“i’m going to give this to my mom, it will make her so happy!”
—
“love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.”
-john lennon
Apr21
Tag Archives: gift
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
Dec30
welcome to my fairy garden, one and all.
nothing i love better
than to see
children, adults, pets, families
in
wagons
strollers
on foot
on bicycles
walking
running
skipping
being carried.
stopping by
to pay a visit
to the fairy garden
in all four seasons.
chatting
playing
smiling
bringing gifts
acting out stories
taking tokens
noting changes
moving things
telling secrets
making memories
leaving special things behind.
spending a little quiet time
with the fairies
before they head
back into life
in a
busy grown-up world.
—
child of the pure, unclouded brow
and dreaming eyes of wonder!
though time be fleet and I and thou
are half a life asunder,
thy loving smile will surely hail
the love-gift of a fairy tale.
– lewis carroll
Dec29
“but what use is the unicorn to you if your intellect doesn’t believe in it?” ― umberto eco
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.
—
image credit: amazon.com
Dec22
that special something…
this is certainly
the gift that just keeps on giving.
thanks so much for
the ceramic cowgirl boot vase.
i have never owned one,
let alone know how much i needed one.
it truly has found its place
in my cottage
this holiday season,
mini static-ridden styrofoam balls and all.
it will soon hold a place of honor
as the centerpiece
at our upcoming
badass bookclub brunch and board meeting.
after that,
who knows
where it may go?
this boot is made for walkin’.
Jan25
a gift of mischief and mayhem and love all rolled into one
found this old book of love that my daughters had given me for my birthday more than a decade ago. i laughed out loud all over again, at their kind and loving and humorous approach to life. no one had much money, but this book was worth everything. they spoiled me with offers of flowers and treats and reluctant shared experiences and pampering (even though they signed up their third sister who was out of the country for this task). here are some of the coupons found within:
Children make your life important. –Erma Bombeck
I didn't have my glasses on.... 