Tag Archives: play

style speaks.

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img_7156“style is a simple way of saying complicated things.”

-jean cocteau

circles.

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ring around the rosy

“the whole universe is based on rhythms.

everything happens in circles, in spirals.”

-john hartford

hole.

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“sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.”

-auguste rodin 

abracadabra.

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grandies and a friend

open a magic trick shop

with tricks

priced according to

the level of awe factor

the magic box trick

or

the card tricks

available upon request

and don’t forget the

family discount option

performance art

at its finest

some days

it becomes a

whittled stick shop

and others

a painted rock shop

the transformation

and imagination

are

pure magic.

“magic is believing in yourself,

if you can do that,

you can make anything happen.”

-johann wolfgang von goethe

chasing fireflies.

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just at dusk

fireflies

flit

and 

gaggle of grandies

trying to catch up with them

fly.

“i began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.

he taught me that if you are interested in something,

no matter what it is,

go at it at full speed ahead.

embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it

and above all

become passionate about it.

lukewarm is no good.

hot is no good either.

white hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”

― roald dahl, My Uncle Oswald

 

work.

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“the supreme accomplishment

is to blur the line between work and play.”  

-arnold j. toynbee

grow.

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we plant

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we nourish

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we shop

and

we learn

from the farmers at the market 

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we become farmers with our own market.

“when tillage begins, other arts follow.

the farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.”

-daniel webste

go together.

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team problem solving

4 grandies and 1 wagon

lots of sizes

lots of weight

lots of ages

lots of ideas

lots of feelings

1 bent axle

1 road at the end

how to get it back up the driveway

who wants to pull

who wants to push

who wants to ride

who wants to walk

how can we do it so no one cries?

“if you want to go quickly, go alone.

if you want to go far, go together.”

~african proverb.

“a strong spirit transcends rules.”- prince

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while the kinders were playing a farm game

with crops and cash,

some sold

some bought

some traded.

i thought all were farmers

until one came to me 

to say:

“she doesn’t want to be a farmer. she said  she’s a jedi warrior!

that means she’ll be stronger than all of the rest of us!”

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i told him that jedi and farmers are both very strong people.

both work hard and refuse to give up.

both try to do things peacefully.

and that

they could work together with no problem.

they would be good for each other.

they would help each other.

even a  jedi has to eat.

even a farmer has to stand up and be brave. 

and they became a very powerful team.

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image credits: foodtank.com, google images, star wars, lucasfilm.ltd

rescue.

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is it

a husky?

 polar bear?

sea lion?

penguin?

not sure exactly sure what breed this is,

but i’d be happy to rescue him any day.

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