do i follow the go left turn sign on the left or the do not go left turn sign on the right?
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“do i turn left, when nothing is right or do i turn right, when nothing is left?”
-author unknown
May11
Author Archives: beth
May10
spring chickens.
the kinder, who are spring chickens, check out the other spring chickens
and the other spring chickens check out the kinder.
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“the sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken!”
-bob dylan
May9
be the guy with the bic.
pandora cued up a classic ccr song for me on the way home
windows down sun shining warm spring air
thinking of this quote that i just love:
“We were ready to rock out and we waited and waited and finally it was our turn … there were a half million people asleep. These people were out. It was sort of like a painting of a Dante scene, just bodies from hell, all intertwined and asleep, covered with mud. And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live: A quarter mile away in the darkness, on the other edge of this bowl, there was some guy flicking his Bic, and in the night I hear, “Don’t worry about it, John. We’re with you.” I played the rest of the show for that guy.
—John Fogerty recalling Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 3:30 a.m. start time at Woodstock.”
-hank bordowitz, bad moon rising: the unofficial history of credence clearwater revival
May8
bread.
the kinder work together to bake loaves of sweet lemon bread
to sell to their older learning partners
practicing for the big bakery the next day
when there will be many different breads
their families will be the customers
everything will cost 1 cent
if someone is hungry and doesn’t have any money
they will give them a penny and a piece of bread for free.
everyone eats bread.
“cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking.
it’s about harnessing, imagination, environment, and creativity.”
-guy fieri
May7
completely pointless.
(painting of a talented model who is not me,
but could be a close match
if i only knew how to play the piano, read music, and was cheeky monkey.)
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sunday is my very favorite day for doing something pointless or absolutely nothing.
—
“weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.”
— bill watterson
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art credit: litus gallery
May6
long distance connection.
how exciting for the class (and for me)
to receive a beautiful poster and message
from our penpal friends
led by a blogging friend/teacher i admire, jennie fitzkee
all the way from the aqua room in massachusetts
connections can be made in so many wonderful ways.
jennie with the letter we sent back to our friends in massachusetts
https://jenniefitzkee.com/2023/05/03/thank-you-letters/
—
“with a little paper and ink –
and some help from the postal service –
friendship can span many years and many miles.”
-caroline rose kraft
May5
lose your head.
a cinco de mayo
public service motivational reminder:
some days you just lose your head.
(but there’s always at least one mini tootsie roll still up in there)
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“it’s a lot easier to lose your head than to keep it.”
– suzanne collins
May4
new.
when you combine things together in a different way:
magna tiles, fresh flowers, a light table, and wonder
you can’t help but create beautiful art that is new, even to you.
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“art must take reality by surprise”
- – francoise sagan
May3
sweat.
olive, who is far from a gym rat
watches the instructor intently
she may be considering asking me to be her home training partner
i’m going to have to step up my game.
—
“friends that sweat together stay together.”
– wayze
May2
in may.
and after winter folweth grene may.
-geoffrey chaucer
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image credit: zazzle.com
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