late morning
on the tiny deck
behind my tiny cottage
surrounded by a tiny garden
sharing this tiny space
with a
delicate spider
perched upon
champagne dreams roses
petals flying
orange cat
stretched out
on
weathered deck
under a cloudy sky
sipping
warm coffee
with
coconut cream
reading
listening
taking it all in
happy to share this space
all of us knowing
life is good.
—-
exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.
– alfred austin
MATILDA WORMWOOD
from roald dahl’s ‘matilda’. not that matilda is only interested in children’s books – before she even gets to school, she’s onto adult classics such as ernest hemingway’s ‘the old man and the sea’ and ‘nicholas nickleby’ by charles dickens. an avid reader who manages to outsmart the horrible miss trunchbull? well, of course we love matilda.
‘I’ve always said to myself that if
a little pocket calculator
can do it why shouldn’t I?’
– matilda wormwood
—
credits: roald dahl
la dolce vida
lovely spot tucked away in the city
site of a
beautiful brunch
and
meeting of
b.a.d.a.s.s.
(books and drinks and samba society)
women (and a random piñata) of all ages and occupations
talking about books
and
life
and
sports
and
adventures
and
entertainment
and
true crime
and
politics
and
sharing many laughs
and
friendship
and
good food
and
meeting new and interesting people
sharing the piñata head
and
in what seemed
much too short a time
everyone was off
in different directions
some
to see flashdance one more time
others
to watch sports
and some
continued the celebration elsewhere
after this wonderful beginning to the day.
crack the code
—
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reading my way into spring.
today a little girl bought her own book with her own allowance money.
“does she always spend her allowance money on books?”
“every week,” her mom said.
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loved
walking around
the neighborhood
on this cool fall day
and seeing
a young child
sitting all alone
under a tree
reading
a book
aloud
happily lost
in the
magical world
of her
imagination
—
he that loves reading has everything within his reach.
– william godwin
—
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“if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
if you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― albert einstein
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
