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Dear Reader: I love picket fences!  As you know I have a white moon gate and two white picket fences in the garden. Confederate jasmine grows on the fences and moon flowers grow on the gate. I am in heaven … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I was going through the mail Sunday catching up from being gone last week….here was this wonderful thank you card from Gin-g. Gin-g’s birthday was January 31 and Honey’s is coming up on the fifth of March … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Late yesterday afternoon I got a burst of energy and began picking up fallen limbs, sticks, and pine cones (of which there were many) from the front, side, and back yards. It was warm, but not too hot, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we all just need to get away some times?  This home sign on a neighbor’s house at Pawley’s summed it up perfectly: Changes in Latitudes; Changes in Attitudes. It always takes us about one day to really … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Nothing is more exciting than leaving on a trip except when it’s time to come home. Home is truly where the heart is. The beach mid-winter retreat was everything we hoped for and even more…like the weather it … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” ~ Jojen, fictional character, A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin Reading has been a lifetime joy for me! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Since garden flags are relatively inexpensive…usually under ten dollars, I like replacing them each spring. Old, weathered, beaten-down flags dampen the spirits of a fresh new spring garden . So yesterday I ordered this one and one other … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Monday was my regular six-week scheduled oncology check-up. By the time I left my six-week appointment…I learned that my check-ups are now going to be two-month regular appointments. I feel like a baby being weaned from her mother….with … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Our first vignette (about a blessing of joy) this week is about hometowns and the blessings they bring. Even though I wasn’t fortunate enough to be born in Summerville, today it is the town that I identify with … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: While the Friday “Foursome” did everything (but play golf) last week I managed to pick up another bouquet of flowers on our trip to Kiawah. My justification is that January and February need  life’s little “extras” to bring … Continue reading →