—
credit: mentalfloss magazine
Mar12
“litter-acy.”
—
credit: mentalfloss magazine
Author Archives: beth
Mar11
heinous meatballs, my neighbor.
lost my wi-fi connection
at home
went to log on again
and
noticed that the choices
were interesting:
shakespeare
superglue
buzzard
sharkman
and my favorite:
heinous meatballs.
i love my neighbors.
Mar10
risks.
look!
we made a diving board!
and i’m going to try it out!
—
people who don’t take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
people who do take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
-peter drucker
Mar9
freedom.
we came outside today
with
no
mittens
hats
scarves
neckwarmers
or
snowpants.
just
coats
and
boots.
we discovered
that it had
magically turned into spring.
and
when we said
coats weren’t really needed either
there were
shrieks of delight
and a
mad dash
to peel off those coats
at last
to
throw them down
after the long winter
and
to feel a taste of real freedom once again.
—
i need this wild life, this freedom. – zane grey
Mar8
window.
“looking out the window is the most important thing
if you want to know what’s going on.”
-harold m. gibson
Mar7
rest.
after a lively yoga session, the kinders rest.
—
sometimes the most important thing in a whole day
is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
~etty hillesum
Mar6
sweaters.
“we shared ideas like sweaters,
with easy exchange and lack of ownership.”
― ann patchett, truth and beauty
—
credits: getty images, mental floss
Mar5
dollars to donuts.
m and f in training at just one of our family businesses.
—
at our size you can grow 10- 20 billion dollars a year,
absolutely you can.
– Charles Holley
Mar4
safe.
each kinder
was asked
what wish
they would like
to send out
into the world
on a piece of paper.
one said this:
she understands important things.
—
the liberties of none are safe
unless the liberties of all are protected.
– william o. douglas
—
credits: 1920s AMELIARANNE Bedtime Goodnight, susan b. pearce
Mar3
go slow.
go slow reminder sign
—
with the world spinning by
and the kinders
always moving so fast
(with frequent collateral damage)
we decided
to try slowing things down a bit
so
they painted signs as reminders
practiced spelling and saying it
posted them around the room
first day –
one hit his head
because he
‘decided to jump backwards’
one fell down
while stretching and balancing
on a shaky stool
one banged something
when skipping down the hall.
we’re still working out the details.
=
wisely, and slow. they stumble that run fast.
– william shakespeare
I didn't have my glasses on.... 