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Dear Reader: I came across an article that really ‘hit home’ for me and brought back so many memories. The article, itself, will make most of you nostalgic over a special tree (s) in a grandparents’ yard or favorite aunt … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Half of the pleasure of reading is finding innovative expressions or thoughts. Some of these really stir my imagination. In Book 12 of the Penny Louise detective novels, Armand Gamache, makes an observation that Three Pines is in … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Every year when the Race for the Cure begins I find myself amazed at the diversity of people walking/running for this cause. Babies are pushed in strollers, little children are running and squealing, families are holding hands, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Before I left to go to Edisto Beach last week an email had popped up talking about the Church of the Small Things. I glanced at it but was in a hurry to get ready to leave for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Apparently for years each of us Ya’s, individually, have been feeling the same sense of freedom and peace as we cross the McKinley Washington Bridge that takes us to Edisto Island. It is like the weight of the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We are all back safe and sound…even driving home on Friday the 13th! As usual the hiatus was way too short and we all stayed as long as we could yesterday without getting into late Friday afternoon heavy … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I picked out five “Power Thought Cards” at random to create a post around  each day this past week I have been at Edisto Beach. Today, Friday the 13th I am returning home. I remember last weekend when … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I remember when mother was at the Presbyterian Village, after her dementia grew worse, my heart was so heavy. It was nothing to do with the “Village” per se, it was simply that mother was a very private … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: There are now two passages of “truth” that I feel unequivocally adamant about in my sixth decade on this planet. 1) We are all connected 2) Obtaining a meaningful and fruitful life depends on choices…life is a series … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Continuing with my five-day ‘Power Thought Cards’ challenge…I drew the card above for today, Tuesday’s blog post. (My home is a peaceful haven.)  And it is! I am very careful to keep bad spirits out and only good … Continue reading →