who wouldn’t buy from these six?
not many customers were available
and most who stopped by
had no money on them
so they changed their marketing plan
added music, dance, costumes
even an impromptu wedding
and
after drinking away
much of the merchandise
everyone still made a profit
not bad for a day’s work.
“if life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade – make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.”
-elizabeth gilbert
the ponies and friends all came out for the dance party
this time is was a love fest and tea
everyone was welcome
all colors, sizes, shapes and species
they were in their finest fancy fashions
and ready to have fun.
one pony told them she didn’t want to come
because it looked like a boring party
they were kind of sad but then they thought
maybe some other ponies had been mean to her once
and she was just acting that way
because she didn’t want to get her feelings hurt again
so they invited her back and showed her how to be nice.
—
“kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.”
-amelia barr
such a wild adventure
grandie m’s 9th birthday fun
special ops teams, nerf guns, fairy bread, burger bar, headbands, sunglasses and laughs
one powerful team member even offered a great tip
when she warned me:
“never trust a panda with a gun.”
lesson learned.
—
‘it’s all fun and games ’till someone loses an eye, then it’s just fun you can’t see.”
-james hetfield
grandie b
read her book to us
out loud
proud and confident
while
younger grandie j
watched and listened
and
when she was done
he said
he was happy she could read the words
but he seemed
a
little bit
envious
and
sad
because he wasn’t sure how to read yet
until
suddenly
he had an idea
and
i saw
the lightbulb go on
just before
he announced
that he would
‘read his book to us in spanish’.
and
he proceeded to
show us the cover
as he
read us the title
and then
patiently
read
each and every page
in his version of spanish
taking his time
nodding and facing the book towards us
turning the pages
at appropriate times
pointing out the pictures
all while
happily smiling
confidently
chattering away
in a his brand new version of spanish
that was so very, very advanced
that we
the listeners
didn’t even
know the translations
but we understood
that he was proud
and
he was reading
and
when he was finished
he snapped his book shut
and said
in english
“that’s all.”
brilliant.
muy bien, and gagglesmithjong kipisanlomita paskajonti to you!!
—
“if you want to talk about something new,
you have to make up a new kind of language.”
-haruki murakami
two of the grandies
at a fun run
went many, many laps
to raise money
for their school
with snack breaks
from their dish of
marathon-friendly foods
donuts, dogs, n’ cheetos
with a
chaser of cider.
what could go wrong?
—
“food should be fun.”
-thomas keller
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
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
feeding the team while on the road and riding
(using parade candy found on the ground along the route).
” it would be easier if this didn’t start off in slow motion going up a hill and behind a lot of tractors and dogs and babies.”
– felix (australia/u.s.a.) – team porter
– grandson and famous parade rider
feeding the team while on the road and riding
(using lab-tested high protein super food).
“i hope to continue doing well in the final stages. it’s good to hear that people have noticed i’m in the race too, even if i prefer to let my legs do the talking.
-fabio aru (astana) – team sky
– some guy who is just a tour de france rider
little mermaids are fish whisperers.
find the fish, talk to them, and send them back to the sea.
—
stopping to ‘fuel up’ with the special six
on our road trip to the north.
—
“never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
-ernest hemingway
I didn't have my glasses on.... 