11/11/2010
To our Veterans and Military Personnel : Thank you more than words can ever say.
God bless you, Neil and Sue Harrison
In about three weeks, we’re moving from our current home to a smaller place just across the road. Meanwhile, I’ve found a new reason for gratitude. The lowly cardboard box. God bless that person who invented these marvels of modern life. They can be broken down flat to take up little room when you don’t…
We are delighted to give away two wonderful books this month, both of which celebrate Summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! VIEW FROM THE SIDEROAD by Sharon M. Kennedy: [From the cover copy] “Join us for a trip through Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula in this collection of fictional short stories. Whether it’s a sailor who shuns…
Here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we’re used to snow and cold temperatures, but this year even the folks around here are getting fed up with winter. So to cheer myself up, I’ve decided to list some of the good things about very long, cold winters. 1. More writing time. 2. My back porch becomes a…
This week, we’ve enjoyed so many blessings! 1. A good doctor’s report for my father, who was having stroke-like symptoms. Diagnosis? A pinched nerve in his neck. 2. Receiving a fun package from “The Joyful Rose Shop” that included a Christmas chalk board and these cards: Please excuse my poor photography on this wonderful card….
Last year, I received an email from folksinger Ann Rowland http://www.annandwillrowland.com/ who asked if I’d be interested in joining her and David Roth http://www.davidrothmusic.com/ also a folksinger, as a presenter at the North of 45 Writers’ Retreat in May 2011. I said YES! I am so glad I said YES. My husband is so glad I…
Today my father is 84! I’m always a bit amazed when I think over Dad’s life experiences. He was born in Arkansas, back when it was still a very normal thing for Arkansas farmers to use mules, not tractors. He remembers his great grandfather who was a veteran of the Civil War – and a POW (and…
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Thank you, Dobie. As Neil and I said, words are not adequate.
Thanks Sue.
I am a Navy veteran and I appreciate the appreciation!
Dobie
Amen to that!!!