family watches with pride and awe
as mom/wife/my youngest daughter
crosses the stage to get her master’s degree
she worked so hard for this
all while
caring for them
teaching full time
learning at night
and
showing them what is possible.
“do something wonderful, people may imitate it. “
-albert schweitzer
—
proud of you baby girl, go blue!
one of my happiest ways to spend a relaxing day
with coffee, pajamas, music,
and a full string of one of my favorite director’s films.
always good for a dark humor laugh
but more often than not,
a scream.
—
“for me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”
-alfred hitchcock
as our temps take a dip into the zero-ish range,
it is good to remember the importance of connection,
the joy of giving to others, and the comfort of the sun.
—
“it is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake,
the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam.
this crisp winter air is full of it.”
~john burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”
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painting by: francesca rizzato – ‘Winter’s Tale’
they told santa that they would
make sure to send some cookies along for mrs. claus,
because he usually gets to all of them
and she doesn’t get any treats.
the note is to make sure that he doesn’t forget to share.
—
– happy christmas to all –
—
“sharing the same meal reaffirms kinship.”
– deng ming-dao
—
photo credit: neel
“i love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence
and just about everything that goes along with christmas. “
-hillary scott
—
photo credit: juniper fox
only female adult reindeer keep their antlers through December.
that means santa’s reindeer are probably all girls.
—
credits: national geographic kids/national geographic books – weird but true christmas
“i’m going to need more sprinkles. my cookie is empty.”
(decorating with the kinders)
—
“i cant sprinkle sprinkles on.
i lose control when i have sprinkles.
i’m shaky.
i still remember the great sprinkle accident of 1982.”
-ryan stiles
“one kind word can warm three winter months.”
~japanese proverb
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painting by: alisa black – ‘a winter’s day’
one of my favorite teacher gifts.
ever.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 