Monthly Archives: September 2023

Dear Reader: While attending a teacher’s three day workshop convention, one year in my early teaching career, I listened as the moderator announced the different names of the workshops being offered and when she got to one… I was so … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever ” thought” about how many different types of thoughts cross your mind every single day? Well recently the Cleveland Clinic published these ” brain facts” after a long study to discover the number of thoughts … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Chaucer gets credit today for this familiar quote but Sir Walter Scott alluded to it ( also) in several of his writings. I grew up hearing adults around me use it on occasion and never gave it much … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: ” Unexpected kindness is the most powerful , least costly and most underrated agent of human change.” Bob Kerrey In spite of so much troubling erratic and spiteful behavior we witness more and more on social media… I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday I woke up with a new perspective on life… diligently work on eating and getting lost muscle mass and weight back on and share my suggested delish secret ” weapon” with my friend, Anne, in her new … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Ever since I read The Monkey’s Paw ( published in 1902) in my high school senior English class… I still shudder over the three ” mystical” wishes that one family experiences…changing their lives forever. We also got to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How many times do we have to be reminded that the most important memories ( upon reflection) are always the small personal moments with humans… whether they be family, friends, or even complete strangers? Yet we spend so … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was as close to a perfect day as I have had in awhile! Cool, sunny, not a cloud in the sky… a family gathering and celebration of life-my daughter Mandy’s birthday! Last week Sara Haines picked out … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Riding through historic Old Summerville on my way home with the windows down, brought back so many memories yesterday …as the sheer charm and beauty of our ” Flowertown in the Pines” enveloped me completely! I am in … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday morning, after saying ” Rabbit, Rabbit” I wandered onto the front porch to turn off my night light lantern. I was literally stopped in my tracks by cool breezes sweeping across the plants and decor. I raised … Continue reading →