Monthly Archives: November 2025

Congratulations!

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” –Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) Greek philosopher Congratulations to Gerb & Angie! Dear friends, David Weisgerber and Angela Vidibor are getting married today in Las Vegas, Nevada. We love you … Continue reading →

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True Hope

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.” — Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 – 1976) American painter & writer

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Truth, Please

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” — Thomas Sowell (1930 – ) American economist, social theorist, and political philosopher

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Up & Away

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” — Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008) English science fiction writer

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Loyal All the Way

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“The only people I owe my loyalty to are those who never made me question theirs.”  — Anonymous

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Yummmmm!

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

Celebrate National Baklava (or Paklava) Day with an awesome, melt-in-your-mouth piece of this delectable pastry.     Don’t wait for an Armenian or Greek festival. Make some at home for the holidays or stop by a favorite pastry shop.   … Continue reading →

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Iris

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  Oh, my! Last week we had our first frost… higher in the NC mountains, they got snow. I guess Mother Nature thinks it’s Spring now. The Iris is blooming. LOL

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Love Is in the Air

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

    “Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.” — Theodor Reik (1888 – 1969) Austrian psychoanalyst

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Hold On

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Sir Claude McDonald (1852 – 1915) British soldier & diplomat

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Work Hard

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) American Founding Father & primary author of the Declaration of Independence; 2nd US Vice President … Continue reading →

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Au Jus, Please

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

Celebrate National French Dip Day by enjoying the classic sandwich at home or at a favorite restaurant. Simply warmed roast beef or pork on a French roll or crusty baguette-style bread… with or without provolone or Swiss cheese and a … Continue reading →

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It Fell for Freedom

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  On this day in 1989, I was blessed to be in West Berlin to cover the opening of the Berlin Wall for our ABC affiliate in NH. On November 9th, we’d seen the impossible on television… people dancing atop … Continue reading →

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Hope… Always Hope

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.” — Arabian proverb         And this little gem is among the Notable Quotables in 2025’s “Hope: and Other Life Seasonings,” another pocket guide … Continue reading →

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Be Happy

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” — Jonathan Safran Foer (1977 – ) American novelist   This is one of the “Notable Quotables” in my positive, little go-to guidebook entitled “Happiness: and Other Life … Continue reading →

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Bearly Standing

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  Celebrate National Hug a Bear Day by hugging your favorite teddy bear. (No black, brown, grizzlies, or polar bears.)

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Growing Friendship

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “A friend is someone who accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English playwright & poet

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Freedom!

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

“Freedom is not America’s gift to the world; it is Almighty God’s gift to every man and woman in this world.” — Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) American actor & California Governor 40th President of the United States (1981 – … Continue reading →

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Higher & Higher

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

  “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” — Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) American TV host & producer, actress & author

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“Lord of the Rings” Lives

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Cathy Burnham Martin

After visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand along with several sites where “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogies were filmed…       Sir Ronald chose an obvious theme for this year’s Halloween costumes.           … Continue reading →

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