From my hand to yours – I have my first winner in my giveaway. Charmaine, you’re the winner on an autographed copy of The Seeker!! Thanks for commenting here on my blog and entering my giveaway. I’ll be e-mailing you to get a mailing address. Somebody else will win next week and the next and the next. So keep sending …
It’s fun when the doorbell rings and it’s the Fed Ex driver bringing a new book. Especially when it’s your new book or I suppose in this case – my new book! The Seeker is all printed and ready to go. This was an early rush “so I could see it first” copy but the others will soon be on …
“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides (Ancient Greek Historian and Author 460-404 B.C.) ~~~ We went to our grandson’s elementary school musical program last week. Their teacher chose a patriotic theme and here in this picture they are singing a song about the red, white and blue of the American flag – the …
“Doubtless God could have made a better berry (than the strawberry), but doubtless God never did.” William Allen Butler ~~ I hate to say that I’m tired of strawberries. And I can’t say that I’m tired of eating them. Just picking them. It’s been a good year down here on the farm for strawberries. A very good year. We don’t …
Today while I was walking I got to thinking about how I remember odd moments in my life. I’m sure you do too. Of course we all have those universal moments we remember. Moments of tragedy or world changing events so intense that we remember exactly what we were doing when we got the news. The bombing of Pearl Harbor. …
Peonies are my very favorite yard flower. They have always been so since I was a kid and one of my favorite games was jumping over the peony bushes in the front yard of my grandfather’s house. I had to take a running leap and sometimes my foot clipped the green bush as I hit the other side. Don’t ask …
It was a busy weekend around here. Actually I don’t suppose I was around here all that much. We were on the road to speeches and movies and weddings and singings. Friday I had the privilege of speaking to a group of grandparent tutors at their recognition and appreciation luncheon. It was good to hear about this great program to …
~~Today is my great niece, Kaelyn’s birthday. She’s six. Some of you may have been following her or my reports on her on Facebook. But in case you haven’t, here’s a bit of her story. Last year before Christmas she got sick several times and couldn’t seem to get completely better. They thought it was the flu and/or other common …
~~One thing all of us have in common is that we have a mother. Father too but it’s not Father’s Day so we’re not talking about him today. Here’s a picture of my mom and my youngest granddaughter. Nothing like a baby to bring joy out in a mama, grandmama or great grandmama. It is such a blessing to be …
~~Whenever I go to the Shaker village not far from my farm, I feel as if I’ve gone back to a different moment in time. I can’t deny a feeling of peace in that place. Even though I’ve read a lot of Shaker history and know their Societies were not always peaceful and trouble free, still I feel the peace …