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Wake Up! A Day of Wonder Awaits… In Loving Memory

(Today we are finishing up my memories of Ireland from the summer of 2014…..memories to last me a lifetime…re-written and saved now on the Chapel of Hope Stories Pt 2…..taken from January 10, 2015-Enjoy again!) Dear Reader: What is it … Continue reading

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” The Dying Year Was So Beautiful”… a Memory Worth Reliving

Dear Reader: * By accident I came across a two-day reflection blog I did January 9 and 10 of 2015. The day I returned home from the beach, Friday June 10, my blog was going crazy….up, up, up with viewers. … Continue reading

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Verbal Treasures and Daunting Detours in Life

Dear Reader: As you know, from yesterday’s blog, I am spending an inordinate amount of time these days, set aside, for reading the biography of Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. The pages are large and the print…quite tiny….one can almost … Continue reading

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Who Shot Alexander Hamilton?

Dear Reader: One of the funniest “Got Milk” commercials has to be the peanut butter sandwich stuffed in a contestants’ mouth with no milk left when he is asked the $10,000 question: “Who shot Alexander Hamilton?” on a random phone contest … Continue reading

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“My Daddy” on Father’s Day/2016

Dear Reader: Happy Father’s Day! My only wish on this day is that I had more memories of my own father. The few sketchy “memories” I have of daddy are based more on second-hand accounts…. heard from adults in my … Continue reading

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“Live by the Sun… Love by the Moon”

Dear Reader: This is a wonderful “mantra” for those of us lucky enough to live in the lowcountry of South Carolina. I noticed Thursday night that the moon is getting fuller and brighter… ethereal in its beauty. And, as far … Continue reading

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Finding Meaning and Beauty in Every Day Life

Dear Reader: Life always finds a way to keep climbing. When I went out to water the plants yesterday the morning glory vines were going berserk. One had jumped on the fairy picture and was starting to climb around it….in … Continue reading

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Get Close…GATHER

Dear Reader: You know you are getting old… when you begin to fear that future generations will never be able to read first-hand historical documents because they can’t write or read cursive. You know you are getting old…when you fear … Continue reading

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Being True to Yourself

Dear Reader: The other day in a Huffington Post article on finding your true self and then staying true to it…. an example (was given) of a woman who found a pillow in a small antique shop on sale for … Continue reading

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When Calm Becomes Contagious and Stillness a Clearing

        Dear Reader: I must confess that I am a closet worrier who can go “willy nilly” on you in a skinny minute. I am all over the place in my visualization about a problem. Sadly….one drawback … Continue reading

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