Originally Published in the Sun by the Sea magazine. Print and online at: http://www.sunbythesea.com “Home is where the dog runs to greet you.” ~ Unknown Dog Lover ~ Isn’t spring the happiest time of year? My favorite companion (and awesome advice columnist) Lettie and I are sporting constant grins these soft, salt-scented days. Our…

  Arrange Virtual Gatherings 🖥👩🏻👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰👱🏻‍♂️ Plant a Vegetable Garden 🍅🥒🥬 Remember the Rainbow Comes After the Rain🌈 Indulge in Lots of Sunrises & Sunsets 🌅🌇 Live Happily at Home🏡❤

  [Originally Published (with a few tweaks:) in the Sun by the Sea newspaper…print and online at: http://www.sunbythesea.com “Is the spring coming?” he said…What is it like?”…”It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine.” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden. April arrives in brilliant light. Twirls in the…

“An optimist is the human personification of spring.” ~ Susan J. Bissonette   March makes time for meditation. Learns to be still. Seeks solitary time. Notices spring has arrived. Creates peace within the comforts of home. Warms up seaside. Arranges daffodils. Craves infinite sunshine. Thinks Positive! Shakes sand out of beach bags. Walks along the…

                      “Isolation is a way to know ourselves.” ~ Franz Kafka Hmmm…not sure what I want to know about myself, but here’s Things I’d Like to be True About Myself: I am someone who: Stops to Smell the Roses Opens to the Possibility of a…

“Believe in Sunrise.” ~ Quotesgram.com  

How do you define self-care during these stressful epidemic times? I’m thinking we need it more than ever. In previous times, however, it got a bit of a bad rap. To discover what exactly qualifies for “self-care,” I consulted Google, the Ultimate Guide to, well, whatever and wherever you require guidance. Turns out, they know…

  “If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. I never found a companion that was so companionable than solitude.” ~ Henry…

“Happiness, not another place, but this place…not for another hour, but for this hour.” ~ Walt Whitman What makes you happy? As we sail into spring, SPF (and antihistamines) on hand, with winter in our rearview mirrors and extended sunlight hours upon us, we’re sure to be happier, right? Well, maybe, depending on how you…

“Nature gives to every time and season some beauty of its own.” ~Charles Dickens Makes all Things Possible Arrives in Seaside Style Reaches Happily Toward Warmer Days Cruises Along the Coast Hears the Sounds of Returning Seagulls