at a lake house with a few friends
watching the storm roll in
on a peaceful afternoon.
—
“there is peace even in the storm”
-vincent van gogh, the letters of vincent van gogh
Aug16
Category Archives: friendship
Aug5
coffee talk.
nothing like a bit of coffee talk between friends
to restore your balance and make for a great day.
—
“as long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
-cassandra clare, City of Ashes
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art credit: ryan conners, painting, midsommer 2019, cat art
Aug2
warmth.
when in london many years ago
i happened upon these two in a park
struck by the natural warmth between them
i took this picture without their knowing
hoping i could somehow capture
the closeness
the easy comfort
between them
in that moment in time
it was simply impossible to do so
but every time i look at this
it makes me feel that warmth again
just for a moment.
—
“there is a certain phase in the life of the aged
when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years.”
-john phillips marquand
Dec4
chips.
happy international cookie day
—
“in the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.”
-salman rushdie
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image credits: liebherr.com, handletheheat.com
Nov23
a plan.
fancy dinner and sleepover celebration with friends
our plan.
not exactly sure what it was
but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
Jul28
chatting.
friends meet under the bridge
and relax into an after-dinner chat.
—
“I’d be smiling and chatting away,
and my mind would be floating around somewhere else
like a balloon with a broken string.”
-haruki murakami
—
Ann Arbor, mi – summer 2019
Jul18
helpers.
grandie f and his friends take a short walk
through their neighborhood
(and now mine)
to help bring a few first things over to my new digs.
the friendliest movers ever.
—
“i get by with a little help from my friends.”
-John lennon
May30
big and small.
kinder big and small sharing a friendship.
—
“you have been my friend. that in itself is a tremendous thing.”
-e.b. white – charlotte’s web
Mar4
tea.
met my friend and shared some time and a pot of tea.
—
“meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. the afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. let us dream of evanescence and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.”
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Feb24
power down.
a lovely ladies’ weekend spent with friends at the lake house
with a long hike through the winter woods
wonderful comfort foods and wine to share
warm blankets, pajamas, slippers
long discussions
on one thing leading to another
ranging from
our favorite cutlery (i prefer small pieces)
to our grown children (we do the best we can)
to humor (what’s funny to one…)
to politics, the state of the world, and more
(each with our own perspectives, experiences, and ideas)
no subject off limits
then spoiling ourselves with magic spa treatments
so relaxing and so powerful in so many ways.
“i feel like i’m a super hero diva and my power is glitter.”
-jujubes
