Valerie Collins Blogs

Wishing you all the best in 2015. Happy New Year! 

Slow down and enjoy life! Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to all! 

Either step forward into growth or step back into safety 

He who hesitates is not only lost....but miles away from the next exit.  

How will you ever know if you don't try? 

Success isn't permanent.....failure isn't fatal 

If you want to be happy.....then be 

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory ~ Dr Seuss With love to Molly 

Don't wish away your days waiting for better ones ahead...Enjoy Life 

If your food is beautifully arranged on your plate, you know someone's fingers have been all over it. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! 

Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day ~Shina Tamin 

It's one of those rake-leaves-so-you-can-shovel kind of days here in Ashtabula 

I don't know the key to success.....but the key to failure is trying to please everybody  

The best things in life are not things 

The one good thing about an Ohio winter is I can stay indoors without feeling guilty 

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they go ~Will Rogers 

A spot of rust gives a vehicle character....said no one ever in Ashtabula, Ohio 

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination ~Earl Nightingale 

You know it's cold outside when you go outside and it's cold. Welcome to Ohio! 

I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self contained; I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition; They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins; They do n... 

'Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. Ib. The Last Rose of Summer, st.1  

You make me happy ....I wrote this for you 

Much happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything