daughter and grandie
take up the sport of diving
as they
get ready for moving day
and find all the treasures one could ask for
and one they didn’t expect.
—
“it’s so important to never limit yourself, to find yourself in a box.”
-ashanti
Jun30
Tag Archives: family
Jun10
magic.
“books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”
-plato
—
i stopped over to surprise
little grandie b
on her birthday
brought my gift
gave her a flower
shared a hug
then
she asked
if she could read to me
i had ‘read’ with her
just months before
when she pretended to read
a chapter book
imitating readers
she had seen and heard
excited to be like one of them
but today
she opened a book
read me every word
her little brother
said
“i don’t know how it happened.
but she can just read now.”
i told him
” it is magic.”
i was in awe of her
and
this surprise gift of magic
that she gave to me on her sixth birthday.
—
“once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
– frederick douglass
Jun4
gargoyles.
is it my imagination
or are
gargoyles
beginning
to look
more human
these days?
–
“in fact, i have never met anyone who didn’t like gargoyles.”
-keith david
Jun1
who?
at the picnic
something went missing
but who was responsible?
oh.
i have no idea
and
i’ll never tell.
—
“without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.
what would be left to strive for if everything were known?”
– charles de lint
May23
flying.
daughter and grandies take flight
—
“pilots take no special joy in walking. pilots like flying.”
-neil armstrong
May13
learn as you go.
and
so it begins
writing a book with two of the grandies
we
have a story
and
have no idea
where it will go
the possibilities are endless
and
that is what makes it so exciting.
—
“writing is an exploration.
you start from nothing and learn as you go.”
-e. l. doctorow
May8
knowing mom.
early mother’s day surprise movie present
courtesy of
my daughters
who remember prince and his music
as a part of their days
growing up with me
and
we
watched him on the big screen
and
sang and danced
with 1,000 other people
of all ages
who remembered him too
and we even
smuggled in food
in a big purse
just like the days
when we didn’t have a lot of money
but we did have
a lot of dollar movies
a lot of music
and
a whole lot of love.
—
happy mother’s day to all who mother
and to those who really know their mothers.
May6
enough.
i have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
-walt whitman
—
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Apr25
comfortable.
rescue glen frey the cat not the rockstar
is beginning to get comfortable.
he still eats like a mafioso
facing the door
always on his guard
and
we still startle each other
if either of us enters a room too fast
but
he doesn’t run away and hide
as much anymore
and even
hangs around a bit longer each day
scooting off to his safe spot
when he needs to
but
he talks to me loudly
and
lets me brush him now
and purrs
and tips over
and
even has bedtime habits.
at 10:30 each night
he climbs into his cushiony basket
where his stuffed kitty friend
awaits him
high atop
the window bench with a view of outside.
for a guy who’s had a hard and uncertain life
he seems to be settling in just fine.
—
if it’s the right chair,
it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.
-robert de niro
Apr13
fancy.
going to the movies
with one of my
six little grandies,
baby r
for her very first time.
she was all dressed up
so fancy
in
new sparkly too-big blue shoes with tiny clicking heels
shiny movie star jacket
polka dot tights
cornflower blue ruffly skirt
tumbling down curly hair
with
booster seat
popcorn
gummies
soda
and
full of so much excitement.
we were the only two in the whole theater
and
even if we weren’t
it would have felt like we were.
—–
“i dress to kill, but tastefully”. – freddie mercury
I didn't have my glasses on.... 