November 2025

What do these things have in common? A sharp knife.  WiFi.  Peaches.  Walking. Shasta daisies. Clean sheets. Well.  Time’s up.  These are all things that I am grateful for.  Along with a million other things, from my red blood cells to cumulus clouds.  Throughout the day, I try to take notice of all of these […]

Mar-a-Lago By Linda Stowe Donald Trump has made Mar-a-Lago just about as infamous as the Tower of London, but he wasn’t the first resident of the sprawling estate. That was socialite and cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, who had the place built in 1927. Translated from Spanish, the name Mar-a-Lago means “sea to lake,” reflecting

A good word for the day? Remuneration. It is not one we commonly use.  I, being the city girl, think it sounds like what a cow does to digest its food. But really, it just means payment.  That is all.  It means, more simply, getting something in return for what you’ve done. This could come

We are all spiritual beings, whether we realize it or not. Some people don’t pay any attention to this one bit.  And yet, all throughout their lives, they behave in some manner or another. Perhaps they are kind and caring toward people.  Maybe they volunteer in their communities or are known for lending a helping

Snacks.  Even the word, the very sound of it, is enchanting. I love it when someone says, “I think I’ll have a snack.”  It simply has a magical ring to it. Of course, we all eat our meals throughout the day.  It is how we stay alive.  But in between those meals, we often get

Here is something for all of us to remember. In these times, when there seems to be so much going wrong in the world, specifically in the United States, we should always understand that we cannot mend the entire world.  We can’t fix the huge problems.  We are small and the world is large. And

Each day, I give thanks for all the normalcy in my life.  There is so much goodness in the simple, everyday life of things.  The ordinary and mundane are absolutely sublime to me.  Whenever I hear a hard story, I am reminded of the fortunate places in my own life. One such story is about

Here we are again for Day Two. More of those interesting facts in honor of the fake November “Interesting Facts Month.” Hold on to your blustery hats.  Making believe, all over again.—Tolkien’s Moral DilemmaDo writers struggle?  Of course they do.  Apparently, J.R.R. Tolkien’s moral dilemma while writing The Lord of the Rings was this.  Tolkien