Monthly Archives: February 2023

Dear Reader: It never fails to amaze me how God uses all His creations to keep life growing ! In the top title picture I discovered new life that could only have been planted in the strange location ( where … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This past Christmas, for the first time, I bought lots of dried eucalyptus leaves at an outdoor plant market and put them in a bucket of water… soon the minty, woodsy scent of Christmas prevailed…so during the long … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last Saturday as I ran into Walsh and Mollie’s house from the pouring rain…bringing toys , candy and cards…the kids were excited but especially the boys and it had nothing to do with Valentines… but history. Walsh has … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: They say the older we get, the faster time flies. I think it is true because yesterday was packed with lots of ” happenings” … some wonderful and some just plain crazy! It started off terrific… hearing from … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We humans are famous for taking the simplest and most beautiful God given ” free” gifts and trying to ” sell” the idea that love can be bought. Love is the most powerful gift of everything God created … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: For so many people today… the popular phrase ” Here Comes the Sun” automatically sends them back to 1969 …as they listened to the melody and lyrics ( for the first time) with the release of the Beatles’ … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I first scrutinized the following line (from the recent book series I have been reading)… it produced a long pause for self-thought. The line read: ” There is nothing of which every man is so afraid, as … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I went out to my car yesterday and my ” beautiful ” day turned yellow gray! Pollen had fallen silently and sneakily during the night! Surely it was too soon for pollen but then Mother Nature has been … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As you can tell… I have been catching up with Mark Twain’s witticisms and favorite Twain notable ” quotables!” ! I didn’t realize how much I had missed reading Mark Twain’s works… feels like returning to a comfortable … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I am sure most of us have been introduced to hypothetical thinking… in psychology classes or as simple entertainment at a variety of outings. Example: If you could ask any three people, living or dead, to have dinner … Continue reading →