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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

small and big.

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very closely watching the big kids playing soccer 

 

“big things often have small beginnings.”     

-author unknown

flying high.

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flying high at our class circus.

 

“as one, they leap, laughing,

and that is where we leave them –

mouths open, arms spread wide,

fingers splayed to take in the whole world,

bodies flying high in defiance of gravity, 

as if they will never fall.”

– libba bray

panic in the disco.

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(not me, but I had the same face when looking in the mirror this morning)

ever have one of those mornings

when you wake up very suddenly

notice it’s not dark outside

like it always is

when you wake up to go to work

you text your work partners

panicked and feeling guilty

to apologize

say you’ll be there asap

wondering why you didn’t hear your alarm go off

thinking about how you can get ready and do a make-over in 5 minutes

then begin to text your bosses to say the same

only to realize in the middle of typing

that it is

actually sunday

not monday

 have to type again

to apologize for waking everyone up?

just asking….

 

 

“forgive me if I sleep until I wake up. “

-charles olson

 

 

 

image credit: bored panda

the wait is over.

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i didn’t even know I was waiting

or that it was coming

but clearly they did

and we are celebrating.

 

‘It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.”

-baltasar gracian

old farmers.

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October 12 is Old Farmers Day,

a day devoted to old farmers and their farming techniques.

how will you celebrate?

“let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth

is the most important labor of man.

when tillage begins, other arts will follow.

the farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.”      

-daniel webster

 

 

 

 

image credit: ©iStockphoto.com/irman

sad raccoon.

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 on my neighborhood nextdoor site – written by a kind neighbor:

“we found a raccoon in our driveway that looks sad and is not moving.

is there anything we can do about it?”

 

“let us fill our hearts with our own compassion –

towards ourselves and towards all living beings.”

-thich nhat hanh

decade.

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there are 1 year, 2 months, and a few days

left in this decade.

left. in. this. decade.

take that risk.

 

 

 

 

credits: word porn, wikipedia

boxes.

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kinder enjoy life outside of the boxes.

 

“smile at your critics for they have yet to see the universe that exists outside the box” 

-paul bradley smith

regrets? you’ve had a few…

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“I regret nothing”
– brigitte bardot
credits: etsy.com, laughing squid

in the barn.

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what a lovely way to spend an early autumn afternoon

watching a play unfold in the barn

‘if a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice.

if he leaves it empty, he gets actors.’

-walter scott

 

image credit: *barn – farmingtonplayers.org

*“The Barn” has become an icon in the Farmington Hills community. What started in a real dairy barn is now an equally intimate theater experience in a modern, state-of-the-art, handicap-accessible “Barn.” We look forward to seeing you at The Barn.