missing pieces.

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mg reads the paper

and has stopped noticing 

when pieces

are cut out of a page

and

tucked away

waiting to be used

 for my art collage projects.

he just reads around them

without questioning

what was there

and why 

it’s no longer there

and 

it’s clear

that

we have 

a real easy

 comfort level

between us.

—

if it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it. – robert de niro

merry christmas from main street, ann arbor.

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now (2015)

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and then (1951).

finding a home for the holidays.

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two aussie grandies

heads topped with bouncing blonde hair

all settled into their new home in america

go out and rescue

rwo smooth black velvet-covered cats

who were waiting and hoping

 to settle into their own new home

and soon 

they all share a space

and

it is

very comfortable and warm

for all of them

just in time

for christmas.

—
people who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around. ~susan easterly

that special something…

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 this is certainly 

the gift that just keeps on giving. 

thanks so much for

the ceramic cowgirl boot vase.

i have never owned one,

let alone know how much i needed one.

it truly has found its place

in my cottage

this holiday season,

mini static-ridden styrofoam balls and all.

it will soon hold a place of honor 

as the centerpiece

at our upcoming

badass bookclub brunch and board meeting.

after that, 

who knows 

where it may go?

this boot is made for walkin’.

solstice.

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~ alfred kreymborg

 

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image credit: catherine hyde

alive on a sunday morning.

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credit: the optimist magazine

just be patient. let the game come to you. don’t rush. be quick, but don’t hurry. – earl monroe

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three people.

three different ways

to play 

the same game.

hurry, be patient, worry.

who wins?

be interesting, be enthusiastic… and don’t talk too much. – norman vincent peale

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sometimes even an elf

can have a bad day

and

just not feel

the same level

of 

winter festival enthusiasm

as the others.