The best index to a person's character is:a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, andb) how he treats people who can't fight back.Abigail van Buren, Dear Abby Haven't had much heart for writing this week. Our precious friend Sallie has gone home to be with her Jesus. We miss her! For… Continue reading character!
Foggy early...with highs in the 60s! Compared to 100° this is heaven. Too cold and damp for tramping the beach. So, off to the donut shop. Coffee and donuts are...coffee and donuts, except at Dolly's Donuts in Morro Bay. Here coffee and donuts are an experience! One that will take up most of a foggy… Continue reading foggy donuts
New Reading... The Eternal Word 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 (New King James Version "You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books and that’s kind of the same thing."–Anonymous 'I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.'~Daphne… Continue reading chronologically
The serenity of a day spent by the sea dictates our activities. If it is fair and fine we'll clamber down to the beach at low tide and walk a long way up the coast, gathering treasure as we go. A summer squall can blow in as quickly as the tides change and the wisps… Continue reading serenity by the sea
Oh summer! It's so-o-o-o hot here in The Valley. In Summer we long to be near the restless sea. So we're on our way to the coast! Albert Einstein once said, "Logic will get you from A to B. But imagination will take you anywhere." So, we're going to the coast—in our imagination—and you're invited… Continue reading summer by the sea
Independence Day and Election Day are looming in our immediate future! As the days draw ever closer, these ancient words become my daily prayer for our Country and its people. Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not… Continue reading pray for the USA
Some say romance is old-fashioned. I say it's timeless. It's beauty has sustained it. It's style still applies. The world outside my home may be sleek and new, but inside my fence there must the poetry of the birds and the bees, the comfort of shade on a hot summer's afternoon, and the fragrance of gardenias! Wandering around… Continue reading gardenias spell romance
Contentment Cottage 