book club goes to the movies.
—
“eat ice cream. read books. be happy.”
― carew papritz
Oct15
Tag Archives: friends
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
Aug1
kind people.
to all of the kind people who i met along the way
keiran, who helped me navigate my way to ireland
bronwyn, who shared adventures with me
karen, who shared more adventures
the morgan clan, who treated me like one of their own
robin, the keeper of the castle
and
all of the many strangers
who i crossed paths with
and
who became friends
like tric, my long lost irish sister
welcoming me
into their
homes, villages, fields, seas,
castles, towns, farms, churches, hotels,
gardens, inns, pubs, and country manors
and of course
the friendly barkeepers
who were always there and ready to help
with questions answered
and shared stories
wherever i happened to land
i am truly grateful to one and all for making it so special for me.
—
“in everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.
it is then burst into flame by an encounter
with another human being.
we should all be thankful
for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
– albert schweitzer
Jul18
old friends.
meeting my new old friends
on
inis oirr (aran islands)
ireland
—
“there’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”
-jim henson
Jul1
my friends are my estate. – emily dickinson
with deepest gratitude.
—
“i cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.”
-charles r. swindoll
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image credit: pinterest, 1930s long island
Jun15
help.
the big one helps the little one.
—
“our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
-dalai lama
Jun6
beside.
kinder friends on an outdoor walk
—
“don’t walk in front of me; i may not follow.
don’t walk behind me; i may not lead.
just walk beside me and be my friend.”
-albert camus
May6
enough.
i have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
-walt whitman
—
image credit: googleimages
Feb3
when in doubt, hope for the best.
we went to
one of my grandie’s soccer games
his day to bring the snack
a variety pack
filled with all things crunchy and wonderful
he was really excited to share the treats
but worried
that his favorites would all be gone
i told him that it was important to offer them all
and then to eat whatever was left
but
he might be able to up the odds a little bit
by putting his favorites at the bottom of the box
that way he was more likely to have them left over
and he didn’t have to feel bad
because he had offered all of them to his team
if he was meant to have them
they would still be there
if not
it was nice of him to have shared them
i watched as he thought it over
and
carefully put his ‘puffy cheetos’ on the bottom.
after the game he shared the snacks
and was delighted to see
that amazingly
his favorites were still there.
my daughter said that this was probably
the advice he would remember most from me
not to be kind, to be fair, or to take turns
but rather,
to put your favorites in the bottom of the box,
offer them to your friends
cross your fingers
and
hope for the best.
nothing wrong with hoping for the best.
grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief
they haven’t thought of yet.
~ gene perret
Nov15
see each other through.
“maybe we are not here to see each other
but to see each other through.”
– anonymous
