Jul18

creative endeavors.

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here we meet again

 my former kindergarten student

now at the annual Ann Arbor art fair

having grown into a wonderful human

and innovative artist.

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‘creativity is like scientific research in that it involves things that haven’t been done before. as such, creative endeavors are essentially experiments, and if they really unique, you have no idea what will happen.’

-tina seeling

 

* tina seeling is an american educator, entrepreneur, and author of 17 books on creativity and innovation. she is a faculty member at Stanford University and currently the executive director of the Knight-Hennesy Scholars.

 

https://www.masonkupina.com

Jul17

mosaics.

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‘we are mosaics — pieces of light, love, history, stars

— glued together with magic and music and words.’

– anita krizzan

 

 

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image credit: nature, asbmb journal

Jul16

found!

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you truly never know what you’ll find at ikea

I even found one of my grandsons

waaaaaay up on a shelf

and he was only $6.99!

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‘being lost is worth the being found.’

-neil diamond

Jul15

kafferep.

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continuing my week of ikea moments…

laughter and cookies

who could possibly resist?

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‘nothing is worth more than laughter.

it is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.’

-frida kahlo

Jul14

lamp.

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this family has really chosen well.

their new lamp can even walk itself out of the store. 

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‘ i like change. a new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.’

-Madonna

 

Jul13

‘there are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.’ -josh billings

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(still shot of our video capture, not a tech glitch)

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when you are waiting

for your family to arrive at Ikea

for the day’s adventure

and you notice

you and carol, the friendly greeter

are dressed in matching outfits

you naturally greet them together.

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‘all who joy would win must share it.

happiness was born a twin.’

-lord byron

 

Jul12

today I will be..

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it’s national French Fry Day

okay, it was really yesterday

but how was I to know 

it was already

the 2nd friday in july

when I thought it was thursday?

so

i’m  just going to have to double up today

with a twin order

who am i not celebrate a holiday?

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*On the second Friday in July,

we recognize an American favorite known as the french fry on National French Fry Day.

French fries, also known as chips, fries, finger chips,

or French-fried potatoes, are batons of deep-fried potatoes.

no matter what we call them,

they’re common fixtures at many restaurants and are loved by all ages!

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Art Credit : ‘Happiness Is…’  pastel  by Karen Margulis

 her quote reads:

‘Today I will be as happy as a bird with a French Fry.’

 

 

 

Jul11

stopping by for a hop.

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hopscotch in the woods

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‘i cling to the optimistic belief that the haphazard and the hopscotch,

the creature that sips among many flowers, may actually come up with something.’

-brad leithauser, american poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher

 

 

 

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country farm park, Ann Arbor, mi, usa – summer 2025

Jul10

“we need new knights, but without swords.”- dejan stojanovic

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knight in blue steel on four wheels

fixing a lot 

now this is my kind of knight.

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‘We are no longer the knights who sa,y Ni! We are now the knights who say, Ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!’

– Graham Chapman, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,

Jul9

fresh for everyone.

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Pete the Cat is in his bag and he feels safe in there.

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this post is  dedicated to all of the farm workers out there

may they and their families be safe from harm

during this very challenging time

we see you and appreciate you 

 thank you for the hard work you do every day to bring food to all of us.

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‘the people who give you their food give you their heart.’

-cesar chavez

*Cesario Estrada Chavez 1927-1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee  (AWOC) to become the  United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union.