My mailbox is hungry, I should feed another
Published: May 20, 2013
It's a simple thing, writing a letter. A few minutes of time will bring great joy to another. Feed a mailbox today.
Nicknames vary
Just call me friend
Published: May 13, 2013
I have been called many things in my lifetime, nicknames outgrown and nicknames everlasting, but I will always answer to Friend.
The room is so much smaller
Published: May 06, 2013
Small town life stays with you wherever your grown-up life takes you. The town gets bigger, but the rooms are so much smaller.
I remember playing outside
Published: April 29, 2013
Remember the nights when you didn't want to go inside for a bath, for bed and sometimes not even for dinner? Ten more minutes was never enough to satisfy our day of play.
Good neighbors aren’t always just next door
Published: April 22, 2013
There is much we can do for our neighbors when a need presents itself. Opening your heart and your landscape to include a wide range of neighbors is a benefit to all of us, even ourselves.
A happy morning begins my happy day
Published: April 15, 2013
We all know not to go to bed mad, it not only deprives you of a well-rested sleep it can void your day of a happy morning. I prefer a happy goodnight dear.
Doing the ten minute task tackle
Published: April 01, 2013
Finding time to shorten our spring cleaning to-do list is often interrupted by other warm weather duties; hanging the hammock, hosing off the lawn chairs, and lighting the gas grill. Darn.
The truest colors are poppin’
Published: March 25, 2013
Who isn't anxious for a change in the weather? Who isn't in need of a new palette? May the freshest air fill your lungs, and may the brightest colors please your spring vision.
Have you heard the signs?
Published: March 18, 2013
We all want to wake up from this long winter¿s nap. When the birds sing and the alarms bark, we will be notified.
A gift with an A-plus grade
Published: March 11, 2013
School subjects have changed over the decades, some have been dropped, others restructured. A good foundation is built on the basics, do they still exist?