Monthly Archives: November 2019

Dear Reader: Today is the last day of November. The month has flown so fast…it has become a blur. When Walsh and Mollie and the children stopped by Wednesday evening…they brought me this live miniature fir tree as an early … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: After a bustling Pre-holiday gathering… Thanksgiving was sedately satisfying. I pieced together some items from a home-cooked ‘ma and pa’ restaurant and added my Thanksgiving string bean casserole… bingo! The two plates were ready. Ben and I had … Continue reading →

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Dear Reader: The pumpkin lucks up with longevity in fall since it can be displayed for autumn in general, Halloween, and Thanksgiving…but after today (lots of pumpkin pies, lattes, breads disappear from the stores)…Mr. Pumpkin (decor) is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I checked on my plants and trees yesterday morning for the second time…there was stunning beauty and sadness intermingled. At 8:30 a.m. the title photo is how the basket hanging off Eva Cate’s Japanese Maple looked. A … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday we touched on the subject of why Thanksgiving is so late without a good explanation  so I did my homework ….Why is it so late? We have to go all the way back to 1939 when Franklin … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Mr. Turkey must feel (this year) like his fifteen minutes of fame is turning into 15 seconds! It is like people are trying to figure out when to serve Thanksgiving dinner….early, middle, or late in the day so … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think the importance of the holiday season each year….Thanksgiving and Christmas… is to make us pause from all our daily busyness and reflect on all the blessings we have received in our life time. Mankind almost needs … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think all of us have struggled within some kind of mental conflict -between divine pre-destination and free will. Like Madeleine L’Engle stated… “I can not believe that terrible afflictions are purposefully handed out to each of us … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday as I walked by this particular camellia bush I noticed this exquisite bud just ‘waiting to exhale.’ As I stared down at it intently…I half-expected to hear a “Whoosh” sound as its blossom unfurled in front of me. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have never heard of a “piggy-back” epiphany but suddenly these days I am feeling it with all my senses….sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. *An”oneness” with everything in life…animate and inanimate. This new perspective  started when I … Continue reading →