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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

Peter Drucker

Well, top-o'-the-mornin'-to-ya, March! 2025 has been full of surprises so far--I can't wait to see what happens this 3rd month of the year!

I thought for today's post, we'd take a look at some of the happenings and events of the past few weeks and muse about those that will no doubt continue to brew and bubble up in the days and weeks to come. Sit back and enjoy V's speculative tea...

Let's start out with some good new...

“In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other.”

Linda Ellerbee

Month two, February at last! After the bombardment of events in January, I'm kind of hoping peace and calm are the mantras of the month, LOL. As a famous line in a movie once stated---'Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get next.' Let's see what this month of love in the age of Aquarius will bring... ❣️

NEW RELEAS...

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind."

C.S. Lewis

HAPPY NEW YEAR! A quarter into the first century of the second millennium, can you believe it? I'm thrilled to be turning the chapter on 2024--that was some ride, LOL!

I hope you had a festive holiday season. We certainly enjoyed our time under the thousands of twinkle lights here at the humble abode. Are you ready for the new year and all that it may bring?

Let's talk about the BOOKS: This year I'm super excite...

" So, every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new, the best gift life can offer is having friends like you. "

Helen Steiner Rice

Merry Christmas! I wanted to take this beautiful morning to wish you and yours a lovely day of Peace, Joy, and Goodwill. It's my favorite day of the year--let's celebrate the day's festivities with a beloved poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (with lovely pics from the Twilight Holiday Tour at Hearst Castle)...

CHRISTMAS BELLS

I heard the bells on Christmas Da...

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

John F. Kennedy

Well, hello there on this wonderful Thanksgiving Eve! What a month November has been--elections, defections (Sigh, many in the writing community are now enjoying the blue skies having ditched X, BUH-BYE), and a plethora of daily commentary to delight and/or infuriate all.

This Thanksgiving I am quite joyful. The cold weather has arrived, and the Tis-...