the sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary.
~ alfred kreymborg
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image credit: catherine hyde
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credit: the optimist magazine
three people.
three different ways
to play
the same game.
hurry, be patient, worry.
who wins?
sometimes even an elf
can have a bad day
and
just not feel
the same level
of
winter festival enthusiasm
as the others.
she’s a big girl of 5 now
and wants
so desperately
to read chapter books
all by herself
with lots and lots of pages
no pictures
no help
flipping through the pages
looking for familiar letters
seeking any word she’s seen before
putting her bookmark in
taking it out again
opening it
closing it
showing us how thick it is
doing all the things that readers do
so self-assured
‘i can read them all.’
and then
her moment of truth and grace arrives
as she says
‘isn’t it funny, there isn’t one interesting word in here?’
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there are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world.
love of books is the best of all.
– jackie kennedy
fear not, there are onesies for ponies too
parts of the united states and the united kingdom might be experiencing unseasonably warm weather but that doesn’t mean winter isn’t coming. and of course, ponies get cold too. that’s why the fun-sized shetland pony named daffy was given his own fuzzy onesie to wear. dubbed a “foursie,” the festive red pajamas fit over all four of the pony’s legs. the red onesie even comes with a hood to keep the pony’s little noggin warm. it was created by ascot racecourse to celebrate ascot’s christmas racing weekend.
“in winter i always worry about daffy getting chilly as he likes to spend so much time out of his stable,” owner and animal trainer jackie rowberry said in a press release. “i love the fact that ascot has created a special foursie for daffy so that he can get into the christmas spirit. he’s loved all the attention and is quite the envy among his stable buddies!”
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credits: rebecca o’connell, ascot racehorse, mental floss magazine, jackie newberry
just wondered
not judging
why the guy
working out
next to me today
was wearing
a
buttoned-up
button-down
dress shirt
tucked into
belted dress pants?
maybe a sudden inspiration on his way home from work?
maybe in case he runs into the boss?
maybe told someone he was going somewhere else?
maybe dressing to impress?
maybe i have no idea
though
it is one of
life’s interesting little
unsolved mysteries.
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image credit: google images
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credit: class of kinders
“oh, yeah. just watch me, i’m taking notes!’
I didn't have my glasses on.... 