be hostessing the Dingle-Turner Easter Egg Hunt. I must admit…it makes me … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was thinking about the quote (in the title photo) that sits on one of my kitchen shelves that reads…”Live the life you imagined.”  It doesn’t exactly work any more does it?  I mean, who among us, could … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With Theodosia the Gardening Toad getting the front door place of honor this Easter (see yesterday’s title picture)…the old garden bunny is getting the back door for his “hang-out“place…I decorated the back door yesterday with the palm frond … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Necessity is the “Mother of Invention.” I wanted to add something different to my spring/Easter wreath on my front door, especially since I needed my bunny for another decorating spot. I sat down in my recliner (where I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Most of us at this stage of the quarantine are slowly making transitions we didn’t think possible… even a couple of weeks ago. It hasn’t been easy, by a long shot, particularly for families with children at home, … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: It has become a ritual for me these days to walk in my garden in the late afternoon or early evening before darkness falls. Each time I feel myself drawn to the “Swamp Maple” that Lisa (Hollow … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Spoiler Alert: We are going to get through this and we will be wiser, more compassionate and more contented with what we have…and yes…happier than ever…(after.) There is a deep satisfaction in making do with what one has…when … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Dr. Wayne Dyer, popular author and presenter, started his presentation, on occasion, with an orange. He asked the audience or (sometimes) a particular person in the audience to tell him what would happen if he squeezed the orange….what … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we associate newborns and little babies with their tiny fists coming into the world…as if they know intuitively life is a struggle…might as well get ready? Doctors explain the phenomenon as a primitive gesture found in human … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If there were one word that sums up how we lived our life…( by the end of it)…it would be “CHOICE.”  Love, hope, faith, laughter, and compassion all come into play certainly, but only if we make the … Continue reading →