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No Day is the Same
Dear Reader: Life fascinates me…no matter how many pine trees are in a forest… none are exactly alike upon closer inspection. Ask any parents of multiples births…(their children might be physically...
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What Would Summer Be…Without Tomatoes?
Dear Reader: We have all heard the expression “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” but I am of the belief that the round red fruit (and vegetable) we need to eat for our health is tomatoes…juicy red...
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Suspension of Time, Space, and Water
Dear Reader: If you are like me doesn’t this period of coronavirus time feel like we are suspended in space and time just waiting to settle…but not sure where? Do you remember perhaps, as a child,...
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Life Imitating Art…Letting Creativity Flourish at Home
Dear Reader: I had two green mountain apples the other day and was just about to place them in a hanging fruit basket in the kitchen…when suddenly I remembered how pretty the shadows were on the side...
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Take Time for a Slow “Mojo” Day…You Deserve It!
Dear Reader: Just before I headed over to Vickie’s beautiful back garden to feed Sweet Fuzz (the cat I am babysitting) her breakfast and pour some clean cool water in her bowl…something caught my eye...
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Grandpa Charlie’s Biscuits-His All-American Favorite Food
Dear Reader: I wish I could say I remember my Granddaddy Wilson…You have heard me refer to Grandmother Wilson many times with her wits of wisdom and common sense approach to life…She was the one who...
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When in Doubt…Yell “Rabbit!”
Dear Reader: I hope everyone had a marvelous Fourth! Mine was just like Vickie, my neighbor, expressed when she texted me a message from a friend of hers that she loved and forwarded it on to me. It...
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Let There Be Peace on Earth
Dear Reader: I think I remember telling you about my Ya friend, Libby, who has given the rest of us Ya’s the gift of music to help us through this pandemic. She selects a song and then surprises us...
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My Favorite Hiding Place….The Garden!
Dear Reader: So glad it has “cooled” off somewhat here the last day or two. (Of course cool/heat are relative terms… depending on where you live in this country during the summer time…the low country...
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What Did You Do With Your Day?
Dear Reader: Sunday evening…as the Dingle family was getting settled in their rental mountain cabin in Elk Banner, NC…Eloise was being drawn to the skies. The sun is going down…there is a white...
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The Delicate Balance of Life
Dear Reader: I have never given much thought to horoscopes and the signs of the Zodiac…except as light entertainment if the daily horoscope just happened to match my day or wish….but one thing I am...
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Plants Give Us Universal Energy
Dear Reader: The nicest thing about having a garden…is that over time, with added plants for different seasons, even parts of seasons…like early spring or late spring, early summer or late summer….one...
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Help America Find its Sense of Humor Again…
Dear Reader: Don’t we all wish we could bring the hilarious “big guns” of comedy back to life right now when our country needs humor desperately in our lives? Especially the Queen of Suburban...
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The Prayer Tree Garden of Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Dear Reader: When Walsh, Mollie, and family were in the mountains last week…they spent one afternoon strolling through the quaint little mountain town of Blowing Rock. It was there that Mollie sent...
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Let’s Roll With It!
Dear Reader: My son-in-law (John)’s favorite expression is “That’s how we roll.” It usually follows a compliment I have given him about a cook-out he has put on or a surprise…he comes back with...
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The Past, Present, and Hopefully Future of Snail Mail
Dear Reader: There are some things I consider “sacred” to me… and the post office, my “magnolia” mailbox Mandy painted for me, and the memories of handwritten messages within that box… are all...
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The Nostalgic Scent of Freshly Cut Grass
Dear Reader: Aren’t there just some scents that linger from our childhoods into our present-day lives… bringing such pleasurable memories with them? One of the saddest side effects for some people,...
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World Emoji Day….Smile, Frown, Laugh, Cry…
Dear Reader: Yesterday I was watching a cooking show and the instructors announced that it was World Emoji Day...(Actually the show must have been taped early and then shown early because World Emoji...
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The Secret of a Fulfilled Life…Friendship
Dear Reader: An article I was skimming recently contained a fascinating Harvard study that lasted eight decades..until the participants were well into old age… It tracked 200 men for 80 years and,...
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“Petal It Forward”
Dear Reader: I decided today that I would do a “mini” “Petal it Forward” by giving my newest neighbor Mary…some fresh flowers from the garden. She has been working so hard in her yard, she has added...
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