it’s just not a parade until the veggies do their dance
—
“vegetables are a must on a diet.
i suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
-jim davis
Jul6
Category Archives: Life
Jul5
grow.
Jul4
liberty.
happy 4th of july
—
“the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”
-thomas jefferson
—
image credit: google images
Jul3
speed.
(not us, but what we imagined we looked like)
back in my advertising days
we decided to get active
and created
an after-work
roller blading group
we did this
each wednesday
for 6 years
with a pretty loyal core of people
and noticed that
we never got better
never lost an ounce of weight
never got faster
but we did
meet our local police
see things from street level
like we had never seen them before
scream when going down big hills
frequently get passed
by speed skating groups in matching outfits
sweat a lot
listen to outdoor concerts in the park
plug in a blender outside
for margarita night
laugh endlessly
cross paths with many interesting people
discover places that we didn’t know existed
blade into taverns for refreshments
get breathless
survive many scrapes bruises and sprains
and
share such a wonderful adventure.
(not us either, but more what we really looked like)
—
“there is more to life than increasing its speed.”
~mohandas k. gandhi
—
image credits: google images
Jul2
tradition.
“being a traditionalist, i’m a rabid sucker for christmas.
in july, i’m already worried that there are only
146 shopping days left.”
-john waters
—
image credit: pinterest vintage
Jul1
my friends are my estate. – emily dickinson
with deepest gratitude.
—
“i cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.”
-charles r. swindoll
—
image credit: pinterest, 1930s long island
Jun30
out of the box.
daughter and grandie
take up the sport of diving
as they
get ready for moving day
and find all the treasures one could ask for
and one they didn’t expect.
—
“it’s so important to never limit yourself, to find yourself in a box.”
-ashanti
Jun29
abracadabra.
grandies and a friend
open a magic trick shop
with tricks
priced according to
the level of awe factor
the magic box trick
or
the card tricks
available upon request
and don’t forget the
family discount option
performance art
at its finest
some days
it becomes a
whittled stick shop
and others
a painted rock shop
the transformation
and imagination
are
pure magic.
—
“magic is believing in yourself,
if you can do that,
you can make anything happen.”
-johann wolfgang von goethe
Jun28
mexican fortune.
went out on taco tuesday
for a
family fiesta
all tacos were just one dollar
and
when we got the menu
we saw
the new ‘surprise filling’ option
kind of scary and intriguing at the same time
we asked our server as instructed
“what’s it going to be today?”
but
alas
it wasn’t available
they ran out of it
must have been very popular
but
couldn’t they have
just combined things
and
made one up?
how would we know the difference?
raisins, mashed potatoes, and green jello?
or
watermelon rinds, blue cheese, and kit-kat bars?
or
whatever they found in the kitchen?
if there were mexican fortune cookies
i expect that mine would have read:
—
“expect nothing. live frugally on surprise.”
-alice walker
—
Jun27
chasing fireflies.
just at dusk
fireflies
flit
and
a
gaggle of grandies
trying to catch up with them
fly.
—
“i began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
he taught me that if you are interested in something,
no matter what it is,
go at it at full speed ahead.
embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it
and above all
become passionate about it.
lukewarm is no good.
hot is no good either.
white hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”
― roald dahl, My Uncle Oswald
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