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Dear Reader: When I watch young couples (on HGTV) trying to decide on their first home…I find myself sometimes yelling at the television…”Take Number 2….because it has a porch…believe me…you need a porch!” When we moved from Briarwood to Miler … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Certainly one of the most unusual experiences about a lowcountry Thanksgiving is the diverse variety of spring, summer, fall, and winter plants all blooming at the same time! I moved my two natural poinsettias from the thick adjacent … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The symbol of a rose….how many fairy tales, legends, and myths all begin with this beautiful symbol? (Today the symbol lives on in “reality” shows…with The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.) You might have observed from the photo (above) … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One of my favorite quotes from Madeleine L’ Engle reads: “The real question is…not if you believe in unicorns…but do they believe in you?” I think the greatest accomplishment we humans can obtain (during our lifetime) is never … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I got back home yesterday afternoon from Mt. Pleasant I immediately ran to check on my one cluster of buds/ blooms from “Big Red.” In an earlier post, I explained how fragile the old geranium was and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As a history teacher for over three decades I thought I knew everything about our first President-George Washington. That is until I came across this article on the purchase of a camel that President Washington made to entertain … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It was last year, November 19 (anniversary of the Gettysburg Address) that the bottom temporarily fell out of my life. I think I shed more tears that day than the total accumulation of all  the “little c” treatments … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it a “joyful experience,” in itself, when we discover a writer whose words flow like a ‘ babbling brook’ over smooth stones… transforming ordinary words into an intoxicating prose? Erica Bauermeister, author of The School of Essential Ingredients and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If you have been to Columbia lately…especially in neighborhoods affected by the storm last month…you have probably seen these signs all around. The idea, behind the words, shows a united front of storm victims sticking together to rebuild … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You might remember, in an earlier blog,  I commented on the fact that the first half of November feels like an extended October period to me. Then after that…I feel like it is time to ‘gear up’ for … Continue reading →