Monthly Archives: March 2014

Mar12

wake up call

Posted on March 12, 2014 by beth

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very recently – warm and easy near the equator, nice way to wake up,

with a call from the sea, bringing news of a day,

where the biggest question is which size coconut to choose.

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and even more recently – warm and tucked in, home again in the great white north, nice way to wake up,

with a call from the weather robot, bringing news of a snow day off of school

where the biggest question is which size down comforter to choose.

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Traveling is seeing; it is the implicit that we travel by. Cynthia Ozick

Mar6

i have a very important appointment –

Posted on March 6, 2014 by beth

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here.

where i’ll be in less than 24 hours.

see you all when i get back.

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. – Robert Orben

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image credit: dominican republic ministry of tourism

Mar5

as i look forward to the return of the other three seasons and many more wonders

Posted on March 5, 2014 by beth

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on the autumn beach on the shores of lake michigan,

with babies j and b

as the sleeping bear dunes take in the view with us

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” Walt Streightiff

Mar4

hard to know…

Posted on March 4, 2014 by beth

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where one ends and the other begins.

babies b and j form a bridge

Love is the bridge between two hearts. – Swedish Proverb

Mar3

Life is either a great adventure or nothing. Helen Keller

Posted on March 3, 2014 by beth

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got a message from my good friend’s husband.

seems he’s taking 12 of us on a mystery trip to celebrate her milestone birthday.

he said, ‘pack your bags, and we’ll all meet at the airport.’

he said, ‘you won’t have to worry about a thing, it’s all taken care of.

your part is just to get some days off of work.’

Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour. Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.

Roll up (and that’s an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour.

Roll up (to make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour.

The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away,

Waiting to take you away.

Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.

Roll up (we’ve got everything you need), roll up for the mystery tour.

where are we going?, i wondered.

i imagined we might be going to chicago, where i was born, and just a few hours away.

it’s a bit chilly there in the winter, but always so much fun.

“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, center, exits the water during the Chicago Polar Plunge, Sunday, March 2, 2014.

A few weeks ago, newly-minted Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon invited Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to be a guest on the show. The politician responded on Twitter, agreeing to stop by the Tonight Show if Fallon in turn agreed to participate in Chicago’s Polar Plunge — an annual dip into freezing Lake Michigan to benefit the city’s Special Olympics.

Fallon agreed, and this morning, he made good on his promise. Both Fallon and Emanuel plunged into the slushy 32-degree water — the comedian wearing a suit and tie and the politician sporting some kind of wetsuit. Fallon had asked his fans to wear neckties in solidarity.