Monthly Archives: June 2016

Jun10

magic.

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“books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,

flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”

-plato

—

i stopped over to surprise

little grandie b

on her birthday

brought my gift

gave her a flower

shared a hug

then

she asked

if she could read to me

i had ‘read’ with her

just months before

when she pretended to read

a chapter book

imitating readers

she had seen and heard

excited to be like one of them

but today

she opened a book

read me every word

her little brother

said

“i don’t know how it happened.

but she can just read now.”

i told him

” it is magic.”

i was in awe of her

and

this surprise gift of magic

that she gave to me on her sixth birthday.

—

“once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

– frederick douglass

 

Jun9

last day.

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the kinders enjoy their last day all together

—

“the last day is way shorter than counting to ten.”
― leena ahmad almashat –  Harmony Letters

Jun8

soul music.

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we stopped  to listen to an ensemble of young girls

playing lovely music at the weekend farmer’s market.

their teacher said they were in the 8th grade

where everyone is asked

to contribute something to the community.

these girls chose to offer what they had to give –

their natural gift of music.

they had to organize the day

 by asking permission to play somewhere

finding transportation

planning what to wear

being  on time

introducing themselves

and

remembering their music and instruments.

all of the money they earned

from passers-by

went to a local charity.

it was a beautiful lesson.

—

“music is the movement of sound

to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”

– plato 

Jun7

opportunity.

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“all of us might wish at times

that we lived in a more tranquil world,

but we don’t.

and if our times are difficult and perplexing,

so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”

—

—robert f. kennedy, who died on this day in 1968

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credits: purpleclover

Jun6

beside.

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kinder friends on an outdoor walk

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“don’t walk in front of me; i may not follow.

don’t walk behind me; i may not lead.

just walk beside me and be my friend.”

-albert camus

Jun5

great.

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muhammad ali carries the weight of his son on his shoulders

—

“some are born great, some achieve greatness,

and some have greatness thrust upon them. “

-william shakespeare

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image credit: Aug. 24, 1974. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)

Jun4

gargoyles.

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is it my imagination

or are

gargoyles

beginning

to look

more human

these days?

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“in fact, i have never met anyone who didn’t like gargoyles.”

-keith david

Jun3

who? take 2.

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yes

i made another attempt

at keeping the brownies

in the pan

for more than  

half an hour.

this time

as i was

tapping off

the

extra

powdered sugar

on top

almost all

of

the perfect batch

followed the sugar

right

into the trash

so

i brought what was left to the party

and

 had to call on

my wheel of cheese

for backup.

—

“it’s the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.”
-anna wintour

 

Jun2

tell.

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Jun1

who?

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something went missing

but who was responsible?

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oh.

i have no idea

and

i’ll never tell.

—

“without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.

what would be left to strive for if everything were known?”

– charles de lint