July 2025

Diaries By Linda Stowe My dining table and part of the couch are covered with boxes of personal papers and keepsakes. The boxes are part of my Swedish Death Cleaning project which has been going on for ten years. The boxes have not been setting out all that time. They are just the most recent […]

May peace be with you today. This day and every day. “””””””” “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “””””””” “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” — Dalai Lama “””””””” “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H.

Today, a public service announcement.  Because I love you all. Let’s talk money. Cash. Cheddar. Moola. What is the easiest way towards instant millions? Why, the lottery of course.  Sure, everyone wants to win the lottery. I mean, who would turn it down if they were given that much money. Well.  As it turns out,

Weird.  That which is very strange or bizarre.  There are weird things everywhere. Like talking to your toaster.  It is also kind of weird when people save their toenail clippings.  Eating pickles dipped in peanut butter is a bit off the charts.  Or putting mayonnaise in coffee.  What about having a collection of doll heads?

Here is the thing. “But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden and squeezed under the gate!” Oh, yes. We know the good story of Peter Rabbit. It was written by Beatrix Potter.  The Tale of Peter Rabbit was written in 1893.  With little notice.  She later expanded the story

Death By Linda Stowe “Thou shalt not kill.” This is the sixth of the Ten Commandments. Not only is it against moral law but it is also against legislated law in the United States. It is wrong to kill another person. This holds true across all cultures. And yet people die all the time. I’m

Most people like music. I know I do. There is a lot to be said about music.  It has so many benefits in our lives. It reduces stress and soothes anxiety. Well. Depending on the song.  It also boosts our meed.  Again, the song is key.  Playing or listening to music engages multiple areas of

I love a good mystery.  There is just something about not knowing the full story that makes us full of wonder. The story I happened across today came from a long time ago. It happened on December 5, 1872.  That is when a ship went through a rather mysterious set of circumstances.  The name of