on a walk
by the detroit river
one cousin
two years older
and wiser
offers the other
a show of support
and perhaps
a small bit of advice.
—
Whatever advice you give, be short.
Horace
Jul8
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I’ve spent most of my life giving advice. I’ve made people millionaires with my advice. I wish I knew how to follow my own advice sometimes.
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me too, andra. and isn’t that the truth?
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Well, now, hang on, which advice would this be, then? Please be exact and include a business plan, please, Andra.
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Reblogged this on Writing Out Loud and commented:
Perfect! Thanks Ksbeth
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so sweet, you can almost feel the closeness 🙂
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thanks, bonnie )
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Oh, so wonderful! 😀 ❤
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happy you enjoyed it, susan )
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adorable!
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thanks, roy )
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Sometimes advice can be a wise wrap of an arm around a shoulder, a cousinly kiss on the cheek, a figurative forget-me-not.
I want this picture of yours to be on a greeting card, Beth.
On the Friendship rack.
Blank inside.
Write your own advice or just sign it.
Thanks for sharing this wonder, Peaches.
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absolutely my pleasure, mark and thank you )
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Wow, how do you find these moments Beth? So perfect. And they look so little on the big walkway beside the huge river.
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special moments happen all around us, we just have to have our eyes open to them. and you are so right about the size contrast of the river –
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My problem is giving advice when it isn’t wanted. I need to be more sensitive to learn when only a friendly ear is needed.
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that is very hard for me too, as my intentions are good, and i working on getting better about holding back. )
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Lovely pic beth. I try to avoid giving advice, unless asked and then I think twice about it. 🙂
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thanks, laurie, and i’m working on it….)
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“Now let’s see if we can make a run for it – ready”? How adorable Beth.xx
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haha – you are so right, jen, and thank you )
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Adorable photo. Sweet and just well, adorable.
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thanks so much )
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Precious. What happens on the Detroit River stays on the Detroit River.
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hah! so true and funny )
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Beautiful and so sweet.
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thank you, judy )
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Wouldn’t you love to know…
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so true mark….
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Discussing their next lemonade venture?
So cute, Beth~
Ellespeth
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it could very well be, ellespeth )
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Adorable. Totally adorable!
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thanks denise )
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The best advice I ever got came from an old gambler:
“Don’t bet the ponies Son.”
To this day, I have never bet on a horse race.
I am just that much richer, I must presume…
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smart man……)
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He was.
He died penniless.
Ergo, I bet on everything. To include my life.
Cheers,
Lance
P.S. But I never bet the ponies. Not once.
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)))
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The photo itself is like a sweet melody!!
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thank you so much )
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Awww…..
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thanks, brenda )
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that’s awesome, Beth. You are in the position to give advice to your students and certainly your grandkids. Do you give much? You seem more the type to observe and learn.
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not too much and you have read me well, liz.
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I love the picture and poem. Kids are the best thing ever, aren’t they (unless they’re arrogant or bullying that is)? I just wish I could get mine to realize there is life outside of Netflix and YouTube. I suppose I will have to suck it up, and be a parent, and drag her outside to play, huh?
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thanks, and i think they are too )
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This shot reminds me of my cousins and me…oh, the memories.
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wonderful, those are very special memories )
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I agree with the quote and the picture is adorable! 😀
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thanks, melanie )
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It’s funny, I was talking to my sister the other day and we had a conversation about this subject. I said “I feel like when ever someone tells me what I ‘should’ do, it’s the wrong thing.” She answered enthusiastically “me too!! I’m just doing what feels right for ME from now on.”
Great post. Great Quote.
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thanks, and me too )
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