Category Archives: Life

irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. – anatole france

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and with this

quietly brilliant sign,

i accept your apology

with a smile.

 

house connector.

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the aussies have moved back

and the family is reunited

little f

has decided that it would be a good idea

to  connect our houses

so that we will always be close by

and never lose our attachment

so he made up a master plan

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we’ll need the following stuff:

a couple packs of big nails
a couple of pieces of wood
1 new tree plus the tree that’s already there
2 microphones with tubes attached to the end
1 zip line
1 cubby tree house
1 new house and 1 house that’s already here
2 cans of green paint and 1 can of yellow paint (our favorite colors)

1 tube of silicone stuff
2 key rings (keep in the secret key hole)
2 glass squirrel doors for the holes so they don’t steal the keys
1 saw to cut the wood
1 box of bandaids
1 extra first aid kit
2 bags each of nuts and worms and seeds to feed the tree animals
a couple of packs of kit-kats and carmello bars and cadbury chocolates for us

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this is the secret hole where we’ll leave our keys

and always have open access to our houses and hearts.

“it’s better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.” ― michael crichton

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after glancing over his shoulder

baby j is not sure

if he should

laugh, cry, scream or run.

spend some time with your friends.

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truth at any age.

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image credit: roald dahl

“it’s summer and time for wandering…” ― kellie elmore

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you never know

what beauties

you’ll

cross paths with

while wandering

on a warm summer’s day

winning is habit. unfortunately, so is losing. – vince lombardi

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it’s been a week filled with

lots of ‘lost’

and

some measure of ‘found’

lose one

find one

lose another

find something i wasn’t looking for

and didn’t know i was missing

and so it goes

glasses

cell phone

laptop

backup glasses

one earring

one shoe

retracing steps

using the sesame street approach

blending the good news with the bad

searching

crossing fingers

voodoo chanting

all leading to

 mixed results

and

an

acceptance

of this past time

as my way of life

happy

 that at least i know

where my teeth are.

for now.

what’s the difference?

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credits: pbs kids, mister rogers

nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. – ralph waldo emerson

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met this group of young entrepreneurs

while walking back

from the downtown art fair

found them

just on the perimeter

in a safe zone

for guerilla marketing

and a cash business

in a bright spot

future lemonade magnates

with

a plan

a happy disposition

and

a wagon-load

full

of quiet enthusiasm

they had made sixty dollars

on the day before

while

rotating jobs

one sign-holder

three salesmen

at street level

offering up cool cups

of

sweet relief

to all who wandered by

with shy smiles

and  a price you couldn’t refuse.

jiggly.

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credits: the rag birds, ann arbor top of the park summer festival, anne lamott

not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~ french proverb

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after the lively wedding, a calm morning after