Category Archives: gifts

Dec22

the gift of nothing.

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The Gift of Nothing considers two main subjects:

the concept of nothing and the value of friendship.

What do you give a friend who already has everything?

Why, you give them nothing at all.

One of my favorite books, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, ‘The Gift Of Nothing,’ explores the meaning of friendship and the meaning of gifts.

What is a friend and what is a gift? Things might not be what actually make people happy. Perhaps it is the people and our relationships with them that really make us happy.

Why do we give gifts? Is it to show that we care about the person and that we are happy to be with them? If so, is the gift truly important or could the real gift be spending time with them?

Originally written for children, but loved by all ages.

 

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Author/Illustrator: Patrick McConnell, New York Times best selling author and Caldecott honor artist, creator of the popular comic strip Mutts.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books

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“the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

because when you give your time,

you are giving away a portion of your life that you will never get back.”

 -author unknown

Mar7

gifts?

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not mine, but a step up

from the ashtrays we used to make in art class at school

as a christmas gift for our parents. 

anyone else?

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“because, kids.”
-author unknown

 

 

 

 

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Feb11

shared.

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 a delightful surprise

getting back into the car

thinking of my next stop

  a gentle knock on my window

opened to hear a smiling stranger say,

‘i just wanted to give these to you, have a beautiful day.’

 holding this lovely little bouquet

making my way back into the day

made all the sweeter with this gift.

 

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“happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.”

– john arrigan

Dec6

tarantula.

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*g.r.t. alert

not one of these descriptors appeal to me;

*giant –  robotic – tarantula.

this is not on my gift list in case anyone was wondering.

thank you in advance.

 

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“even on central avenue, not the quietest dressed street in the world,

he looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake.”

-raymond chandler, amercian-british author

Aug13

brie.

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my very creative and talented niece

just on the cusp of teenager-hood

presented me

with this lovely fairy

 made on her way to come for a visit

with plaited hair

a hand-painted face

and fashion-forward attire

 she was such a joyful surprise

due to her acorn cap beret and sense of style

i’ve decided to give my new fairy the french name of ‘brie.’

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“the world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”

-neil gaiman

Jun9

greenhorn.

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one of my favorite teacher gifts ever

a big, colorful, ceramic unicorn

chosen and painted by a student

body painted green, my favorite color

eyes painted yellow, her favorite color

accents painted black, because they look cool

and a unicorn

because it was a gift straight from the heart.

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p.s. i named it ‘greenhorn’ because it looks like it has magical powers

 

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“be a unicorn in a field full of horses.”

-author unknown

Feb20

his gift keeps giving.

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 ‘mr. rogers’ neighborhood’ aired for the very 1st time, 55 years ago

fred rogers was a unique person with an immense heart and an incredible understanding of life

he’s one of my personal idols/heroes and i’m happy to see his legacy and lessons continue.

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“we all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.”

-mr. rogers

 

 

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credit: fred rogers productions

Dec22

little something.

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love to do last-minute surprise drop-offs of cards and tiny gifts.

 

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“christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”

-charles m. schulz

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image credit: etsy.com

Dec2

wrap it up.

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not olive and i,

but similar to what went down when we wrapped gifts together 

i apologize in advance for any cat hair in the tape.

 

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“a wonderful gift may not come wrapped as you expect.”

-johnathon lockwood huie

 

 

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photo credit: getty images- 1938

Nov4

gifted.

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after 3 days of conferences with parents

sharing stories of each child’s gifts

i’m all talked out

but really loved the conversations.

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“we are all gifted, that is our inheritance.”

-ethel waters

 

 

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photo credit: bbc earth