Monthly Archives: August 2020

Dear Reader: It is interesting sometimes to go into one’s private administrative section of WordPress concerning your individual blog post…to get information on which posts from the past are still drawing readers. When I looked at the list yesterday one … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other day I was crossing my front porch from the B&B side to my side and I noticed how dark it had gotten with thunder rolling off in the distance. For the low country…this is a pretty … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember those butterflies in our stomachs when it came our turn to bat…as a child or youth? As much time as we spent dreaming about making that home run in the ninth ending with the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: From the moment I arrived last Thursday to be with the grandchildren… (the morning Poogie passed away)…the children were already talking about the Rainbow Bridge. When I asked Mollie about it…she said it was a metaphor for pets … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think so many of us are deterred from taking on new challenges and situations because we are afraid of failure. We don’t realize that we don’t have to conquer the world or set it right side up … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Since the beginning of roads…man has found a way to clutter them with road signs. Today one can have a wreck just trying to take them all in before making the decision to go straight or turn. But…if … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love this early photo of Poogie with Walsh and Mollie’s newest baby (since Poogie was their first) little Rutledge…the family is all looking forward but Poogie is looking backward. She’s not concerned with what lies ahead…because I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Our beloved Poogie is no longer with us. Early yesterday morning I heard my phone beeping several times and it was Mollie letting the family know she was gone. Poogie started having breathing problems….so Mollie took her to … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I love today’s title quote by Thoreau…How observant of him to realize that heaven just isn’t above us….but, like God, all around us. Every time I go to my garden…I feel like I see another slice of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have always loved this quote from one of my favorite authors-Henry James…” Summer afternoon…summer afternoon; to me those words have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” I agree. Yesterday I was running an … Continue reading →