beautiful place
to spend a few days
no agenda
no timeline
no worries
immersed in peaceful and historical beauty
“if you can attain repose and calm, believe that you have seized happiness.”
-julie jeanne eleonore de laepinasse
—
london, ontario, canada
it’s official
the sign is up
and
santa is in the house
no kids allowed
inside the workshop
until after christmas.
“believe in love. believe in magic. hell, believe in santa claus. believe in others. believe in yourself. believe in your dreams. if you don’t, who will?”
-jon bon jovi
suddenly
december
and my rose
quietly arrive
both beautiful
and
without explanation.
—
“the rose is without an explanation; she blooms, because she blooms.”
-angelus silesius
rows and rows of flowering kale and cabbages
all come together
to create a beautiful, tiny fairy forest.
—
“a forest is not a wilderness,
but a community of souls who speak to one another on the wind.”
― anthony t. hincks
—
oakland county farmer’s market, pontiac, michigan, usa
on the via rail trip home
i was in the lucky seat
prepared to wield the mighty hammer
to save us all
on an as-needed basis
just like thor.
if he was a happy, sleepy woman
with a scratchy throat
wrapped up in a cozy scarf
sipping bailey’s and coffee
on a meandering canadian train.
—
‘courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.’
-carl von clausewitz
and i was wondering where the bachelorettes in town are living?
—
“we had a one bedroom, one bathroom,
one closet apartment with four girls.”
-connie sellecca
—
london, ontario, canada
‘the four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.’
-dave barry
—
london, ontario, canada
a stop by a pub with a cozy fireplace
for a leisurely quiet lunch
and then i saw this –
a menu note at the bottom
‘bottomless fountain pop and vanilla ice cream’ for children
things could quickly go in a different direction.
“i accept that there may be things far grander
and more incomprehensible than we can possibly imagine.’
-richard dawkins
—
london, ontario, canada
I didn't have my glasses on.... 