on the night before
the Barcelona – Napoli soccer match
takes place in the stadium
the streets close to cars
and open
only to people
who celebrate
with food and drinks
and especially music
as martha reeves
belts it out
under the stars
for the happy crowd.
—
‘i will always dance in the street.’
-martha reeves
feliz cinco de mayo.
—
“mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties.”
-enrique pena nieto
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artist credit: eli halpin
what a perfect mix today in town
first spring football game
hash bash
warm, sunny weather
ice cream
and hula hoops.
—
“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
how to know when the party’s over.
—
you haven’t really been to a party
until you’ve been to a kindergarten party
they mean business.
—
“school should be the best party in town”
-peter kline
’twas new year’s eve at the lake house
and two of our
fellow celebratory foot soldiers
and their loyal dog were down
though they made a miraculous comeback
returning to the fray for the midnight hour
and it was something to behold.
—
“forgive me if I sleep until I wake up. “
-charles olson
christmas is getting very close.
—
“i celebrate christmas with willful glee.”
robert rinder
(a candid moment from my recent fiesta)
—
my goat and i would like to thank
each and every one of you
who help me
celebrate every day
(the best day ever)
by being a part of my life.
—
“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
if you have eaten the above, you are my contemporary.
—
here i go, around again
another trip around the sun
happy to say i’m still here.
—
google images
is it one of the hottest days of summer?
is it time for our annual
christmas in july/august celebration?
absolutely.
with long-time friends
turkey dinner
wine
christmas cookies
stories
and
odds and ends re-gifts to each other
that we’re highly likely
to re-gift to someone else at a later date
no reason to keep the joy of giving all to ourselves.
—
‘christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.”
-bryan white
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image credit: pinterest vintage, petticoats and pistols
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
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