Tag Archives: quotations

“You can’t put the milk back in the cow, Opie”… and other thoughts on Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2019 by scout2011

The following may be my favorite quote in relation to Earth Day: Aunt Bea: “Opie, you haven’t finished your milk. We can’t put it back in the cow, you know.” Happy Earth Day, all! To put it simply: I love … Continue reading →

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New column: “How will you enjoy autumn’s ‘golden days’?”

Posted on October 4, 2018 by scout2011

Despite the fact that temperatures in even the mountain south remain in the 80s, it is officially fall. Autumn. The season of the year that holds the most gold. How will you enjoy these fall days? This, poetry, quotes, nature, … Continue reading →

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New column: “Winter is a time to dream”

Posted on January 11, 2018 by scout2011

Winter is my favorite time to be a writer. As the winter landscape silvers and chills, my mind–and imagination–seem to open that much wider. So this, and more, in my newspaper column this week. To read, click here.

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New column: “On Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the words of others”

Posted on November 23, 2017 by scout2011

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Today, my column is about this wholly American day, how we celebrate, its complications and joys, and what others have had to say about it over the years. I sure hope y’all enjoy it. As for … Continue reading →

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New column: “August is a time of bittersweet transition”

Posted on August 17, 2017 by scout2011

August signifies the end of summer, no matter what the calendar may claim, no matter whether we have school-age children or not. There is just something in the air. So this, and more, in my column this week in The … Continue reading →

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New column: “Unpredictable March”

Posted on March 9, 2017 by scout2011

Raise your hand if some days, it feels like March weather is just messing around with you. Yep, me too. So that’s my column this week in The Greenville News. I hope y’all enjoy it! If you do, I hope … Continue reading →

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New newspaper column: “Expectations: friend or foe?”

Posted on April 21, 2016 by scout2011

My column this week in The Greenville News is all about those tricky little expectations we have of life, of others, and of ourselves. I sure hope y’all enjoy. To read, click here.

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Celebrating Marriage … with quotes

Posted on June 26, 2015 by scout2011

On this historic day–for us and the United States–my husband and I celebrate 11 years of marriage! It has been everything a marriage, I think, should be so far: enlightening, glorious, incredibly hard, and totally unique. To celebrate, here are … Continue reading →

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Welcome November

Posted on November 3, 2014 by scout2011

I know I’m three days late, but it’s difficult to believe it’s November. The view out my window has changed dramatically over the past few weeks: the poplar in my front yard has transitioned from green to gold, and now … Continue reading →

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For the Beauty of the Earth

Posted on April 22, 2013 by scout2011

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. ~ William Shakespeare All over the world today, people are celebrating Earth Day. What began in 1970 as … Continue reading →

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