Kim McMahill

I sincerely hope that May finds everyone well and that we are able to celebrate the May Days with friends and family. If not, please continue to social distance and find creative, solo, ways to celebrate these May events. May 1 – May Day May 2 – Kentucky Derby Day May 4 – Star Wars Day May 5 – Cinco de Mayo & National Teacher’s Day May 8 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day, World War II May 10 – Mother’s Day May 12 – Lilac Sunday May 16 – Armed Forces Day May 18 – Victoria Day (Canada) May 25 – Memorial Day

“There are things you do because they feel right and they may make no sense and they may make no money and it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other and to eat each other’s cooking and say it was good.” Brian Andreas The customers at Laney’s Delectable Delights say her food’s delicious. Laney Eskridge runs the tea house in Cooking Up A Mystery , a new release. She worked to put her husband through dental school. Then he left with another woman. She's on edge from the emotional scars and her parents' deaths. Then she hears unexplained noises in her new tea house, and her anxiety is tripled. Add a budding romance with Eric—a guy with a fear of commitment—and it's all too much to handle. She cuts ties with Eric and plunges into making her business pay off. When Eric discovers that Laney's in danger, he vows to protect her. But can he make a lasting promise? Will she trust him? . . .and when they overhear a threat that could cause national turmoi...

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“Bears are made of the same dust as we, and they breathe the same winds and drink of the same waters. A bear’s days are warmed by the same sun, his dwellings are overdomed by the same blue sky, and his life turns and ebbs with heart pulsing like ours. He was poured from the same first fountain. And whether he at last goes to our stingy Heaven or not, he has terrestrial immortality. His life, not long, not short, knows no beginning, no ending. To him life unstinted, unplanned, is above the accidents of time, and his years, markless and boundless, equal eternity.”  - John Muir - 

Wishing everyone a happy Easter. Though celebrations will likely be much different than in past years, the reason for the holiday remains the same. Be kind, be patient, and be safe.

“ If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ”   Henry David Thoreau

Any time of year a drive up the North Fork Highway in northern Wyoming is a real treat. On my latest outing we saw bighorn sheep and elk galore and as usual, beautiful scenery. There is nothing like nature to uplift the spirit during difficult times. I hope everyone can find a bit of space for some fresh air and rejuvenation. Sorry the elk are a little blurry, but I didn’t want to get close enough to startle them, so took the picture from an appropriate distance.

April has a number of significant religious dates to observe and a few other days of note. Appreciate April by acknowledging or celebrating the following special days. April 1 – April Fool’s Day April 3 – National Walk to Work Day April 5 – Palm Sunday April 8 – Passover (lasts 8 days) April 10 – Good Friday April 12 – Easter Sunday April 20 – Patriot’s Day and Ramadan Begins April 22 – Earth Day in the United States and Administrative Professionals Day April 23 – Take your Daughter to Work Day April 24 – Arbor Day