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What’s All The Fuss Over Spooks? Halloween is all about them. Of course it is! Spooks of all descriptions show up on the doorstep of my home just after dark on that appointed night. So my dog is leery. She’s ready with her mask and a suspicious eye. I remember...
The Color Won’t Last Nine-year-olds have a limited knowledge of the life of leaves after they’ve fallen from the tree. At least I did! Obvious to me, though, was my need to share their delicate beauty with a friend whose yard was treeless. Perhaps you can...
Your Creativity Is Waiting... ...and creativity is as close as nature and a most glorious occurrence in nature is just around the corner! Soon we’ll be seeing the magnificent backdrop of trees ablaze with brilliant yellows, reds and burnt orange—those luscious colors...
If Dogs Could Talk This photo of my boxer captured her looking at me as if to say, “I have a hole in my neck and a significant set of stitches. Did you have this done to me with a good reason? I like to think my dog is super-engaging with a magnanimous personality....
Small But Glistening Details What’s worthy about a picture of gemstones? The answer depends on how aware you are that---from the pages of a coloring book, and with a few sharply pointed pencils in multiple hues---an awaiting creation has amazing potential. Is that too...
Normandy Crowning a bluff just above Omaha Beach, I’m standing in awe of the location of the eye of the D-Day storm. Behind me is a sea of 9,387 brilliant white-marble headstones radiating in memory of the Americans who gave their lives on the beaches of Normandy to...
A Child's Point Of View I can remember as a little girl, squatting to adore a clump of tiny white flowers. At the time I didn't know they were the work of the Master's hand. All I knew was that I liked them. My mother told me they were lily-of-the-valley. Even the...
Life Changes in Fiction The book Christyset the tone for my life changes. My sister-in-law put a copy of Catherine Marshall's novel in my hands, otherwise I may never have read it. Her story allowed me to get alone and take myself seriously (or not so...
Baby Steps Are Just The Beginning I couldn't have imagined her baby steps almost fifty years ago when I held my newborn baby girl. At less than five pounds, she was unique in every way, right down to her transparent little fingernails. Each tiny, delicate, perfectly...
Baby, It's Cold Outside It’s another of those compassionate moments. Darn, they have a way of tracking me down. With the temperature in my area at about 42 degrees one day last week, there weren’t many people in sandals walking the streets. The wind chill factor was a...
Be Aware of Human Trafficking She did not see any of it coming—not the deep darkness and not the shame that goes with it. “She” can be anyone. Unsuspecting individuals become victims of sex trafficking and find themselves caught in bondage. Did you know that...
Kicking Back Of course! Christmas was the best ever. With six grandchildren at my house for seven days and seven nights, how could it be anything else? They've returned to their homes, settled in, and have returned to school. With the New Year under way, it’s time to...
The Beach in January It's the place to be on January 3rd. I am, however, not there and not anywhere near the ocean. Darn! I'm still putting away Christmas decorations and reflecting on 2018. Realistic Reflection Out in front of each one of us is a brand...
Best Gift ’Twas the night before Christmas — and all the gifts were wrapped and under the tree. Uh oh. Maybe not, but if they haven’t gotten there yet, hopefully, they soon will be! And be wrapped in the perfect paper with beautifully tied ribbon. Okay—at...
Nandina is a lovely choice for decorating this time of the year, and here it's perch in a styrofoam ring atop a Williamsburg hurricane globe. No water is needed to keep this beauty alive for days, making it a colorful last minute addition to your Christmas...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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