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Dear Reader: I mentioned a few days ago that I had a story to tell about last Wednesday, May 2…the same day ‘The Dingle 5′ flew out to start their new adventure…I had one of my own. Only mine wasn’t … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday when we discussed the importance of taking time out of our busy lives to live the ‘pastoral life’ I realized that when I went to water the plants (a daily ritual these hot days) that my garden … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Traveling vicariously does have its benefits. It’s free! (Quite cost-effective) Stress-free (No panic attacks over the location of your passport, or waiting in long lines, or going through customs, learning to drive on the other side of the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: So many flowers…so many stories. Everything in life has a story and this picture/painting note card Honey sent me by a local artist and friend of hers touched me… Honey bought it because she knew the bee would … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: While I was at Mandy’s helping out with the children from Sunday to Wednesday this past week…I found myself drawn  to the lake and the soothing scene of the ‘lilies of the lake’ as I call them, that bloom … Continue reading →

  (Artist:  Kimkhansen. blogspot.com) Dear Reader: Aren’t there some words that are just fun to write with lots of squiggles and funny lines…and even more fun to pronounce? For me “persnickety” is one of these words. If you look up … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In Charleston Magazine’s May Edition…there is an article on my nephew Lee titled “Dream Project.” It is about a dream that came to him months before his wife Vikki announced that she was expecting. In the dream he … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Sunday morning, as I was watering the garden and plants around the yard, before leaving for Mt. Pleasant to spend the next three days…I noticed that the two dwarf hydrangeas I planted outside my office window (a few … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: All of us ‘Baby Boomers’ remember singing the lyrics to “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” throughout the year of 1965 and for many more years to come. We couldn’t get enough ‘satisfaction’ from that song if we didn’t … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other evening, as darkness descended, the lantern on the upper deck of the recently renovated outside garage apartment came on, as usual. But for me…what it symbolized was hope that slowly but surely I can start fixing … Continue reading →