Dearest Readers Today is New Years Eve. A time for everyone to celebrate, just a bit too much. A time to give thanks that we are able to ‘welcome in the New Year.’ When I think of New Years Eve, I think of friendship, spending time with some of my closest friends and reminiscing about …
Dearest Readers: Today, I awaken to another gray day in Charleston. Now, it is raining outside. Raindrops tap, tap, tap, on the windows and I’m thankful I called my four-legged family members inside only moments ago. They are so funny when it rains. When the back door opens, they rush inside, only to stop as …
Dearest Readers: This could be perhaps the shortest blog I have posted. Why? Simple. Actions speak louder than words. As a child, my brutal, angry mother shouted those words to me more than I wish to remember. Tonight, I am listening to the imbeciles of my neighborhood playing with fireworks. They are popping so often …
Dearest Readers: Merry Christmas, World. It is early morning on Christmas Day. A day to reflect. A day to pause. A day to remember and appreciate the true reason for the season. A day to pray and give thanks. Christmas Day 2013 – a day to appreciate all there is. Last evening, my husband and …
Dearest Readers: December 2020: Since the arrival of Corona Covid-19 Virus, I still like to think about traditions, especially at Christmas Time. This year, we will not visit or attend Christmas parties of any kind. Phil and I are blessed. Neither of us has suffered from any contagious diseases. Mainly, we remain at home. This …
Dearest Readers: Yesterday was my D-day. D=DREADED! Yesterday, after missing three weeks from my Weight Watchers meeting, I dressed and told myself it was time to face the music. No, I wasn’t singing. The music I had to face was the dreaded, almost morbid type of organ sound…Dum…Dum…Dum Dum. You can probably imagine the tune. …
Press Release December 17, 2013 Contact: Amanda Marr Sevierville Chamber of Commerce (865) 919-5385 / amarr@scoc.org  THE STEELDRIVERS HEADLINE 10th ANNUAL SEVIERVILLE BLOOMIN’ BARBEQUE & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Sevierville, Tenn. – Sevierville’s Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass (May 16 & 17, 2014) festival has announced the entertainment lineup for its tenth annual event, including a …
Dearest Readers: Christmas is more than gifts, socializing, drinking, partying and simply having fun. Christmas is the season where we appreciate Christ and all that He represents. To those who are atheists, I say, it is a fact that I believe in Christ and Christmas and I strive to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas. …
Christmas  Is…  Dearest Readers: Yes, it is the Christmas season. A time to give thanks and be appreciative for all that we are, and all that we have. A time to celebrate the birth of CHRIST…a time to recognize that IF we did not have the ‘birth of Christ’ as the reason for the …
Dearest Readers: Today is a new day, one that I will not go to my regular Weight Watchers meeting. Over the Thanksgiving holiday I have gained — again! I am so furious with myself that I could throw in the towel and give up, BUT — I shall not quit! While I am ashamed and …
Barbie Perkins-Cooper, Author 