even the fairy village at my cottage took at hit
and as we wait for our power restoration
there are always a few shiny glimmers of hope on the horizon.
—
“we’ve got to rebuild human hearts –
and persuade people that hope isn’t just possible, but essential. “
-tony snow
660,000+ with power out right now in michigan
and
i am 1.
wonder where i might be on the list?
in response to last week’s award show finale –
the platteville library in wisconsin displayed their sharp sense of humor.
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“a doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
-frank lloyd wright
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credits: art bar, platteville public library
it’s that time of year again
and the ants have stopped by for their annual visit.
as i now know that their newborns may outlive me at this point
i may just leave my cottage to them in my will.
—
“if ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?”
-marie dressler
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image credit: mentalflossmagazine
a trio of kinders, a ring of keys, a door to our classroom….
—
“optimism is the key.”
-will champion
scottish children gave their goldfish a viking funeral
most people could only be so lucky as to receive the kind of funeral that two goldfish in the scottish isle of orkney were given by some children who were learning about vikings.
the pair of classroom mascots, bubbles and freddy, belonged to the 3rd and 4th grade classes of the papdale school in the town of kirkwall, according to the BBC. the fish had been with the students for a few months, but died about a week before the kids were due to learn about the vikings, so it was decided that they would send the pets to valhalla with a viking funeral.
the students created a small fleet of miniature coffin boats to send off the deceased, fashioned out of cereal boxes and egg crates. they also wrote and recited their favorite memories about bubbles and freddy. finally, they led a funeral procession to a nearby stream where the boats were put in the water, and the lead vessel was set on fire.
may bubbles and freddy forever swim in the halls of their warrior heaven, valhalla.
—
“to live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.”
― carl sagan
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credits: bbc scotland news, e. grundhauser
grandies j & b make tough decisions.
in the end
it was
the magic collapsable cup and the fairies
that won them over.
both are helpful in emergencies
and
you never know when you will need them.
brilliant choices.
—
“you know, in life there are only three or four
fundamental decisions to make.
the rest is just luck.”
-raymond aubrac
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credits: buzzfeed, googleimages
when you find a perfect circle of ice
in the bottom of a sand pail
and hold it to the winter’s sun
things become crystal clear.
—
“there is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes
do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.”
-dieter f. uchtdorf
