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January 2026

  Howdy y’all – from sunny Florida! Yes, it is sunny today but has been up and way down in some of the other days, much to the chagrin of the snowbirds who come to Florida to get warm.  Oh, well, it’s probably better than what they left at home. And you know what, even with the screwy weather lately, we have still managed to have some beautifully spectacular sunsets full of bright pinks and oranges that covered the entire sky and the clouds therein.  Sunsets can be so lovely! Did you catch the southern drawl in my opening greeting?  I was quite surprised when I heard my little hairdresser, Lisa, let a y’all slip from her lips during my visit to her salon.  I have detected a slight southern twang ln her voice before, but this use of the word to remind a couple of ladies of a changed appointment time, really surprised me.  I wonder how often she does use it?  I haven’t heard it from anyone else yet. Speaking of Lisa, she did give me a new permanent on th...

December 2025

  HOLIDAY GREETINGS!                                                                                                 January 3, 2026 It’s hard to believe that the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years have already come and gone for another full year.  It leads me to wonder what each will be like next year?  But in this letter I’ll focus on what happened this year.  Actually Thanksgiving and my birthday on December 1st were dealt with in last month’s letter so we’ll start this one after that. You may not remember, but just before I left Grants Pass I had a biopsy taken of a sore place on my right cheek close to my ear.  After arriving in Sebring Florida it took a while to get an appointment with a dermatologist here...