a scene not unlike my classroom, earlier today.
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“when the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”
-tom hodgkinson
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image credit: googleimages
Sep23
Category Archives: Life
Sep22
let things go.
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credit: wordporn
Sep21
open doors.
one day gerald mysteriously appeared
with a note and a friendly greeting
left by an unknown visitor
and
he moved into
the fairy community at my cottage
i know they welcomed him
with open arms and open doors.
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“happiness often sneaks in
through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
-john barrymore
Sep20
save the date.
good to know
and i will plan accordingly.
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“i like my zombies slow and i like my zombies stupid.”
-seth grahame-smith
Sep19
“there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” ~g.k. chesterton
what a beautiful morning to help
at the annual
juvenile diabetes research foundation event
and
to take a great walk after
right in the mix with
dogs, babies, strollers, scooters, families,
friends, teams, singles, wagons and trees
and then come to the end
very happy to have been a part of it all.
“we are all here on earth to help others;
what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.”
-w.h. auden
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photo credit: steve townsend
Sep18
the start of more.
at the library
tucked into the honeycombs
reading and chatting
grandie r
sees a little girl
who wanders over
and she says to her,
“i’m four and i have some friends from school
but i just need one more and it should be you.”
she answers,
“okay, i’m four too and i’m mira,”
then she climbs on in
and that is how they became new friends.
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“every new friend is a new adventure…
the start of more memories.”
-patrick lindsay
Sep17
dessert happens.
lunch with the kinders
waiting for the
orange creamsicle push-up bar
frozen hard
starts to melt
all falls out
put it back in
upside down
more melting
push-up stick bends
put it back in
upside down
more melting
sticky stuff
sticky stuff
sticky stuff
everywhere
more melting
make it into
a wonderful drippy droppy orange creamsicle shake
and
enjoy.
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“ice cream is happiness condensed.”
― jessie lane adams
Sep16
a tree by any other name……
melbourne assigned some of its trees
numbers and email addresses
so that residents could report problems
like low hanging branches.
instead, thousands of people wrote them love letters.
what would you write to them?
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“if you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”
-khalil gibran
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credit: mentalfloss, the atlantic
Sep15
girls’ night out?
so excited to have this
one of a kind personal Facebook invite from babs –
i’m quite sure that i’m the only one who she sent this to.
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I’ll be honest, Beth
Inbox
Barbra Streisand
Beth —
I have to admit — there have been times when I never thought I’d see a woman become president.
After all, it’s been 24 years since I said in a speech that “Men and women are clearly measured by a different yardstick” — and through that time, it often seemed that nothing much has changed.
I’m proud to stand with her, and I’m excited to join her for one night only in New York City next month. We’ve extended the deadline, so add your name right now, and you could join us there!
It’s bound to be an exciting night — we’ll be celebrating a great candidate in the greatest city in the world, weeks before she’s elected as the first female President of the United States.
Hillary and I would love to see you there. Will you join us?
Thanks, and take care.
Barbra
Sep14
organization.
to do list – style a:
play with the ponies 1.
pack the cars. 2.
go to bed 3.
get in the car to go on vacation 4.
do fun things 5.
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a major contrast in approaches
both with the same desired outcome
two grandies
each with their own
style of list
and
way of getting ready
and
organizing things
to go on a trip.
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to do list – style b:
(loose translation):
‘go around and around in a twisty circle and get some stuff done
and not some other stuff and then hide for a while
and eat something you find outside
and then get in the car to go on vacation and do fun things.’
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(i am more of a ‘b-list style’ of organizer. what about you – a or b?)
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“the process and organization leading up to cooking the egg
can tell you a lot about the cook.”
-david chang
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