“how does my chocolate cake taste?”
“it’s more better than a brick.”
“thank you.”
—
“i can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Sep6
Tag Archives: children
Sep5
firsts are best.
not this year’s class, but quite similar.
—
“I’ve always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school.
firsts are best because they are beginnings.”
-jenny han
—
image credit: neatorama.com
Aug30
flying, fans, and forts.
on a
quick stop
to say hi
to the grandies and friends
I was lucky enough to enjoy
their indoor flying and blow-up forts created with fans.
life is good at the end of summer. 
“the end-of-summer winds make people restless.”
-sebastian faulks
Aug15
extensions.
Aug13
ups and downs.
you know that feeling
when you fall down
on the trampoline
and keep trying to get up
but everyone keeps jumping
and you keep bouncing
and then all of you
start belly-laughing
and keep belly-laughing
and cannot stop?
—
“life has its ups and downs, but you can only look forward.”
-frank lowy
Aug4
late night snacks.
hung out with four of the six-pack tonight
after
pool time
trampoline jumping
walking
scooter-ing
fast food-ing
bike riding
creating with clay
home spa nail painting
singing
hide and seek
a TV movie
rounding up the cats
baths/showers
pajamas
stories
building a giant sleep nest
no one is at all tired yet
the perfect time to bake brownies
and eat them as a late night snack
with some ice cream on top
their parents will never know.
—
“if we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?”
-author unknown (pinterest)
Aug3
surprises.
I spent some time this morning
creating the beginnings of a fairy village
in the front garden
of a friend’s little girl
who liked to come and visit my garden
when she got home
she discovered the surprise
saw the fairies had moved in
right in her very own front yard
and gave it her full endorsement
—
“the whole point of life was you couldn’t ever be sure what would happen next.
sometimes what happened was good, sometimes not,
but there were always surprises.”
― veronica henry, author
Jul7
gentle strength.
after finding a tiny baby mole
who has died
along the side of the road
the kids say a few words on its behalf
and place it in the soft leaves of the woods
as a kind and gentle memorial gesture.
—
“when children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.”
-maria montessori
May31
timeless.
“dance is the timeless interpretation of life.”
-shah asad rizvi
May30
big and small.
kinder big and small sharing a friendship.
—
“you have been my friend. that in itself is a tremendous thing.”
-e.b. white – charlotte’s web
I didn't have my glasses on.... 