one of my grandies saw that a tiny piece of glitter
had made its way
onto a big piece of birthday cake
that had come from
a sealed and wrapped bakery package
and noted:
“somehow, whenever you are around us, there is always glitter.”
that made me so happy.
—
“glitter is my makeup of choice.”
-kesha
the northern hemisphere summer solstice will occur at 5:14 a.m. et on june 21, 2022
the hour is upon us
—
“an inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.”
-confucius
i recently went with a group of colleagues/friends
to find the artist, dabls
working on his block in detroit
where we learned so much from him
an experience i’ll never forget
dabls’ installation-‘iron teaching rocks how to rust’
artist/storyteller dabls
uses materials as metaphors
to pass on his stories
of african and european art/cultures
open to everyone
he can be found working and sharing stories
on this abandoned block
that he has reclaimed
as his own and the community’s
most every day
dalbas mbad african bead museum
where each of his beads tells a story
dabls’ art has brought this house to life
—
“Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named.
And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art;
to give a name to the cosmos, we see despite all the chaos.”
-Madeleine L’Engle
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The Kresge Foundation elected Dabls as “2022 Eminent Artist”
to recognize his accomplishments in the arts as well as his lifelong impact on Detroit’s culture.
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to read his full story go to:
http://www.mbad.org/best-friends
or just stop by to see him.
here’s to the dads and dad-ishes of the world
—
“remember: what dad really wants is a nap.
really.
-dave barry
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image credit: gary larson the far side
when you have one thing you have to do all day
and it is called summer.
—
“re: times in my life when i had one thing to do all day, but i still couldn’t get to it.
“i gotta go to the post office, but i’d probably have to put on pants.
and they’re only open until five.
looks like i’m going to have to do that next week.”
-jim gaffigan
i love that this family has embraced the fun in life.
—
“life goes by fast. enjoy it. calm down. it’s all funny.”
-joan rivers
dreaming in a plufi
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—
“the replenishing thing that comes with a nap – you end up with two mornings in a day.”
-pete hamill
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credit: lori dorn
“when you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.”
-ezra bayda
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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa – summer 2022
and for yet another time
i’ve had food delivered to me
that i hadn’t ordered
some have had addresses, some have not
and i was very tempted….
called the delivery service on the bag
they conference-called us both
hungry guy and his girlfriend came over
told them i almost ate them
they were thankful and told me i should have
not sure why i keep getting people’s food
all at different addresses
from different sources
i’ve decided to embrace it
as a unique way to get to know my neighbors.
—
“the pleasure lies not in the cookies, but in the pattern the crumbs make when the cookies crumble.”
-michael korda
“let’s just have a nice coffee and maybe a little breakfast”
well….
—
“hope makes a good breakfast. eat plenty of it.”
-ian fleming
