Tag Archives: old

Jan3

nondescript.

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my favorite shirt

lived in

worn to softness

 tissue paper thin

color gone

shapeless and frayed 

always feels like home.

 

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“there is a special blessing in old clothes;

that aside from their comfort,

for which especially they are to be cherished.

they confer a certain  kind of anonymity on one who wears them gladly;

all their bright places rubbed in a uniform dullness,

they achieve an appearance so nearly nondescript

that only a close scrutiny could learn that ever they held shape at all.’

-maude meagher

Nov28

not the same old song.

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as i came upon this window

all i could think of

was that i don’t know what i would do

if he suddenly broke into song as i walked by.

 

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“she’s a hypnotist collector; you are a walking antique.”

-bob dylan

 

 

 

 

 

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antelope antiques, ann arbor, mi usa – fall 2018

Feb26

“old dogs care about you, even when you make mistakes.” -tom t. hall

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i really enjoyed a relaxed game night with

a group of long-time friends

a couple of grandies

and

a few old dogs

just like most of us there

the old dogs

have lived full lives

one is lame

one is deaf

one is blind

 all have their challenges

and one thing in common

they love being with the people they love.

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“old dogs can be a regal sight.

their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility,

their routines become as locked into yours

as the quietest and kindest of marriages.

-gail caldwell

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image credit: pinterest.co.uk, steiff dog on wheels, brown and black mohair

 

May19

lively.

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when i am older

i hope be as graceful

as this

silver-haired beauty

and 

would

love to be

known

as a

‘lively senior.’

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“none are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.”

-henry david thoreau

Aug7

i’ve found you’ve got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light. – john coltrane

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‘it’s called a record player and it plays records that

go ’round and ’round and the music comes out,’

says one little grandie

to another

when proudly showing off

his new home in america

and

all of the treasures

both old and new

that can be found inside.

Apr16

secret of change.

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Dec4

feeling young.

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at 4,841 years old, this ancient bristlecone pine

is the oldest known non-clonal organism on earth.

located in the white mountains of california,

in inyo national forest.

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credit: earthporn.com