That first taste of my end-of-day beer, which is always the moment when the anxiety starts to leach out of me, like sweat cooling on the skin.
— Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021)
Photo: Elevate via Pexels
T.G.I.F. Just stay in bed…
February 25, 2022 by 26 Comments
Ukraine. Russian invasion. Wintery Mix followed by freezing rain. 28° F, feels like 18° F. Best to just stay in bed, and ride it out.
Photo: DK @ Cove Island Park. Friday, Feb 25, 2022. 6:06 a.m. More photos from this morning here.
TGIF: Every day when I open my eyes now…
November 12, 2021 by 16 Comments
Every day when I open my eyes now
It feels like a Saturday
Taking down from the shelf
All the parts of myself
That I packed away
If it’s love put the joy in my heart
Is it God by another name
Who’s to say how it goes
All I know is
I’m back in the world again…
It’s the only way to be
T.G.I.G.F.
April 2, 2021 by 17 Comments
5:00 PM Bell!
March 19, 2021 by 16 Comments
What is Bliss?
January 29, 2021 by 30 Comments
Your stomach growls.
You head to the fridge.
Your eyes start at the top shelf and work down.
And there, THERE, sitting on the bottom shelf, is a Red Velvet Cake.
(Apparently delivered by your Daughter overnight.)
What is Bliss?
Cake.
Cake for Breakfast.
Breakfast is served!
TGIF: “The” Highlight of This Week.
March 13, 2020 by 29 Comments
An email from our friend Sawsan with the subject heading that caught the eye:
“Your Little Friends.”
Followed by this lead-in:
“I was at a trinket store downtown. The owner had just opened the door to start the day and they stormed in.”
Followed by her comment:
“David, I was standing outside looking in. The store doesn’t open for another 15 minutes. I was about to walk away and the owner showed up. She insisted that I come in. We went in, she closed the door behind her. She started telling me the story of her life and the store. I looked outside, THEY WERE ALL THERE.
About 50 of them.They’ve been coming for years, she said.
And you want believe this!!!
She said that every day, 7 days a week, minutes before closing time, they all quietly fly out. Magic.
T.G.I.F.: It’s been a long week!
February 14, 2020 by 23 Comments
My #1 fear is the acceleration of days.
No such thing supposedly, but I swear I can feel it.
~ Jenny Offill, Weather: A Novel (Knopf, February 11, 2020)
Photo: “Angel A 27” by Phillippe Conquet
T.G.I.F.: Shuffle, ball, step. Shuffle, ball, lunge.
January 3, 2020 by 18 Comments
Source of Image via alamy.com from original Film Title – Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011). Star: Jim Carrey. (via Mennyfox55)
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