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Smile and Keep Going…
Dear Reader: Have you ever had one of those days where everything just fell into place? Yesterday was one of those days for me. (And as we all know… they don’t come along that often!) In fact when we...
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“Only Love is Real”
Dear Reader: I read a funny article on “book hang-overs” and had to laugh. It is true, isn’t it? We start reading a good book and then almost immediately start anguishing over the ending. We can’t put...
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Catch Up Day
Dear Reader: Sometimes in life we just have to slow down and stop. We have to have a “catch up” day. Recently I have received several interesting tidbits of information or stories from you readers...
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Turning Past Choices into Present Reality
Dear Reader: Tim, my handyman, has been visiting his twin brother, who just had surgery…but Wednesday he returned home. He showed up at my door and asked what I needed done around the house or yard...
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“Life’s Little Extras” Add So Much Joy
Dear Reader: Don’t we love using the abbreviation Etc.? It comes from the Latin phrase Et Cetera…meaning “so forth.” The truth of it is all of us love receiving something special…something in...
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Looking at Life from a Tree Stump and Still in Love with Archie!
Dear Reader: One of my neighbors had a surveyor come a few months ago and re-check all the property lines because her husband had mistakenly put a fence up after Hurricane Hugo that was incorrecly...
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Love of MudPies…
Dear Reader: What is it about mud puddles that draw small children (and admittedly even some “adults”…me included) to them every time it rains? It is almost like some subliminal instinct recalls...
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Why April’s Fool Day?
Dear Reader: I am usually pretty curious about historical dates… but for some reason I have never given much thought to the origin of April 1… April Fool’s Day. So I have decided to do some...
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“Spring” into Hope and Optimism
Dear Reader: Back in the fall many of the blog posts dealt with our love for this most popular season. And it is true….on a world-wide survey fall ranks first in popularity. What surprised me was the...
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The Fountain of Life…
Dear Reader: Can anyone guess what is now in my garden? When Tim called Tuesday and told me he could spare some time Wednesday morning to put my fountain in….I was so excited I hardly slept a wink...
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Pause…for Life’s “Interruptions”…Life’s Greatest Gifts
Dear Reader: When I saw this quote from Einstein today…I silently nodded “Amen.” “HE WHO CAN NO LONGER PAUSE TO WONDER AND STAND RAPT IN AWE, IS AS GOOD AS DEAD; HIS EYES ARE CLOSED.” Have you ever...
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Life Always Returns…Saving the Best for Last
Dear Reader: Late last fall I started planting flowering cabbages so, besides the pretty pansies, I would have something blooming during the winter months. Some cabbages remained tiny….like they were...
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The Dazzling Dandelion’s Divine Secrets
Dear Reader: I am learning so much science with my garden…who knew? (And loving it!) In the past week (since Tim cut the grass/weeds) the yellow dandelions have gone “nuts.” Patches of yellow...
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Looking at Life Through Different Prepositions…
Dear Reader: I promise I am not writing a blog post on grammar…since I feel my old English teachers must be turning over in their graves at how quickly my grammatical errors have escalated with time. I...
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” Oh Becky Girl…The “Dingles” Are Calling…
Dear Reader: I was waiting for the “perfect” time to tell you that I am going to Ireland this summer….a big check on my life’s list of things I want to do. *Then I got a call from … Continue reading →
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In The First Waking Moments …
Dear Reader: As you know I am still with my wonderful grandson, Rutledge, and waking up to that love of my life, is beautiful. When I saw this poem about thoughts that filter through our mind in the...
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God’s Watering Can
Dear Reader: As soon as I got back from Isle of Palms yesterday afternoon I ran to check the garden. Even with the rain Monday afternoon/evening several plants and flowers were already starting to...
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The Penny That Keeps Showing Up…Could be Good!
Dear Reader: I think the article below caught my attention since I have been going through lots and lots of pennies, lately, looking for certain years to go into the new water fountain/wishing well....
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Garden of Light
Dear Reader: When I got back from Columbia yesterday afternoon a package was waiting for me. A cousin from North Carolina had ordered a gift for me for Christmas and it ended up back at her home about...
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“Nobody Sees A Flower…Really…”
Dear Reader: Isn’t this blue morning glory by Georgia O’Keeffe dauntingly beautiful? I find myself holding my breath just looking at it. The title of the blog today is the first part of a famous...
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