kinders build something new.
—
“art is about building a new foundation,
not just laying something on top of what’s already there.”
-prince
Apr20
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Apr19
grasshopper.
kinder sings the praises of the grasshopper family he has created.
—
“how narrow is the vision
that exalts the busyness of the ant
above the singing of the grasshopper.”
-khalil gibran
Apr18
right moment.
“mix a little foolishness with your serious plans.
it is lovely to be silly at the right moment. “
-horace
Apr17
glitter my heart.
after spending weeks
immersed in the world of fairy and folk tales
the fairy tea party
with magic apple tea, served in tiny teacups
and
fairy bread with sprinkles, unicorn cookies,
giant strawberries, and sparkly cupcakes
all served on real china
waits
ready to be discovered
by the kinder fairy -folk
upon their return from the tower.
—
“fairies glitter my heart with giggles.”
~Terri Guillemets
Apr16
away-ting.
me just hanging around and waiting for tech support today
working with wordpress to resolve ‘glitches’
more soon.
hopefully.
—
“technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.”
-daniel bell
Apr15
understanding.
“peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
-albert einstein
Apr14
impact.
“if you read just 15 minutes a day, in a year you will have read about one million words. think about the impact that has on your child, their ability to understand text and develop concepts about the world around them.”
—
in honor of national library week
—
credits: painting by gary-nikolai angleov, bookstock.mi.org
Apr13
make your own.
kinders mix up a batch of sweet lemon bread.
—
“there comes a point in your life
when you need to stop eating other people’s bread
and make your own.”
-chris geiger
Apr12
mixed.
mixed feelings
when walking inside from another round of snow
and being greeted by a 4th of july display
at least i have my sandals on
with my long down coat
and i am ready for anything.
“there are certain odd times and occasions
in this strange mixed affair we call life
when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke.”
-herman melville
Apr11
where hobbies, hijinks, and capers go bad = my childhood #2
another day, another hobby.
in the late 60s
this was a book that i longed to own
i loved to get mail and loved to get free things
what could go wrong?
i used my saved-up coins to send in for the book
and could not wait to begin using it
i read it from cover to cover
marking pages, checking off favorites
began writing notes, stuffing envelopes, and ordering things
using stamps that i found in a junk drawer
before i knew it i had a small collection of
weird government brochures, lists of tips, tables, charts, and recipes
none of which were really of any use to me
but i didn’t care what any of it was
as long as it came in the mail and it was free
my pile grew and grew
until it didn’t
when once again
i realized that i had no income
had used all of my money to buy the book
and had no way
to buy any more of the stamps
that i needed
to send in my requests
to get free things.
what i really needed were unlimited free books of stamps
and it was on to the next ill-fated hobby for me…
—
“sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.”
-albert einstein
I didn't have my glasses on.... 