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The Question
Dear Reader: I wonder if Tommy and Kaitlyn traveled all the way to Asheville over the Labor Day holidays to see Mother Nature display these Clemson colors in such a beautiful way…including a new...
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“Famtember”
Dear Reader: We call September “Famtember” in our family because it is filled with different family members’ birthdays….from the start of September to the middle to the end of the month…our family...
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Who Knows What Today May Bring…for that matter…Tomorrow Either?
Dear Reader: Tuesday was a busy one….I had to go to my Charleston Oncology Center to get a refill on my medicine…it was busy in there. They plan to be closed the next couple of days and probably...
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The True Story Behind the “She Shed” Commercial
Dear Reader: Figured this was just a good leisurely day (very little rain/overcast and relatively cool) to have some fun with this commercial…that has become a popular icon already with the question...
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“Being Still…Doing Nothing…are Two Different Things”
Dear Reader: It is over. Dorian has come and gone. Was there a lesson in it all? I think so…straight from the words of our beloved Armand Gamache’s mouth…“There is a difference between being still and...
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Invisible Struggles
Dear Reader: I came across a wonderful true story dealing with the fragile emotions associated with a new school year…especially fears surrounding loss, acceptance and friendship. They are the same...
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Laughing at Life’s Unexpected Twists
Dear Reader: Aren’t we humans a mess? We add so much unnecessary stress to our daily lives.. trying to live up to some imaginary scenario about how we should appear in public, weigh, keep house,...
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A Life Well Loved
Dear Reader: When all is said and done…can there be anything nicer said about a person in an eulogy than they lead a “Life well loved?” (Photo/Pinterest) Any time I grow sad over the state of affairs...
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Natural “Plogging” after Dorian
Dear Reader: A new type of exercise is catching on in the United States…a Scandinavian term known as “plogging.” The term is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish “plocka upp,” meaning pick up. In...
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“Gold-bugging” with Edgar Allan Poe
Dear Reader: I mentioned to you in yesterday’s post that I was reading SKIRT magazine while in the waiting room at the Charleston Oncology Center Monday morning and found my beautiful niece Vikki in...
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Summerville’s own Erma Bombeck…Jo!
Dear Reader: The other day when we talked about a “life well loved” and how fitting that would be as a final compliment to anyone’s life…I was privy to one of Jo Dufford’s “Erma Bombeck’s” humorous...
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” Stories Help Us Become More Whole…to be Named”
Dear Reader: Stories really do name everything in our universe, don’t they?Without stories there would be no memories of names. Think about stories of ancestors and relatives who came before...
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There are No Short-Cuts in Life
Dear Reader: I always loved listening to Wayne Dryer’s talk and stories….he was a self-made man growing up in orphans and foster homes. He walked the walk in his life to find his true self, his...
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Monday Morning Memories…
Dear Reader: I am home. There were some unexpected twists and turns over the weekend…mostly dealing with little Jake…will catch you up tomorrow….just so glad I was there and could help out. These days...
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So Many Daily Decisions…So Many Alternative Outcomes
Dear Reader: “In mythology, the three Fates were goddesses who handed out destiny at birth, weaving a future that each mortal would be forced to live out inexorably—the concept of fate serving for...
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The People God Places in Connection with Us…by Time or Place
Dear Reader: I keep reminding myself these days… when the world’s problems seem too overwhelming to contemplate, much less take action on, that we are continuously reminded by people like St....
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Don’t Take without Giving in Return
Dear Reader: Fall, unofficially, fell for us yesterday…we woke up to temps in the high sixties and most of the morning and early afternoon stayed in the low seventies…it felt so good to be alive...
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‘To Travel is to Live’
*(Etsy) Joy Spills Art Dear Reader: Lately I have been filled with so much anticipation and joy because one dream of mine is actually coming to fruition. I am going to Maine. I have wanted to go there...
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Learning from Falling Leaves off a Tree
Dear Reader: It will be quite awhile before the leaves on our trees (in the low country) start falling and if you try to meditate under a tree right now there is a really good chance you will get...
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Maine…”Down East” or “Downeast”or “DownEast” (Pick One!)
Dear Reader: Friday afternoon I had a call from Anne after she had finished fiddling with both of her bands…one at the Veterans Victory House and one at Round ‘O...it had been a busy weekend. Anne...
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