grandies j & b make tough decisions.
in the end
it was
the magic collapsable cup and the fairies
that won them over.
both are helpful in emergencies
and
you never know when you will need them.
brilliant choices.
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“you know, in life there are only three or four
fundamental decisions to make.
the rest is just luck.”
-raymond aubrac
“if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more, you are a leader.”
-john quincy adams (U.S. president 1825-1829)
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on presidents’ day.
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image credit: attackofthecute.com
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credits: buzzfeed, googleimages
the last holdouts at the grandies’ slumber party at peaches’ (my) cottage.
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cousins, cartoons, baby golf, talking dogs, books,
made-up group stories, pizza, mac ‘n cheese, apple juice, suckers,
stuffed animals, laughing, whispers,
sleeping bags, pillows, pj’s, flashlights,
and not much sleep.
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“no one looks back on their life and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep.”
-author unknown
staff members of the slovak and slovenian embassies meet once a month to exchange incorrectly addressed mail.
close enough, but alas, two very different places.
i should organize this with my neighbors.
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‘i believe that the open exchange of information can have a positive global impact.”
-biz stone
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credit: mental floss
we were an audience of six
(including the organ player)
at the beautiful michigan theatre
where we saw some amazing short films
thus proving once again that
sometimes less is more.
“if you have the audience, that is good, that gives you a good motivation!
if you don’t have the audience, that is good, that gives you a good motivation to try to have some!”
― mehmet murat ildan
when you find a perfect circle of ice
in the bottom of a sand pail
and hold it to the winter’s sun
things become crystal clear.
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“there is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes
do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.”
-dieter f. uchtdorf
“if you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.”
-maya angelou
happy valentine’s day to all who give it their all.
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image credit: jefferson market and cakery
what a birthday for grandie j
on an afternoon spent with family and friends at
imagine a mash-up of
barnum and bailey
music
guiness book of records memorabilia
carnivals, cotton candy, prize tickets
vintage
coin-operated animatronics, mechanical games
and
collections of very imaginable oddity
along with some
you could never imagine.
it was a boy’s dream come true.
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“once a person has all the things they need to live, everything else is entertainment.”
-neal stephenson
“reading is a conversation. all books talk. but a good book listens as well.”
– mark haddon
