today
it was
finally time
for
my car
the red devil
to move on
to a new owner
strong
and steady
but not
a very hearty
long distance
winter companion
like
a friendly and loyal gorilla
who just can’t quite
make it up a hill
bought my shiny silver car
saleswoman said
i knew
you were the perfect person
for this car
when you asked me
to program in
the npr station
and i sang
all the way home
like
a silver canary
who was just a bit off-key.
“gossip is the devil’s radio.”
– george harrison
by day’s end
my three daughters
will be
on three different continents
africa, australia, america (north)
and i
will be
like the moon
quietly
looking over
each of them
with light
and pride.
—
You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets
and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
– Samuel Johnson
—
image credit: nasa.gov
stopped by
a local independent pharmacy
with a name that ends in ”II”
even though
they have no store with “I”
after its name
and
fell into a time warp
i was
in an old five and dime and drug store
both rolled into one
the aspirin
and many other things
looked like
they had been there for ages
with a slight yellow tint to them
some
were the only ones
left on the shelves
time stood still
in that little store
nothing had changed
in years
it had slipped
through the cracks
and then
i looked closer
and
saw the rest
there were
tiny glass animals
titanic coloring book
wild buck notecards
men’s dress socks
magic tricks
meercat attack animal warning signs
chocolate milk
grill mitts
mermaid activity books
comfortable chairs for waiting at the pharmacy
golden books
necco wafers
animal suction cup toothbrush holders
a metal cigarette box
with an exotic woman on it
saying
‘i stole your boyfriend’
face powder
ceramic neon sandal
fax service
how to tie nautical knots book
prescription delivery sign
kitten puzzles
postcards with puns
dream catchers
a grab bag for $1.00
filled with
old greeting cards
you had to take your chances
it was all whimsy
and old-fashioned-ness
mixed with
medical supplies and drugs and novelty
and a dash of
i loved discovering
all of
the special things
about it
and the best of all
was
the tiny woman over 80
standing vigil at the front register
who rang up the order for a total of
$3,403.26
a young manager
quite pregnant
on her way out
stopped
when she called to her for help
came back
to fix the slight overcharge
and said,
‘now, don’t give her change for $3,400, she didn’t give you that much’
it was
$1.75
for my tiny glass giraffe
she nodded
so
sweet
unruffled
full of grace
her hair was done
wearing
matching earrings and necklace
the beautiful older woman
was relieved
when i paid cash
i gave her 2 worn singles
she gave me
a shiny quarter back
wrapped my animal
in tissue paper
folded it into a little bag
she smiled
and told me to come back very soon
i will.
—
time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
– nathaniel hawthorne
—
image credits: longs drugs 1938, salvador dali, persistence of time 1931, getty images
—-
image credits: liveafrica.com. grammarly,com
climbing the apple trees
flying kites
chasing fireflies
sending messages in a bottle
wandering through the library
playing big games
losing shoes
baking cupcakes
reading books
so many surprises
walking everywhere
finding clues
making costumes
singing made-up songs
talking into the sewer to invite the ninja turtles to a party
meeting the people all around
making up and telling stories
robots and legos
dancing like centipedes
playing in and out and around the water
sand in your pants
tunnels and giant ants
making a palace for the fairies to move into
big, big messes
cardboard forts
cousins, cats, dogs, goats, bunnies, lobsters, frogs, fish
and more family of all kinds
and becoming part of the art
you are six shooting stars on a shining summer’s day.
—
yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. –
john lennon
—
dedicated with love to all of the little stars who make my life so big
and all of my seasons so bright –
peaches
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and today is the last day
for a while
that we all will be together
and we will share every minute of it
before heading on down the road
each in our own direction
and we know
we’ll find our way back together again
before too long
and i wish that this day could go on forever.
—
maximize every opportunity today. there is a lot of living and loving that can be done in 24 hours.
– author unknown
found these two down the street
guess the price was too high
even with
that stripy, ratty love seat
thrown in as a bonus.
—
he who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.
– henri matisse
spending the weekend with grand baby joeys, f and m,
(who have a look of mischief in their eyes like the vintage lads above)
while their mom is away with friends
and it’s so very different
from time spent with our girl babies
yet every moment is equally exciting
in its very own way
where going swimming in a pool
counts as a bath
and waking up in bathing suits
makes us ready
for another day’s adventure
and it’s all about
perpetual motion
and peeing
and rocks
and bugs
and ghost tales
and staying up late
and everything is sticky
and wet
and dirty
and it is a delight.
boys are found everywhere – on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on,
swinging from, running around, or jumping to.
– alan marshall beck
—
image credits: everything vintagesteff.com, pinterest.com
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