yes, it’s true,
there was a moment this week
when i realized
i was
having a real text conversation
with my adult daughter
about who won the unicorn horn
(i think i did)
and
wondering where it was.
—
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Dec29
Tag Archives: family
Dec23
finding a home for the holidays.
two aussie grandies
heads topped with bouncing blonde hair
all settled into their new home in america
go out and rescue
rwo smooth black velvet-covered cats
who were waiting and hoping
to settle into their own new home
and soon
they all share a space
and
it is
very comfortable and warm
for all of them
just in time
for christmas.
—
people who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around. ~susan easterly
Dec8
“i’m bored with it all.” – (last words) ― winston s. churchill
he came with
his grandparents?
his parents?
their friends?
for
slices of pie
bottomless decaf coffee
endless chat
and
quite possibly
a very long night.
Nov28
thank you for giving.
grandbaby b and daughter deliver
—
three of us:
one daughter, h
one grandie, b
and myself,
(not the wisemen)
delivered gifts
of thanksgiving baskets
filled with donated food
provided by many,
to families
in the struggling community
around the school
where h teaches
each and every day
surprise gathering
—
and how lucky
that we were able
to show up
at one of her student’s houses
and the little one was shocked
when she opened the door
and saw her teacher, h
standing there
smiling
with a basket of things
to make her holiday special
and when this child
with so many life challenges understood
that her teacher had chosen her house to visit
she grabbed her hand and didn’t let go
and her baby sister came to join in the fun
and grandbaby b joined in the fun
another surprise
—
and on the next day of school
this little student
who didn’t have much to call her own
brought a gift
to thank her teacher, h
and told her:
“you brought me thanksgiving food so I brought you a balloon.”
and the joy of giving
just kept rolling on.
—
there are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
– khalil gibran
Nov20
it’s universal children’s day. celebrate it every day.
grandbaby b and i shared the wonder
of the magic snow that came from the ceiling
at her very first real play,
the grinch.
—
i think, at a child’s birth,
if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift,
that gift would be curiosity.
– eleanor roosevelt
Nov15
see each other through.
“maybe we are not here to see each other
but to see each other through.”
– anonymous
Nov9
law and disorder.
when baby j found himself on the wrong side of the law.
—
“i promise you a police car on every sidewalk.”
-marion barry
Nov5
happy trails, nacho.
and
as suddenly as
nacho the cat not the food
stepped into our lives
and became family
he has exited once more.
–
last night he slept
calm and close
purring and cuddling
warm fur soft and gentle.
tonight it will be quiet.
–
we are made better
for having known him
and
he’ll be
remembered for
his sense of humor
his friendly ways
and
his love of life.
we will all miss him dearly.
–
adios amigo.
until we meet again.
—
“there is no death. only a change of worlds.”
– chief seattle
Oct4
connected.
as the cousins
find ways to stretch their line
they hang on tight
to see just how far they can go
and still be connected.
even the one who resists
cannot escape their web.
—
“all things are connected like the blood that unites us.
we do not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it.
whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.”
– chief seattle
Oct3
enchanted.
bee whisperer’s mom,
my daughter,
on our late summer walk
by the river.
bee whisperer,
my grandson/ her son,
on our early summer trip
by the lake.
—-
genetics, gentle compassion, curiosity and nature at play.
—
“it is in our genes to understand the universe if we can,
to keep trying even if we cannot,
and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.”
― lewis thomas
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