easy peasy
now if this isn’t a brilliant idea, i don’t know what is-
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“i only wish i could write with both hands, so as not to forget one thing while I am saying another.”
*-teresa of avila,
*also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
while on our recent visit to the farm
one of the 3-year old kinder
asked the farmers why the windmill wasn’t spinning
after a short discussion about the wind and movement
he put it all together and was happy to know the answer.
when we sat next to each other on the bus for our return to school
he turned to me with a big smile and said,
“you know, i just love, love, love learning.”
and it almost brought me to tears.
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“the capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”
-brian herbert
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image credit: kobi yamada, apg sales and distribution,
just a guess,
but i’m thinking
this was not
thoroughly thought through
market tested
or
focus grouped
and may not go well.
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“nothing dies harder than a bad idea.”
-julia cameron
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source credit: mingott pet
when you try and try
to make a snowman
the fluffy, sticky, wet snow is gone
the icy, hard, dry snow is here
you think and think
of another way
just decorate a bump that you find
make a flat-puffy snowman
and there you go.
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“creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. it fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.”
– bruce garrabrandt
Pick Up Truck Swimming Pool
What it is: A pool made from a pickup truck bed
What You’ll Need: A pool liner
Estimated Cost to Make: $20
Paddling pools are great, but they often pop or get misshapen. If you happen to be the proud owner of a pickup truck, then consider investing in some pool liner. In no time at all, you could have a sturdy metal pool right there in your truck bed that can hold the whole family. Of course, you can’t let the kids get too crazy or they might get a bruise or two, but it’s a wonderful idea. There are even companies out there that sell liners, especially for trucks. It’s a great way to customize your Ford for the summer!
—
“start where you are
use what you have
do what you can”
-arthur ashe
who knew? enjoy your holiday weekend.
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source:pickuppools.com
one of these folks has been around for awhile and has always been ahead of his time.
—
“ideas shape the course of history.”
-john maynard keynes
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image credit: british medieval history
oh, audrey, class of 2020 –
this harkens back to my days
in the 70s
painting on my best friend’s parents’ new car
(my parents said absolutely not)
proudly plastering on
the glory of our days in school
the coming glory of our leaving
driving around all day
in the hot sun
noticing with surprise
when we scrubbed it all off
even though the paint was gone
the sun had baked our message on
the marks from the paint remained
never able to be truly washed off
memorializing our message into eternity
my friend’s parents with an equally surprised reaction
at least audrey painted on the windows, not the body
she will go far, that one.
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“no one knows what’s a good idea or a bad idea until you try it.”
-marc randolph
that moment
when you go to the grocery
to get some ice
for your food
after a wild and windy rainstorm
knocked your power out
you pull out your bags of ice
only to find
a secret ice cream stash
placed there by a brilliant grocery worker
hidden for later
and your day is made.
—
“greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.”
-victor hugo
we’re gonna’ need a bigger boat
—
“ideas are easy. it’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.”
-sue grafton
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image credit: white lotus farms, ann arbor, michigan, usa
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