Tag Archives: celebration

Dec5

dress up.

Posted on December 5, 2022 by beth

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walking around downtown on saturday

amidst a whirl of fashion statements

people dressed in support of the university of michigan national championship football game

with the maize and blue proudly displayed (we won)

people dressed in support of team u.s.a. in the world cup make or break soccer game

with flags in red, white, and blue proudly displayed (we lost)

and

people dressed in winter holiday funwear

even more proudly displayed

(we are all winners in this game)

everyone busily strolling

all mixing

all happy

under one december sun

and not a spot of snow to show for it.

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“anyone can get dressed up and glamorous,

but it is how people dress in their days off that is most intriguing.”

-alexander wang

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image credit: getty images

Nov26

only 30 more.

Posted on November 26, 2022 by beth

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Santa speaking to crowd in front of J.L. Hudson department store

during the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade-1942

only 30 more sleeps!

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“to celebrate a festival means;

to live out, for some special occasion and in an uncommon manner

the universal assent to the world as a whole.”

-josef pieper

Oct24

continual celebration.

Posted on October 24, 2022 by beth

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surrounded for a long weekend by big people who choose to live creative lives

working daily with little people who quite naturally live creative lives

i realize they are the same kind of people

who are, in spite of everything,

open, honest, vulnerable, full of wonder, bravery, creativity, joy, passion, and spirit

i feel such an admiration for them and kinship with them.

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“life should be a continual celebration, a festival of lights the whole year round.

only then can you grow up, can you blossom.”

-rajneesh

happy diwali to those who celebrate!

May5

cinco de mayo!!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by beth

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not me, but yes it is one of my dream halloween costumes.

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i don’t drink anymore for cinqo de mayo, i celebrate with mexican food, or as it’s known in mexico: ‘food.’

-craig ferguson

Mar28

celebration, at long last.

Posted on March 28, 2022 by beth

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( 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.

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“all great celebrations break away from the mundane.”

-jessica marie baumgartner

Mar26

goofing off.

Posted on March 26, 2022 by beth

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this is someone else (who is not me)

goofing off to celebrate one holiday,

while actively ignoring the clutter of the other holiday.

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how incredibly lucky

that right after i realized it is

‘clutter awareness week’

i found out it is also

‘international goof off week’

so i decided to go all in on the goof off celebration.

i’ve never been one to shy away from honoring a holiday

but i can only spread myself so thin.

happy holidays to those of you who celebrate one or both.

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“but i love to feel events overlapping each other, crawling over one another like wet crabs in a basket.”

lawrence durrell

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image credit: animal rescue site news

Mar1

paczec or paczki?

Posted on March 1, 2022 by beth

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which one… which one… which two?…..

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Fat Tuesday is here and bakeries and grocery stores area ready!

Paczki Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras, (leading into Lent, for those who celebrate), rolls around every year accompanied by its calorie-heavy treat. One Paczki is actually called a paczek, but you can never have just one. The fried doughnuts are known for their Polish roots. More traditional styles contain fruit fillings but jellies, custards, creams and glazes have made their way into the holiday.