continuing my week of ikea moments…
laughter and cookies
who could possibly resist?
—
‘nothing is worth more than laughter.
it is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.’
-frida kahlo
Jul15
Author Archives: beth
Jul14
lamp.
this family has really chosen well.
their new lamp can even walk itself out of the store.
—
‘ i like change. a new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.’
-Madonna
Jul13
‘there are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.’ -josh billings
(still shot of our video capture, not a tech glitch)
—
when you are waiting
for your family to arrive at Ikea
for the day’s adventure
and you notice
you and carol, the friendly greeter
are dressed in matching outfits
you naturally greet them together.
—
‘all who joy would win must share it.
happiness was born a twin.’
-lord byron
Jul12
today I will be..
it’s national French Fry Day
okay, it was really yesterday
but how was I to know
it was already
the 2nd friday in july
when I thought it was thursday?
so
i’m just going to have to double up today
with a twin order
who am i not celebrate a holiday?
—
*On the second Friday in July,
we recognize an American favorite known as the french fry on National French Fry Day.
French fries, also known as chips, fries, finger chips,
or French-fried potatoes, are batons of deep-fried potatoes.
no matter what we call them,
they’re common fixtures at many restaurants and are loved by all ages!
—
Art Credit : ‘Happiness Is…’ pastel by Karen Margulis
her quote reads:
‘Today I will be as happy as a bird with a French Fry.’
Jul11
stopping by for a hop.
hopscotch in the woods
—
‘i cling to the optimistic belief that the haphazard and the hopscotch,
the creature that sips among many flowers, may actually come up with something.’
-brad leithauser, american poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher
—
country farm park, Ann Arbor, mi, usa – summer 2025
Jul10
“we need new knights, but without swords.”- dejan stojanovic
knight in blue steel on four wheels
fixing a lot
now this is my kind of knight.
—
‘We are no longer the knights who sa,y Ni! We are now the knights who say, Ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!’
–
Jul9
fresh for everyone.
Pete the Cat is in his bag and he feels safe in there.
—
this post is dedicated to all of the farm workers out there
may they and their families be safe from harm
during this very challenging time
we see you and appreciate you
thank you for the hard work you do every day to bring food to all of us.
—
‘the people who give you their food give you their heart.’
-cesar chavez
*Cesario Estrada Chavez 1927-1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union.
Jul8
weird quizzes.
is this a carb or carb-free on food pyramid?
so are they anti or pro pasta?
“isn’t life a collection of weird quizzes with no answers to half the questions?”
-pawan mishra, author, screenwriter, director
—
photo credit: google images
Jul7
fine print.
can anyone actually read the fine print on this coupon?
if not,
perhaps you need glasses!
frustrating, but this is no accident
what great marketing this actually is.
—
‘the best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing.’
-tom fishbourne.
*Tom Fishburne started drawing cartoons on the backs of business cases as a student at Harvard Business School. Fishburne’s cartoons have grown by word of mouth to reach hundreds of thousands of marketers every week and have been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and The New York Times. His cartoons have appeared on a billboard ad in Times Square, helped win a Guinness World Record, and turned up in a top-secret NSA presentation released by Edward Snowden.
Since 2010, Marketoonist has developed visual content marketing campaigns for businesses such as Google, IBM, Kronos, and LinkedIn. Fishburne is a frequent keynote speaker on marketing, innovation, and creativity, using cartoons, case studies, and his marketing career to tell the story visually. He is the author of “Your Ad Ignored Here: Cartoon from 15 Years of Marketing, Business, and Doodling in Meetings”
Jul6
seven generations.
At the Omega Institute near Rhinebeck, New York, a striking assemblage of metal figures stands on the grass beside the library. You look through the hollow in each to the last, and smallest, figure, which contains an unborn child. This sculpture set was created by the artist Frederick Franck to honor the traditional teaching of the elders of the Six Nations of the Haudenosonee, or Iroquois, that we must be mindful of the consequences of our actions, down to the seventh generation beyond ourselves.
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‘In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.’
-Wilma Mankiller
*Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010) was a Native American activist and the first woman elected as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She served from 1985 to 1995 and was a strong advocate for the rights of American Indians and women.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 