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Dear Reader: *Before we get started today I would like to send out a personal request…my wonderfully talented (jazz guitarist) nephew, Lee Barbour, is up for Musician of the Year for Charleston and we want him to win this year…he … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Like stories beneath the surface…so lies nature’s beauty. For years I have wanted a redbud tree and yesterday Anne and I returned to Hollow Tree nursery where I bought this sapling…ready to plant… with the first hint of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: None of us wanted time to fly by…in fact the Saturday evening after arriving it was like none of us wanted to go bed because we would have, then, spent one day at Pawleys already…and we didn’t want … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I didn’t even have to go look through my old books to find a copy of the Velveteen Rabbit for this title photo…I have my own “Velveteen” Rabbit! He started out as a garden Easter Rabbit, one spring long … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Haven’t we seen the candle used as a metaphor for life many times…particularly in celebrity passings? In popular culture it has made a come-back with its symbolism of the short passage of time we each are allowed.  In … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I read the other day that the best ice-breaker in today’s polarized society is to start by introducing yourself (in a mixed group) and telling a stranger a little bit about the origin of your name and then … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The best thing about living on Rainbow Road are the neighbors and the next thing is the fresh foods they bring ..eggs straight from their chickens and lettuce grown, not just by hydroponic methods but now aeroponics methods. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Just a little thought today to encourage all my readers, who like me, continuously lose things….car keys, purses, remotes, drinks….you name it….I can lose it. My problem is I pick things up but don’t put them back down…at … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Today you don’t hear too many people saying “Glory, Glory” as part of our daily dictum. When Grandmother Wilson said it …it was usually on two different occasions…1) Something unexpectedly good had happened and she would throw her … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: …And we are off! Finally! It is getting harder and harder for us Ya Ya’s to plan a time…even a short stay…together any more. It is truly frustrating…but after much pre-planning about medical appointments and special grandchildren activities…we … Continue reading →