Dear Reader Column 10-27-08

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Dear Reader,

A little bit of whimsy.

If it cost more to mail something than it did to buy it, in my mother's logical mind, it would be ridiculous to pay the postage. But I'm glad my friend Chellie Campbell doesn't think like that. Ever since I wrote a column about how I love to bring home the miniature soap, shampoo, and lotions housekeeping leaves for guests in the bathrooms of the fancy hotels, whenever Chellie's on the road--which is frequently, she saves the little bottles, boxes them up with fancy tissue and ships them to me. Yes the postage costs more than the contents, but when I see a package from Chellie in my mailbox, instantly I'm smiling.

A different kind of whimsy brought a spaghetti smile to my face the other day.

Black is my favorite color, at least when I'm eating spaghetti. Because no matter how careful I am, the red sauce ends up on my shirt, or my skirt, or if a noodle slips off my fork--I'm here to tell you spaghetti sauce does not come out of white ankle socks very easily. My husband teases me about my spaghetti mishaps, and rightly so, because I used to joke that if I wanted to know what he'd eaten for lunch, all I had to do was look at his shirt.

My homemade spaghetti was on the menu yesterday, but when I headed for my bedroom, to change into something more appropriate (anything black) my husband handed me a whimsical spaghetti eating solution. He'd made it himself, especially for me. I'm sure you'll want one, too. The postage will cost more than the materials did to make it, but my husband has volunteered to make five others to send to readers.

If you're afflicted with the same spaghetti eating problem as I am, take a look at what my husband made for me and enter to win one of your own. (I'll even sign it for you.) Go to: http://tinyurl.com/5zvetc

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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Comments

[nick derpack]

I really hate it that Oprah made it her pick but my very very fave book is THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE....
This from INDIAN COUNTRY...
TAHLEQUAH ,OKLAHOMA