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Dear Reader: If I ever walked past a portal like this….there is no way I wouldn’t be trying to peek inside to see what this whimsical gate opened upon… beyond that enticing entrance. Just seeing it as a writer has … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Eva Cate’s birthday party was in a room (in the Charleston Museum) that housed left-over exhibits (probably items that didn’t warrant viewing in the main tourist rooms… due to lack of space.) When I sat down at one … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I being in the way, the Lord led me. —Genesis 24:27 (kjv) Have you ever been in a place of confusion only to encounter a startling touch of God’s reality? Maybe it came from an insight from God’s … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I woke up to more surprises in the garden than ever before…all I could think of was the old expression “Great Day in the Morning!” It, literally, was a great start to the morning…a great way … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Haven’t we all witnessed a scene where we thought we might be of help to someone who could use a helping hand or a friend… but held back because we were afraid to take the initiative or concerned … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Jan Karon’s Mitford series became such a hit ( New York best sellers) lots of attention was thrust on this author….to the point where she finally had to leave Blowing Rock, North Carolina (her own Mitford) to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday we were supposed to get some rain but instead we got wind…lots and lots of wind. Since we really needed the rain…I had to get out and water the garden… thus the “wet” look on the title … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I walked over to the side fence by the garden yesterday to check on the newly planted morning glories and the luscious smell of honeysuckle enveloped me. Puzzled…I walked around the little fence and sure enough, on the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Cynthia’s favorite saying to her husband, Father Tim, when he got restless was always “Go and Be like the Butterfly.” (and/or moth :)) After Father Tim officially retired from being the rector at the small Episcopal chapel (The … Continue reading →

(HannahsHand- Summerville Gift/Etsy) Dear Reader: Today was the day that the sense of smell came alive in the garden…the gardenias are just about to bloom, the honeysuckle out front is so olfactorily scrumptious you want to eat it, the magnolia is … Continue reading →