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credits: image – googleimages, quote -lawrence j. cohen
Jun11
peekaboo.
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credits: image – googleimages, quote -lawrence j. cohen
Jun10
magic.
“books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”
-plato
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i stopped over to surprise
little grandie b
on her birthday
brought my gift
gave her a flower
shared a hug
then
she asked
if she could read to me
i had ‘read’ with her
just months before
when she pretended to read
a chapter book
imitating readers
she had seen and heard
excited to be like one of them
but today
she opened a book
read me every word
her little brother
said
“i don’t know how it happened.
but she can just read now.”
i told him
” it is magic.”
i was in awe of her
and
this surprise gift of magic
that she gave to me on her sixth birthday.
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“once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
– frederick douglass
Jun9
last day.
the kinders enjoy their last day all together
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“the last day is way shorter than counting to ten.”
― leena ahmad almashat – Harmony Letters
Jun8
soul music.
we stopped to listen to an ensemble of young girls
playing lovely music at the weekend farmer’s market.
their teacher said they were in the 8th grade
where everyone is asked
to contribute something to the community.
these girls chose to offer what they had to give –
their natural gift of music.
they had to organize the day
by asking permission to play somewhere
finding transportation
planning what to wear
being on time
introducing themselves
and
remembering their music and instruments.
all of the money they earned
from passers-by
went to a local charity.
it was a beautiful lesson.
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“music is the movement of sound
to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”
– plato
Jun7
opportunity.
“all of us might wish at times
that we lived in a more tranquil world,
but we don’t.
and if our times are difficult and perplexing,
so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”
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—robert f. kennedy, who died on this day in 1968
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credits: purpleclover
Jun6
beside.
kinder friends on an outdoor walk
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“don’t walk in front of me; i may not follow.
don’t walk behind me; i may not lead.
just walk beside me and be my friend.”
-albert camus
Jun5
great.
muhammad ali carries the weight of his son on his shoulders
—
“some are born great, some achieve greatness,
and some have greatness thrust upon them. “
-william shakespeare
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image credit: Aug. 24, 1974. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)
Jun4
gargoyles.
is it my imagination
or are
gargoyles
beginning
to look
more human
these days?
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“in fact, i have never met anyone who didn’t like gargoyles.”
-keith david
Jun3
who? take 2.
yes
i made another attempt
at keeping the brownies
in the pan
for more than
half an hour.
this time
as i was
tapping off
the
extra
powdered sugar
on top
almost all
of
the perfect batch
followed the sugar
right
into the trash
so
i brought what was left to the party
and
had to call on
my wheel of cheese
for backup.
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“it’s the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.”
-anna wintour
Jun2
tell.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 