New Year's advice from Aunt Kate-2009 column



Here I am tending a bonfire again to honor the New Year's Eve 2010 birthday of my late aunt. It was cold so we all roasted marshmallows inside the indoor wood stove. My mom wanted me to reprint this advice my Aunt Kate wrote in her garden column from a January 2009 Norwood Post issue.

 " 'Tis the season to weave what you feel into the fabric of your life. Plant a seed of kindness wherever you go. Nurture the love that you have with friends and family. If a relationship seems to be failing, mend it with faith. Mulch your newly found friendships with care and understanding. Pull the weeds of unhappiness before they get a strong hold."

Sounds good to me. When her newspaper made budget cuts, she wrote that she had been "touched by the terminator." I wish I had known her better, she had a wicked sense of humor I am told. "Ta Ta" to you too.