Tag Archives: people

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

 

Oct19

look closer.

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look closely.

closer.

there it is, right in front of you.

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“home is where your people are.”
― richie norton

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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa

Oct13

useful.

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“i’ve about decided that’s the main thing

that separates happy people from the other people:

the feeling that you’re a practical item,

with a use, like a sweater or a socket wrench.”

― barbara kingsolver, Animal Dreams

 

 

 

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early fall field in ann arbor, michgian, usa

 

 

Oct5

they are the ones.

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“many people are good at talking about what they are doing,

but in fact do little.

others do a lot but don’t talk about it;

they are the ones who make a community live.”

― jean vanier

Sep10

extraordinary.

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‘bad things do happen in the world,

like war, natural disasters, disease. 

but out of those situations always arise

stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.’

-daryn kagan

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for all who suffer as a result of the disasters

and

for all who arise to do extraordinary things to help. 

 

 

 

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image credit: REUTERS/Adrees Latif- East Texas

 

Sep9

way.

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kinders always find a way.

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“over, under, around, or through. there is always a way.”

-sherrilyn kenyon, acheron

Sep5

a lot of life.

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detroit city after the game still has a lot of life in it.

 

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“this city is what it is because our citizens are what they are.”

-plato

Jul20

“art is not a thing. it is a way.”-elbert hubbard

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ann arbor art fair – july 1978

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it began in 1960 

when

 132 artists (99 of them local)

 strung their artwork between parking meters

and locals came by

curious to see if artists

would really put their work on display in the street. 

  it now hosts over 1,000 artists and 500,000 + visitors

from near and far each year.

the ann arbor art fairs

(actually now a group of four)

will kick off today and take over the city

for what always promises to be four days

of creative display, talks with artists,

bargaining, excitement.

music, children’s activities,

and always, always

lots of surprises. 

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“the art world is filled with vibrancy.”

-rachel kushner

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image credit: ann arbor news archives, ann arbor public library old news, m live. com

 

May11

five.

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five types of people you want to surround yourself with:

the inspired, the passionate, the motivated,

the grateful and the open-minded.

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credits: google images, wordporn

Mar25

undiscovered brothers.

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“community cannot for long feed on itself;

it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond,

their unknown and undiscovered brothers.

-howard thurman