Clik here to view.
Problems are Just Clouds
Dear Reader: I loved yesterday morning…the cloud coverage was wonderful…keeping the direct sun off the plants and me…allowing me to work in the garden in total comfort! Wasn’t it a refreshing breeze...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kilroy Was Here!
Dear Reader: It has been awhile since I have just shared a history story with you for a blog post…so when Jo sent me the ‘story behind the story‘ of the expression “Kilroy was here” I knew it was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When the Dimmer Becomes our Best Friend…
All dressing rooms now have dimmer switches Dear Reader: Aren’t there certain ‘subtle’ signs that we are getting older without having to wait on a birthday or glance at the calendar year or even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Going on a Living Spree…
Dear Reader: When I came across this cute saying from AuntBeesArtStudio…I “assumed” Aunt Bee must be from the south. If she is…she is a southern transplant living in Sacramento, California. Either...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Big Red” is Getting Ready!
Dear Reader: “Big Red” senses something special is coming soon! The biggest red blooms are dangling down off the end of the bench due to the sheer volume and weight of the blooms! With the gusty winds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“I Am the Story of Myself”
Dear Reader: Monday night I remembered a quip that I always told my students on the first day of class. I told them if anyone ever asked “Who are you?” Always respond with “I am the story of myself.”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Living in the Realm of Possibility
Dear Reader: Isn’t one of the most important things in life… the creation of our own unique ‘realm of possibility?’ Last night as I sat out in the garden around 7:30…watching the sun slowly sink in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Normal Day…Let Me Be Aware of the Treasure You Are”
Dear Reader: I came across one of my favorite quotes “accidentally” earlier this week and I think today, Friday, the day before the “BIG EVENT” is the perfect day to share it again. “Normal day…Let me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Joy of Anticipation
Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I woke up early…my mind swirling in its half-awakened, half-asleep condition. “What day was it?” “Ah…Friday…what was going on, what did I need to do?” And groggily I lay...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Day of Reflection and Rest
Dear Reader: I just want to share a few quick moments of reflections on the beautiful day immortalized as Tommy’s and Kaitlyn’s Wedding Day. I woke up yesterday morning at 6:30…pop-eyed and ready to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Just to Be is a Blessing
Dear Reader: When I came across this poster…I knew what direction my thoughts were going to head today…to blessings and prayer. A few weeks ago Kaitlyn texted me and asked if I would be willing to say...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Relics from THE Wedding…
Dear Reader: Isn’t this orchid beautiful? Susan (Kaitlyn’s Mom) gave it to me as we were all helping straighten things up and get other things out (late Saturday night) from the Exchange Building on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s All in the Packaging…
Dear Reader: Two Christmases ago I got this beautifully wrapped gift from Mandy and John which Mandy decorated. It had the softest red blanket in the bucket with several other smaller accessories. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting Oneself “In a Pickle”
* Dear Reader: Yesterday Anne invited me for lunch and to come see my “grand” niece, Nala. She has grown so much I hardly recognized her… but she was a little “under the weather” after just coming off...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be Like a Tree: Always Growing and Always Grounded
Dear Reader: I remember the first time I went to the circus and saw the high wire trapeze artists for the first time. I was terrified …they didn’t have a safety net under them and I kept my eyes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Admiral Nelson Gives Us Another Expression!
Dear Reader: Poor Horation Nelson…as if literally ending up “in a perpetual pickle” wasn’t enough to remember him by…another popular expression derives directly from this gentleman, too, which might...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mother and ‘The Little Match Girl’
Dear Reader: Happy Mother’s Day! Thursday night I was lucky enough to turn to PBS at eight o’clock…just in time to see a documentary by Stephen Edwards, famous composer and musician, who decided to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Babysitting the Garden
Dear Reader: The Ya’s are off today for our annual summer retreat…this year celebrating Brooke’s and Libby’s birthdays…the “Half and Half” Celebration! (Brooke’s birthday was at the end of April and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Those Special Rays of Light Connecting Us to the Universe
Dear Reader: Before Tommy and Kaitlyn left Dublin, their first stop, you might remember they went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Tommy left a note for Uncle Ben…(loved ones affected by war.) Before...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Share Everything…
Dear Reader: In Robert Fulghum’s best-selling book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten he starts the list with the most important lesson: SHARE EVERYTHING!!!! If we had to choose just...
View Article