“despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” ― lilly pulitzer
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photo credit: faerie magazine
Feb18
Author Archives: beth
Feb17
flamin’ fat tuesday.
today is a day of celebration
mardi gras
fat tuesday
and
new orleans
is
in full swing
in keeping with
the spirit
of the holiday
i
shall celebrate
with
a bag of
flamin’ hot cheetos
and stay up
one hour late.
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it has been said that a scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an american has not seen the united states until he has seen mardi-gras in new orleans.
– mark twain – march 1859
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image credits: ‘life n the mississippi’ first edition, tumblr
Feb16
americans kick off the week with a day off. some of us.
here’s the most amazing thing you’ll ever read about our 10th president:
john tyler was born in 1790.
he took office in 1841, after william henry harrison died.
and he has two living grandchildren.
not great-great-great-grandchildren.
their dad was tyler’s son.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
the tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life.
lyon gardiner tyler, one of president tyler’s 15 kids, was born in 1853.
he fathered lyon gardiner tyler jr. in 1924, and harrison ruffin tyler in 1928.
harrison tyler has been interviewed in the last few years for new york magazine.
lyon tyler spoke to the daughters of the american revolution a while back.
it’s all in the math.
his living legacy continues.
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credits: j.english, mentalflossmagazine, google images
Feb14
blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. – albert camus
happy valentine’s day
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image credit: smithsonian
Feb13
have you ever wondered?
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credits: wordporn, google images
Feb12
classroom pet. part deux.
we did not give up
after
our sea monkeys
never hatched
and
did not live
to rule the kingdom
of kindergarten
and now
we’ve welcomed
‘lobo’ the fish
yes, it means wolf
named by
our spanish teacher
whose only pet was a dog
and ‘lobo’
feels like
what a pet means
to her
and to us
and we tried
to make
his new home
look like the ocean
and sparkle like the sea
and say hi to him each day
and feed him when he’s ready
and invite him to nap when we do
and let him hear us singing and playing
and give him clean water when he needs it
and we hope
‘lobo’
is as tough
as a wolf dog
and lives
a happy life
with us
for a long time.
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do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly,
don’t tell them where they know the fish.
– mark twain
Feb10
rush less. play more.
when it’s too cold
for us to go out
to play with the snow
why not
just bring the snow in
to play with us?
Feb9
patience.
i left the store
and
saw the enthusiasm
on his face
as he
gathered up the carts
and ran
with
as many as he could push
and
then some
and
he was clearly strong
on the outside
but
just as he was hitting his stride
about to cross
the last fifty feet
into the store
a car
decided to back up
and
took a few tries to do so
and
a family
decided
to cross in front of him
and
a young couple
ran in his path
and
four more cars
drove in front of him
and
things
just kept coming
and
still he stood
patient
and
unflinching
just
waiting
and
when the path
was
finally clear
once more
he
slowly
walked the carts
back into their place
in the store
in a show of
personal
inner strength
endurance
and
will
and
having no idea
anyone noticed.
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patience, persistence and perspiration
make an unbeatable combination for success.
– napoleon hill
Feb8
a knight in a dress covered in hearts may be the bravest one of all.
the opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
– robert anthony
Feb6
hiding.
it is often my nature to be abstract, hidden in plain sight, or nowhere at all.
– gerard way
