Merry Christmas, my friends and family. I write this while sitting by the fire on a gloomy December day just as the sun is setting. We’re only nine days from Christmas and I’m still finding it difficult to feel “Christmas” like I used to. I think one needs children to experience that old magic.
Reflections
Reflections of Mindie Burgoyne and other authors on life, lifestyle, healing, and travel
Christmas Letter 2023
Here’s to the end of the dark nights and any winter in our hearts. It’s finally Christmas, my friends. Wishing you love and abundant blessings. And, I hope you can kiss a baby this Christmas. It’s good luck for the coming year.
Christmas Letter 2022
For the last 15 years, the salutation for my Christmas letter has been, “Merry Christmas from Marion Station.” I skipped sending a letter in 2021 because I was in the throes of moving to a new town. After Dan passed away in December of 2020, I left our Marion home.
Christmas Letter 2020
Merry Christmas from Marion Station. I write this to you from my 2nd story office, which has a panoramic view of the south side of my home. I’m fortunate to write while looking out through the treetops of magnolia, crape myrtle and maple trees. Today it’s gloomy and pouring rain which is good when one needs to be in a reflective mood.
How to Talk to Trees
Learn How to Talk to Trees in 5 Easy Steps You don’t have to be smart to learn how to talk to trees. You have to be in tune and able to feel a connection to nature. There is a natural connection between trees and humans. And humans of all […]
Vacation of Many Cars With Teens From Hell
A single mother takes two teenagers and an eleven-year-old on a cross-country vacation and manages to lose one car and buys three more – all in three weeks. Surprisingly, her now-grown children remember this three weeks of hell as a fun summer when they got see Mount Rushmore, the Mall […]
Farewell, Whitey Schmidt
The Blue Crab Guru has left us, and the Eastern Shore has lost a great writer, a well-known foodie and a good friend. Whitey Schmidt passed away on Friday, July 18th. He had been suffering from chronic illnesses related to his diabetes from many years. I interviewed Whitey for several […]