Tag Archives: holidays

Monday #18: Make It Count

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Dar Hosta James

A couple of weeks ago, a Facebook friend posted an article by Bonnie Ware, blogger, songwriter and former palliative care nurse. The title of the article is Regrets of the Dying, and it is a list of the top five … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mondays | Tagged Creativity, dar hosta, fortune, gratitude, happiness, holidays, imagination, luck, New Year | 5 Comments

Monday #18: Reflections

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Dar Hosta James

Snow! Glorious snow! I just don’t understand the complainers out there on this one, I truly don’t. Seems to me that some people will use the weather as an excuse to complain about anything. Yesterday afternoon, I heard someone complain … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mondays | Tagged alzheimer's, Brain, dar hosta, dementia, dreams, exercise, Hippocampus, holidays, learning, memory, New Year, reflection, running, Shutter Island, Social Sciences, Temporal lobe, trees, Vanilla Sky, winter | 4 Comments

Monday #17: Cards and Bards

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Dar Hosta James

I never sent out holiday cards last year. I don’t really know why, I just didn’t. And, I still feel badly about it, but I haven’t even gotten this year’s cards ready yet and it’s already December 20. I am … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mondays | Tagged art, books, cardinal, cheer, cheerfulness, Child, Children, Christmas card, Couplet, dar, dar hosta, education, Facebook, Greeting card, happiness, holidays, learning, nature, Poetry, rhyme, silly, Stephen Sondheim, Teacher, teaching, trees, writing | 5 Comments

Monday #16: Nature Calling

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Dar Hosta James

Twelve shopping days left! Like you, each day, I find my email inbox is chock full of new offers from every online vendor I’ve ever bought anything from in my life, and my real, snail mailbox is bursting with catalogs–a … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mondays | Tagged animals, Arts, buying, dar hosta, Discovery Channel, earth, education, environment, film, foxes, gifts, giving, holidays, nature, photography, Planet Earth (TV series), running, Shopping, trees | 1 Comment

Monday #13: Cup Of Soup

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Dar Hosta James

The season of eating and FOOD is upon us, friends! I love good food. All kinds. I love everything about food and some of my best days and best friends come from the time I spent working in restaurants, beginning … Continue reading →