( festive artwork that was a precursor to the night’s joyful celebration)
seeing this painting upon entering the room
where my dear friend
finally had the chance
to have the wedding she’d always wanted
delayed by two long years of pandemic
i knew it would be a memorable celebration
that really lived up to the artist’s vision
and then some.
—
“all great celebrations break away from the mundane.”
-jessica marie baumgartner
(a candid moment from my recent fiesta)
—
my goat and i would like to thank
each and every one of you
who help me
celebrate every day
(the best day ever)
by being a part of my life.
—
“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
at the annual ann arbor city-wide celebration
a wonderful band from russia plays live
and the crowd can’t get enough
with tons of warmth both inside and out
i may have agreed with a couple of little people
after a very fun evening
with daylight savings time in play
that it was ‘midnight’
as the bells chimed a different time.
—
“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
the kinders celebrate the return of the sun
with no coats and fast feet and smiles a mile wide.
—
“i’m youth, i’m joy, i’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”
-james m. barrie
i’ll be spending it relaxing with some friends.
cheers.
as mg and i prepare to head out
for an irish breakfast
in celebration
of st. patrick’s day
we feel lucky.
we both
still have
most of our
fur
and
teeth
and
a taste for
good music
holiday beer
adventure
and
good cheer.
he is the one on stage left.
—
you gotta try your luck at least once a day,
because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.
– jimmy dean
—
happy st. pat’s day to all!
—
image credit: google images
today is a day of celebration
mardi gras
fat tuesday
and
new orleans
is
in full swing
in keeping with
the spirit
of the holiday
i
shall celebrate
with
a bag of
flamin’ hot cheetos
and stay up
one hour late.
***
it has been said that a scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an american has not seen the united states until he has seen mardi-gras in new orleans.
– mark twain – march 1859
—
image credits: ‘life n the mississippi’ first edition, tumblr
we honor him with the words and life of another.
a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
– king solomon
—
image credit: etsy.com
and i
am feeling
quite celebratory
though apparently
not everyone
will have a holiday
beginning
in the same time frame
and some
may be feeling
a bit
differently.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 