Every year Tom and I go into Nature Gifts to look at the cool things. This year, for the first time, we bought something. I love this store because it has unique jewelry and decor items. The jewelry is very sparkly, which always makes me think of Jackie. The wall decor is bright and cheerful …
Guale Preserve, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Tom and I recently revisited the Guale Preserve on St. Simons Island. I wrote about it in 2000 when it first opened. You can read that post here. Because we have spent so much time on St. Simons Island, there isn’t much new for us to see or do. Not a lot of fodder for …
Deep Thoughts and Some Quotes
I was standing in the bathroom this morning and had a deep thought. I often have deep thoughts and sometimes they are even profound. This morning’s wasn’t profound and I didn’t write it down so I have now forgotten it. This is the way of deep thoughts. They are often fleeting and fly through my …
Seventh Season at Fort Frederica National Monument
Tom and I are back at Fort Frederica National Monument for our seventh season. This one will be our shortest yet because we want to be back home at the beginning of March. We need at least a month to see our doctors and family before we head out on our next big adventure. Fort …
Friendship Is a Sheltering Tree
The older I get, the more I value the friends I have and the more time I want to spend with them. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in his poem “Youth and Age,” wrote “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” I like that image for friendship, especially friendships that have endured over time. An unknown author said, “Friends …
Making Music at Christmas
This Christmas, I had several opportunities for making music. Music allows me to worship God more than any other medium. I worship when I sing and when I listen to music. The Lewis Center United Methodist Church Choir presented a cantata this year. Cantatas are a beautiful way of making music. They also seem to …
Four Christmases in One Week
How was your Christmas? Mine was wonderful, although a little different than usual. In fact, I had four Christmases in one week. Usually I just stick to two, sometimes three. Four might be a little much. The first of the four Christmases was on Sunday, December 24. In the morning Tom and I attended Lewis …
Five Favorite Places of 2023
Every year since Tom and I retired, I have written a blog post about our five favorite places. Sometimes I have to expand the list a little, but I can usually narrow it down to five or six. You can read each of the favorite places lists by searching for favorite places in the blog …
The Whitney House in Worthington, Ohio
On one of the few wintery evenings in December, Tom and I met John and Jackie at The Whitney House in Worthington for supper. Although John and Jackie have eaten there several times, it was a first visit for Tom and I. John made reservations, which was a good thing because the restaurant was very …
Ten Best Books of 2023
According to Goodreads, I have read 137 books this last year. Because I am writing this on December 28, I have two more books that I am sure I will finish before the end of the year. I read this record (for me) number of books because we didn’t have any television for four months …