How long has it been since you received a handwritten letter? Better still, how long since you sat down and wrote to someone you care about? Ernest Hemingway made a great comment about writing letters. He had said, “… it’s… Read more
A Little Beauty
A little beauty
There is a blossoming from within when someone touches our soul so deeply and profoundly. International Women’s Day fell on Friday of last week and I wrote this on my Facebook page, “On this International Women’s Day, I’m honouring and… Read more
General
Making time for friends
Flowers supple and languid as ballerinas posed in a pretty vase. China, tea cups, napkins, and personalized note cards shone like presents at each place setting. Soon the ladies would arrive, each wearing their tea-party best and bearing thoughtful hostess… Read more
A Story, General
she made the ordinary come alive
Little girls with mothers who are teachers-of-life grow up to be women who observe, taste, admire, explore, and appreciate. Ramona had a daughter she named Diane. She sacrificed beyond measure for that little girl, protected her, taught her, healed her… Read more
General
heart aflutter
A wee sample of a few things that cause my heart to flutter: I like the smell of coffee percolating, the way tulips nod their heads when brought inside, handwritten notes and letters, walking barefoot in the sand, summer sunsets,… Read more
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unlatch the shutters
Amphithrite Point Lighthouse, Ucluelet, B.C. Canada If You Get There Before I Do Air out the linens, unlatch the shutters on the eastern side, and maybe find that deck of Bicycle cards lost near the sofa. Or maybe walk around… Read more
Letter & Note Writing
handwritten
“What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can’t reread a phone call.” ~Liz Carpenter Handwritten letters may be a rarity but they definitely are relevant. These days everything is all about speed and convenience. Sometimes we… Read more