Monthly Archives: May 2022

The Story Behind the ” Graduation Flower”

Dear Reader: Hopefully, as many of you are reading this post today… I am watching Eva Cate dance the Maypole Dance and then receive her diploma at the fifth grade graduation ceremonies. Needless to say… I will be loaded down … Continue reading

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Why Memorial Day in May?

Dear Reader: Last Thursday as I left Daniel Island after visiting Ben… the roads leading in and off the island were lined with American flags in preparation for Memorial Day. Thanks to the island’s active Exchange Club the displays of … Continue reading

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Limitless Potential

Dear Reader: Lately with all the shortages in our lives, baby formula, affordable gas and groceries, construction needs… the list could go on.. the term ” limitless” is more appealing than ever. Normally we picture ” limitless” with other terms … Continue reading

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Time is Never Wasted Spent with Grandchildren …

Dear Reader: For those of you who live in the Summerville area … you have already guessed that there was no Maypole Dance at James B Edwards Elementary yesterday. And the outdoor picnic for the graduating fifth graders had to … Continue reading

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Beginnings are Beautiful-Middles and Endings Too…

Dear Reader: Yesterday I headed over to Mt Pleasant with a stop-over on Daniel Island to visit Ben. Everything at school is winding down… next Tuesday is graduation for fifth graders which I will be attending but today is supposed … Continue reading

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” Do You Believe in Magic?”

Dear Reader: In 1965 The Loving’ Spoonful had a top hit with their number one chart billboard song… ” Do you believe in Magic?” If you can still remember the first refrain … it added ” like in a young … Continue reading

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Somebody’s Knockin’ at my Door

Dear Reader: As I was coming back into town the other day… I idly looked around while waiting for the light to change downtown. Suddenly… I sat up a little taller… a new business had gone in this old historically … Continue reading

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Overthinking Everything? Moo!

Dear Reader: I remember the first time someone advised me to stop “ruminating”…I looked at the person like they were crazy… I didn’t get the connection… instead I was shown a diagram similar to the title picture today and given … Continue reading

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“Back to the Days of Christopher Robin” …and Childhood

Dear Reader: Popular songwriter, Kenny Loggins, was interviewed on CBS Sunday 🌞 News and before the interview was over… both celebrity and interviewer were wiping tears away. Why? They had returned to a moment in childhood that they both could … Continue reading

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The Importance of ” Walking the Talk”

Dear Reader: Look at this beauty… she only lasted two days in the extreme heat in my garden … despite careful watering but oh what a light she shone during her brief stay. I agree with Doodle… one would be … Continue reading

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