very closely watching the big kids playing soccer
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“big things often have small beginnings.”
-author unknown
Oct16
Category Archives: Life
Oct15
flying high.
flying high at our class circus.
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“as one, they leap, laughing,
and that is where we leave them –
mouths open, arms spread wide,
fingers splayed to take in the whole world,
bodies flying high in defiance of gravity,
as if they will never fall.”
– libba bray
Oct13
the wait is over.
i didn’t even know I was waiting
or that it was coming
but clearly they did
and we are celebrating.
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‘It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.”
-baltasar gracian
Oct12
old farmers.
October 12 is Old Farmers Day,
a day devoted to old farmers and their farming techniques.
how will you celebrate?
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“let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth
is the most important labor of man.
when tillage begins, other arts will follow.
the farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.”
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image credit: ©iStockphoto.com/irman
Oct10
decade.
there are 1 year, 2 months, and a few days
left in this decade.
left. in. this. decade.
take that risk.
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credits: word porn, wikipedia
Oct9
boxes.
kinder enjoy life outside of the boxes.
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“smile at your critics for they have yet to see the universe that exists outside the box”
-paul bradley smith
Oct8
regrets? you’ve had a few…
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“I regret nothing”
– brigitte bardot
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credits: etsy.com, laughing squid
Oct7
in the barn.
what a lovely way to spend an early autumn afternoon
watching a play unfold in the barn
‘if a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice.
if he leaves it empty, he gets actors.’
-walter scott
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image credit: *barn – farmingtonplayers.org
*“The Barn” has become an icon in the Farmington Hills community. What started in a real dairy barn is now an equally intimate theater experience in a modern, state-of-the-art, handicap-accessible “Barn.” We look forward to seeing you at The Barn.
Oct6
faint of heart.
david brinkley delivers the news – a job not for the faint of heart.
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“the only way to do news on television is not to be terrified of it.”
-david brinkley
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photo credit: abc news, 1987
definition: Merriam Webster –
faint of heart
idiom
lacking the courage to face something difficult or dangerous
– usually used in the phrase, not for the faint of heart
‘this is a difficult climb that is not for the faint of heart.’
Oct3
‘life is a collage of events, really.’ – mohanlal
for those of you who’ve followed, read, or commented on my posts over the years
I’ve finally put my finger on my ‘writing style’
it’s collage
and no surprise to anyone who knows me outside of the blogging world
it goes along with the creative outlets I’ve always enjoyed
making cards, books, and art
using pieces of things I’ve found, read, and collected in the world
it’s simply a matter of combining
images, thoughts, prose, quotes, poetry, music, and ideas
that generally don’t begin together
but once gathered
looked at in new ways
rearranged mixed and shuffled
like a puzzle with no absolute solution
suddenly seeming to belong together
to bring new meaning
when combined into a whole
my blog is the same
but the difference is
rather than being made of anything concrete
it’s abstract
it’s a mix of electronic media
it can vanish into the ethernet at any time.
like all of life
it’s about making connections.
and having lived a while
I suppose I am a bit of a collage myself.
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“every art I do is a collage.”
-santigold
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