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Maine: A Treasure Chest of Mystery and Wonder
Dear Reader: We are back and… even more unexpectedly….Philly’s sun was out bright and shining yesterday…no delays…*In fact if we had taken the Charlotte flight back, like we did going, our flight...
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It Started and Ended in Portland
Dear Reader: Even though the quaint small hamlets and villages in Maine really spoke to my heart…I also fell in love with Portland. A city, yes, but not as big as Charleston, with so much nautical...
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Moose, Mooses, or Meese? My Quest to Find One!
Dear Reader: In my search for the slippery, elusive moose…I first asked what the plural of moose was….(my first thought was moose again)…moose being one of those “irregular” nouns like fish, sheep,...
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Another “Philadelphia Story”
Dear Reader: A short break from Maine today. Anne and I discovered the most innovative endeavor inside the Philly International Airport. When we arrived there Friday morning from Portland…for once we...
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Fall was Falling and Food was Rising…Above all Expectations!
Dear Reader: Autumn continues to call nature to start planting seeds and letting go of its leaves. I spent the last two days in Mt. Pleasant helping Mandy with the children while John was at a meeting...
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Maine, Lowcountry…October…a Ride on the Wild Side
Dear Reader: Maine is a parody of calm, pastoral farming fields and wild, crazy sea coasts filled with turbulent waters and jagged rocks…it has something for everyone. For me…just seeing rocks was...
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We Should Fill Our Life With Experiences…Not Things
Dear Reader: It is such a testimony to the human spirit how quickly we can adapt to new surroundings and daily changes. Children are the best at it…but I was telling my “Ya” friends how quickly I felt...
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Winnie and Ralph….”Great Minds Think Alike”
Dear Reader: Every day since the blog began in August 2010…the post has ended with “Today is my favorite day“- Winnie the Pooh. After all these years I never tire of typing the final daily farewell...
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…”The Trick or Tree?”
Dear Reader: Isn’t it curious how life imitates art and art imitates life? I see this more and more as I grow older…one of the perks, I suppose, of living a life-time filled with many different...
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Kleenex and Aging Faucets
Dear Reader: What is it about aging and leaky faucets…especially my eyes and nose! All one has to do at a certain age is start eating and one’s nose starts running. I remember Dee Dee, Mrs. Dingle…my...
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The Real Miss Rumphius-the Lupine Lady of Maine
Dear Reader: One of the most endearing children’s stories has got to be Miss Rumphius. The last time I got a copy of this story was from one of my teacher cadets at Charleston Southern University....
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A Garden’s “Surcies”
Dear Reader: My happiest moments upon arriving back home (after I have gone somewhere) is my garden, It seems like it senses when I am returning and saves one special photo opt of itself just for...
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Edisto…the Ya’s Treasure Chest of Old Friendships
Dear Reader: For a decade and a half the Ya’s have been gathering at Edisto…first it was at the beginning of the summer and that was it. But now… these days… we realize we need two “shots of...
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Cele-Great! Remembering the Past and Celebrating the Present
Dear Reader: There were so many simultaneous celebrations going on this past week at “Rest in Peace” (on so many different levels) that there was scarcely a moment when we weren’t “cele-greating”...
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Natural and Man-Made “Wonders” at Edisto
Dear Reader: There are enough mysteries and wonders galore at Edisto to keep Brooke and me “adventuring” for years to come. (Each time I go I hear about something “fresh” to capture the imagination...
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Before October Leaves…”It’s Time to Turn Up the Pink”
Dear Reader: It’s been awhile since I have shared any of my personal thoughts about my elevator journey through the rocky path in life marked “Breast Cancer.” Sometimes I am able to almost forget I...
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“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Dear Reader: Yesterday was First Responders’ Day and what a well-deserved recognition it was and is among our community, state, and regional American heroes! Last summer the bill to recognize first...
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The Light of Gatherings…Reminiscences
Dear Reader: A couple of days ago…as I walked into my “Happy Room” the late afternoon sun was shining through the storm door window and setting the right side of the hearth aflame with light…leaving...
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The Mysteries Behind Strawberry Chapel
Dear Reader: Wednesday when Donna Rae stopped by she mentioned that her grandson, Tanner, would be playing the organ at Strawberry Chapel the Sunday of November 10. This old historic chapel is only...
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Super Powers to Make Someone Else’s Day
Dear Reader: Throughout the past few years super heroes have changed quite frequently by the costumes of my grandsons….from Captain America (Rutledge’s favorite) to Super Man for little Jake to...
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