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Feb16

in the same room.

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happy it’s friday

and have everything i need for my *book club with friends tomorrow.

(*we love books, sometimes read the same ones, and enjoy sharing our real life stories)

on my way…

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“it wasn’t until my fifth or sixth book where i realized i’m trying to do the same thing in every story I tell,

which is bring everybody together in the same room.”

-Kate dDiCamillo,

*kate is an american children’s fiction author. she has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician’s Elephant, the Mercy Watson series, and Flora & Ulysses. John Newberry Medal winner.

while kate’s books are geared toward children and young adults, her books appeal to all ages. i find her writing incredibly beautiful and she is one of my favorite authors.

 

 

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photo credit: etsy vintage

Oct3

out of the nest.

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stepped out of my comfort zone

and into the woods

in a park i’d never visited

with a group of people i’d never met

to share a scavenger hunt/hike/game night/food/campfire/improv haiku experience

what we had in common was that we all enjoy active social adventures

without knowing how they will go

and sometimes those are the best times of all.

“to be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”

-pema chodron

Jul7

and then there were ten.

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what began with two grandies taking a quiet spin

quickly became a magnet for all to take in. 

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“what you lose in the swings, you make up on the merry-go-round.” – george v. higgins

 

Sep16

chairs.

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not sure this seating arrangement is

the most conducive to 

healthy social interaction

so let’s just call it

yard art.

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i had three chairs in my house; one for solitude,

two for friendship, three for society.

– henry david thoreau

Aug25

the toddle of shame: the morning after.

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as part of our fun day in the city, we took the babies to bill’s beergarten – local german-style social gathering spot, outside, and right in the hub of town. while there, they fully embraced the spirit of the environment.

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looking back, things must have been way too fun, as i got a call to pick up some things we’d left behind. nothing like the feeling the morning after, as i humbly returned to the scene to pick up my grandson’s sippy cup and bag of baby things.  

now there’s a life lesson from your grandmother. 

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james – loyal and understanding employee of bill’s beergarten, (and advocate of the “what happens at bill’s, stays at bill’s” policy),  returns the goods with a laugh and a kind word.

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I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning.  – Robert Duvall