goldilocks makes a break for it during our dramatic retelling of ‘the 3 bears.’
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“whenever you meet difficult situations dash forward bravely and joyfully.”
— tsunetomo yamamoto
Oct4
Tag Archives: children
Sep29
“keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.” -wislawa szymborska
very proud of my brother, scott today.
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#collaboration #innovation #research #pediatricbraintumors #childhoodcancer
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Sep27
seeing.
“i see the trees and the sky in the water
and when we
throw things in the water
it makes circles. “
(-the kinders)
—
“there is no better designer than nature.”
~ alexander mcQueen
Sep19
“there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” ~g.k. chesterton
what a beautiful morning to help
at the annual
juvenile diabetes research foundation event
and
to take a great walk after
right in the mix with
dogs, babies, strollers, scooters, families,
friends, teams, singles, wagons and trees
and then come to the end
very happy to have been a part of it all.
“we are all here on earth to help others;
what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.”
-w.h. auden
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photo credit: steve townsend
Sep18
the start of more.
at the library
tucked into the honeycombs
reading and chatting
grandie r
sees a little girl
who wanders over
and she says to her,
“i’m four and i have some friends from school
but i just need one more and it should be you.”
she answers,
“okay, i’m four too and i’m mira,”
then she climbs on in
and that is how they became new friends.
—
“every new friend is a new adventure…
the start of more memories.”
-patrick lindsay
Sep17
dessert happens.
lunch with the kinders
waiting for the
orange creamsicle push-up bar
frozen hard
starts to melt
all falls out
put it back in
upside down
more melting
push-up stick bends
put it back in
upside down
more melting
sticky stuff
sticky stuff
sticky stuff
everywhere
more melting
make it into
a wonderful drippy droppy orange creamsicle shake
and
enjoy.
—
“ice cream is happiness condensed.”
― jessie lane adams
Sep14
organization.
to do list – style a:
play with the ponies 1.
pack the cars. 2.
go to bed 3.
get in the car to go on vacation 4.
do fun things 5.
—
a major contrast in approaches
both with the same desired outcome
two grandies
each with their own
style of list
and
way of getting ready
and
organizing things
to go on a trip.
—
to do list – style b:
(loose translation):
‘go around and around in a twisty circle and get some stuff done
and not some other stuff and then hide for a while
and eat something you find outside
and then get in the car to go on vacation and do fun things.’
—
(i am more of a ‘b-list style’ of organizer. what about you – a or b?)
—
“the process and organization leading up to cooking the egg
can tell you a lot about the cook.”
-david chang
Sep13
unicorn.
and in a tiny shop,
filled with delicate treats
ice cream, cookies, cakes, and sweets
who better to sell these lovely delights
than a shining unicorn-
so brave and full of light?
—
“there are wild elephants in the country,
and numerous unicorns which are nearly as big,..”
–marco polo
—
my poem is dedicated
to my very young grandie, v,
who is an amazing artist
with a boundless imagination.
may you always have
magical unicorns in your life.
love, peaches
Sep10
one from many.
i recently made a wonderful discovery
when playing with a couple of my grandies
at the park across the street from my house.
the people in my local community
who visit the park or live nearby
have begun
to purposely
leave toys behind
for any and all children to play with.
what a simple, powerful, and generous act
what an amazing way to teach children gratitude
and
the importance
of sharing what we have
with others in the world
who may not have as much.
—
“the essence of community, its heart and soul,
is the non-monetary exchange of value;
things we do and share because we care for others,
and for the good of the place.”
― dee hock, One from Many
Sep9
my tribe.
i knew it.
i was sure that i had found my tribe
with the arrival of my pre-kinders.
as a follow up to yesterday’s story
(where i discovered that i was a nelipot),
all it took was one recess
for me to find
a fellow
barefoot member
among us.
—
“each tribe has its characteristics, it is true.”
-john hanning speke
I didn't have my glasses on.... 