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  Dear Reader: I could hardly wait to get home from church yesterday, jump in some “garden” clothes and get my hands in that dirt. Why? Besides the gorgeous weather…I had found these daisies in a box at Tractor & Supply…and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have been looking for some type of new decor for the centerpiece on the mantle for few months…It has been several years since I changed anything… the same metallic circle of butterflies has hung on the stucco … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: “May you touch dragonflies and stars…Dance with fairies…and Talk to the Moon.” Don’t we wish that thought for everyone we love….children, grandchildren, and children at heart? I never want to grow up and lose the wonder and … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: The other day when I was visiting Kay at Baker’s Pond Nursery on Central Avenue…we strolled past this statue of the Patron Saint of Gardens…Kay had written some clues on a card to help any onlooker identify … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Back in Victorian times…”tiddly winks” was an expression used for parlor games…particularly one in which the players tried to flip “tiddly winks” into a cup….the player with the most “winks” won. Later this expression came to mean “something … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I made the most delightful discovery yesterday while collecting broken branches, sticks and big pine cones. (I do believe I could win a pine cone contest….the pine trees are so old and so tall here in Miler that … Continue reading →

                Dear Reader: I slept in later than usual yesterday when I looked out the window drowsily and heard the rain pattering down. It would have been an easy day to just stay … Continue reading →

          Dear Reader: I came across a quote the other day that caught my attention. It was credited to Mark Twain (but I also saw it credited to William Barclay)…either way it is pretty profound. “The … Continue reading →

              Dear Reader: Almost a century ago (91 years to be exact) on February 1, 1924 the State General Assembly voted unanimously for the “yellow jessamine” to become our state flower. The yellow jessamine … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday I woke up to bright sunny skies and could hardly wait to get the day started…a wonderful sense of expectancy and happiness swept over me. After checking emails and comments…I started skimming over articles that had popped … Continue reading →