let the games begin!
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“olympics for me is love, peace, united. “
-jackie chan
Feb10
Author Archives: beth
Feb9
gargoyle.
ever the vigilant sentinel
glenn frey the cat not the rocker
mans his post
to guard my latest pile of books
my gargoyle is at the ready
and clearly on high alert
no one dare mess with him.
—
“you cannot give up. we are gargoyle, and we are strong.”
― faith gibson
Feb8
launch.
the big launch
(elton musk would be jealous)
—
i recently had the pleasure
of attending my dear friend’s
book launch tea party.
i’ve known her as a caregiver from way back
when i taught her 3 children
and met a kindred spirit.
just some of those she’s cared for:
a menagerie of rescued pets
a kind and funny husband
three beautiful children
who became her family
when she traveled to korea
to find them
and bring them home
a feisty (highly spirited?) irish mother
all under her roof at one time
all the recipients of her loving care
even in the most challenging situations.
especially then.
all while working full time outside of her home
as an event planner, caterer, actress, and professional speaker
and she has written a book
about how to care for yourself and others
while finding your balance in that equation.
it’s a beauty of a book
full of reminders, tips, and love.
i’d recommend it for anyone
who has cared for someone, or has been cared for by someone.
ever the welcoming hostess
we shared lovely tea
and conversation
among many who care
about this amazing woman.
“there are only four kinds of people in the world.
those who have been caregivers.
those who are currently caregivers.
those who will be caregivers,
and those who will need a caregiver.”
― rosalyn carter
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“allow yourself a few minutes to relax with your copy of this book and pour yourself a cuppa so you can Take a Break – Before You Break.”
–Breeda Miller
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now available on amazon or BreedaMiller.com
Feb7
solved.
update
for those who wondered
right along with me
how i would solve
this puzzle
when the symmetrical framing
was
quite possibly built upside down
on a table too small to turn the puzzle
i opted
not to
turn the table or tear down the walls or the house
instead
i accepted
the opportunity
of the additional challenge
offered up
and just built it upside down.
solved.
—
“creating something is all about problem-solving.”
-philip seymour hoffman
Feb6
read so much.
Feb5
falling through the cracks.
had a great breakfast with family
who returned a file of family history papers
that had traveled on a journey with them
across the seas
i was happy to see them again
had the papers in my hand for all of 1 minute
as i set them down next to me
for safekeeping
they fell into a hidden crack
just kept going deeper into the abyss
until they were gone
a very kind manager
without judgement
without questions
with a good sense of humor
offered to assist
by moving chairs
pulling the whole table out
taking the booth apart
and retrieving the precious files
intact and none the worse for wear
the family journey continues
with just a short detour.
“cracks especially. you have to be careful of the cracks.
sometimes they are disguised as something else.
a doorway, or a smile or even a winking eye.
and if you fall through them, you never know were you will end up.”
-isabelle carmody – greylands
Feb4
fine dining.
dining at its finest
a win-win.
—
“for strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself,
which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.”
-arthur conan doyle
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credit: Hosted by Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse
ypsilanti, michigan
Feb3
puzzled.
that moment when you realize
after you’ve laid out
and built the frame
of a large detailed 1,000 piece puzzle
that you may have assembled
the perfectly symmetrical framing
upside down
with no way now to turn it without breaking it
due to the limited table size dimensions
(damn math)
and might likely have to build the whole thing upside down.
—
“the art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.”
-douglas horton
Feb2
up all night.
a glimpse into the real story behind the legend.
the groundhog
stays up all night
trying to calculate
exactly when spring will arrive
and is exhausted
when they wake him up
to bring him out
early in the morning
for his official prediction
each february 2nd
on groundhog day.
—
“i’m so tired…i was up all night trying to round off infinity.”
-steven wright
Feb1
february arrives.
“february, a form pale-vestured, wildly fair,
one of the north wind’s daughters, with icicles in her hair.
~Edgar Fawcett, “The Masque of Months,” -1878
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image credits: teodora paintings , magic onions
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