we were all quite amazed and amused
after each ordering an entree
when one of my daughter’s dish arrived
it appeared somehow very different
from all of the rest of ours
big enough to feed at least ten people.
sometimes, you just have to go with it.
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‘your big opportunity may be right where you are now.’
-napoleon hill, american self-help author
‘our similarities bring us to a common ground;
0ur differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.’
-tom robbins, american author
walking into the very old west side book shop you never know quite what category will draw you in. this time, I was inspired by the outlaws, lawmen, gunslingers shelf. probably harkens back to my days of watching all the old westerns on Saturday afternoons with my dad.
‘the books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. she went on olden-day sailing ships with joseph conrad, she went to africa with ernest hemingway, and to india with rudyard kipling. she traveled all over the word while sitting in her little room in an english village.
-roald dahl, matilda
just another day spent
keeping my community safe
by fighting off a few t-rexes.
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author note:
(yes, I nerdishly looked up the plural for t-rex,
but do think I invented the word, nerdishly)
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“we are all here for a spell. get all the good laughs you can.”
-will rodgers
walking around the neighborhood
I discovered something that was new to me:
yard ponies
not something you see every day
or ever
in my case
they were quite big
seemed peaceful
a couple of them looked very tired.
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“trotting together
we know our way,
through bright sun of morning
our cares, cast away;
our ponies fly over fields and streams,
working together,
weaving our dreams.
From ” Ponies,” Celebrate the Seasons”
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‘even a wounded world is feeding us.
even a wounded world holds us,
gives us moments of joy & wonder.
i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand,
but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return it.’
-robin wali kimmerer, author, braiding sweetgrass
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today, on earth day, and every day
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walking the ann arbor parks, michigan, usa, 2025
“there had been, to put it mildly, a vibe shift.”
― Maureen Johnson, author, nine liars
follow the bunnies to find your treats!
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art credit vintage pinterest postcard
These animals, crafted from cardboard and plywood, make up “The Herds,” a public art project that recently set off from the Democratic Republic of Congo on a journey through major cities in Africa and Europe. The goal is to raise awareness about how the climate crisis is endangering the very animals represented by the life-size puppets. “We believe thousands and thousands of people are watching us,” project member Siphokazi Mpofu told AFP. “We believe out of these thousands, maybe 10 will take out something on what we are doing and then take it back to their communities, to their cities.” Watch a video of the herd in motion.
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‘The wildlife and the natural beauty of this earth are the heritage of all generations to come.
We must act as their guardians.’
– Sir David Attenborough
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source credit: AFP
get your bonnet on and bake your cake, easter is coming!
‘creative people don’t have a mess, they have ideas lying around everywhere.’
-lori mcnee
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image credits: pinterest
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