I am the proverbial storyteller. My goal here is to share stories of joy, wisdom, and some of my life experiences and observations. I feel a deep appreciation for life and beauty. I love nature and all things living, (well, maybe not mosquitoes, and creepy dangerous things!) I am a retired nurse, who has dabbled in many different hobbies over the years. I have one cat, two grown sons, and the two wonderful daughters in law. and three beautiful grandchildren. I love my life in NC.
Last night I had trouble going to sleep. I realized that at least part of the day I had had unsettled feelings. I felt like the old person who is always saying, “I long for the good ole days when everyone got along (or wasn’t like this!”) I couldn’t watch the news showing one group … More “Come on People Now!”
For Part 1 of this letter https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/06/24/dear-grandmother-t-part–1 Dear Grandmother T, I understand you now in ways I never thought I would. I too had a happy marriage at first. Then things changed after the first four or five years. I now know the behavior I saw in you as weakness and frailty were the signs … More Dear Grandmother T. (Part 2)
Knowing that you were born in 1901, I knew you grew up in difficult times. I loved the picture (below) of you and your mother, my great grandmother, (named Big Mama by my father, as a child). Both of you have such comfortable and sweet smiles in the photo below. Below the photo, is a … More Dear Grandmother T. (Part 1)
How can we foster bliss-filled peaceful minds instead of blitzed out minds? We are bombarded constantly with emotional, visual and auditory “static.” Where, or more appropriately, how can we find or make some calmness, peace and quiet in our lives? How can we motivate ourselves to practice what we know are the healthiest behaviors to … More Blissful or Blitzed, Choose Mindfully
One day, I stopped at a sandwich shop where wholesome sandwiches, with a variety of breads, cheeses, and meats, always made delicious meals. The bread is fresh baked and fills the restaurant with alluring aromas. With that kind of “atmosphere” the employees are always cheerful. That day there was a friendly woman behind the counter … More More Than Lunch
As an older woman with a child’s heart (not the transplanted kind!) I still love to look back on my childhood and remember so many memories of good times with my family. In my earliest years 0 to 4 years old, I lived with my parents at 601 Arlington Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina, where there … More Memories from My Childhood
When I go to my home state, South Carolina, in peach season, I always bring back some peaches for friends and neighbors. The following happened years ago and gave me a nickname from one of my first son’s friends. I had just returned from a trip to my hometown. Following my tradition, I brought back … More Peachy Hospitality
When Creator made the new world, he also placed First Man and First Woman in it. Just as their world was new, so was their relationship. … More Cherokee Legend of Strawberries
Well, it seems I am on a roll of strange events. I signed up for a seminar the other night at 7 PM on Zoom. I had the Zoom class number and pass code on my Google Chrome Notebook. So I opened Zoom and entered the needed details. There was no evidence of anything. It … More I Heard Voices
One day, years ago, I became saddened by the suffering of the planet and it’s people, our climate changes, the deaths of innocent animals as their environment changes; and everything seemed to be “going to hell in a handbag.” I thought about the fears and anxieties of the world’s sick or hungry; or those terrorized … More One Little Bird
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