at our annual
fairy tea party
filled with
wonder
and
wishes
and
sparkles
and
sweets
and
magic tea
that
changes colors.
Mar2
Author Archives: beth
Mar1
wintering.
even the fairies
have settled in
for a long
winter’s nap
still tucked in
covered
by
a soft
blanket of snow
with
just
a
lemon feather
and
a few
festive trappings
above
reminding us
of
the spring
below
and
yet
to come.
—
“perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath,
for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.”
– anne morrow lindbergh
Feb28
full of it.
at the salon
relaxing
calm
friendly
chatting
sharing
herbal tea
and
stories
until
he
arrived
full of self
all pomp
and
circumstance
and
said things
to his stylist
like
i’m a writer
for the university
i prefer whiskey
only the finest
you probably
wouldn’t have heard of
the bands i prefer
i had an outing
with a large group
of my friends
this is my first haircut
since i’ve moved here
you should feel honored
and
he was young
and already
so filled up
having to prove something
to the world
and himself
and it went
on and on
so full
of false importance
and then
his patient stylist
opened a door
to get something
and
a head rolled out
and
he looked
and
he shrieked
and
his wall
fell down
just a bit
and the
rest of us
laughed
and
laughed
for a long time
and
the man
was quiet.
—-
avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls,
your ego goes with it.
– colin powell
—
image credits: getty images, flickr
Feb27
our job.
“it’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world.
it’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
– l.r. knost
—
image credit: neil abramson
Feb26
i loved this. and then it got even better.
this was sent to me
by
my sister
and
i could
identify
with
every word
for it’s
an
approach
to life
that i share
with the small boy
in the words above
and then
there was
the orange sticky note
that
she attached
to it
and i
saw
this
as
a
wonderful
compliment
and
a
precious
gift
for
it shows
that
she truly
knows
who i am.
Feb25
write about winter in the summer. – annie dillard
and for now a word
of summer’s day in winter
gold and welcoming.
—
image credit: earthporn
Feb23
when we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. – mark twain
the known facts:
nacho the cat not the food
guarding his ‘catch’
a large unbaked potato
now missing a few bites
and partially peeled
on the stairs
the still-unanswered questions:
not sure
why
or
how
just
left
to
wonder
and
be
impressed.
—
without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.
what would be left to strive for if everything were known?
– charles de lint
Feb22
buy the ticket, take the ride. – hunter s. thompson
valentine’s night
was wonderful
downtown
beautiful view
of the
frozen river
shared border
between
two countries
with
cityscapes
old and new
snow falling
no worries
about driving
bitter cold
warm company
a new dress
romantic
took a cab
to a
lovely dinner
in a beautiful
historic house
glowing with warmth
and
hints of
delicious food
and then
the play
one of my favorites
sweet
musical
love story
calm
and after
ready for
the trip back
into
the
comforting embrace
of
our warm hotel
but
the cabs
were hiding
in
places unknown
staying warm inside
remote garages
and
mg rescued
a woman’s lost glove
part of a another
happy couple
and
in return
we met them
they were
in the same
transportation predicament
waiting for their car
and she said
‘don’t worry.
you have a ride with us.’
and
we uber-ed
with the
random strangers
when
the driver
finally arrived
we immediately
headed
in the wrong direction
turn signal on
lost
confused
friendly
new driver
mario
second day on the job
in over his head
from brazil
no sense of direction
worse than mine
didn’t know the city at all
using his boss’s car
so much laughter
and we had
a crazy ride
and saw
our hotel
in the
opposite direction
drove through the city
more laughter
one of our hipster
fellow passengers
and tried to
take on the role
of navigator
she had begun
celebrating early
and was
much loved by her partner
who accepted
her funny side
and her state of
altered reality
that was clear
and we all
told mario
‘look for the biggest building in the city.
the one you see in all the pictures.
head towards the river.
you can’t miss it.’
but
somehow
he did
miss it
and
even more
laughter
and
survival bonding
and i
offered her
my rose
as a thank you
for the ride
as they finally
dropped us
and headed off
for places unknown
their own destination
even farther away
and it was
like being part of
a performance art skit
and
so glad
we held on
embraced the adventure
for the ride of our lives
the perfect ending
to a magical night.
—-
be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. the ride might not be as predictable if you’d just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting.
– edward whitacre, jr.
Feb21
fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small. ~ ruth gendler
my worst
vacation nightmare
ever
bad clowns
creepy cemetery
seedy motel
remote location
you will not
find me here
ever
—
fear makes us feel our humanity. ~benjamin disraeli
—-
credits: google images, tonopah, nv
Feb19
when holidays collide.
happy chinese lunar new year 2015
apparently
there is some controversy.
is this
the year of
the sheep,
the ram,
or
the goat?
opinions differ
but
everyone agrees
on one thing
it’s a horned animal
of some sort
and
it
looks like
these two
either
started early
or
wandered in
from an
extended
mardi gras
celebration.
***
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31511109
—
– credits: google images, bbc.com
