heartbreak

Like stair steps in life
scenes play themselves out
sometimes allowing graceful accent

other times

we seem to stumble backwards

while still

moving ahead

realization

As we wander through life
learning to love
experiencing loss
struggling to cope
with gracious
well-mannered approach
it's easy
to fall short
as our sin
comes so thoroughly
ingrained

sky thoughts

Tonight's sky
is beautiful dark blue shiney
with millions of stars
glimmering, lighting, illuminating
a dark, crisp night.

Our heavens,
like a roof for our world,
look so pretty
that when gazed upon
can seem
unreal, imaginary, sculpted
perfect
for us,
today, this moment,
forever engraved
upon memory banks.

Thanks God.

Happy Holidaze!!!

thought from my day:

sleep with a smile under your pillow

good night

On the 1st Day of Christmas

On the 1st Day of Christmas
my true love gave to me

The freedom to be myself.

matching sisters

You Are a Mermaid

You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you're flakier than you actually are. While your head is often in the clouds, you'll always come back to earth to help someone in need. Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational. You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

so where does this santa crap come from?

I'm in full respect of Jesus, but I'm having a hard time with how our society observes Christmas.
It's Jesus' birthday.
How about cake?
How about candles?
How about anything that reminds us how lucky we are to have a chance at redemption?

This doesn't include a fricken tree
or lights
or millions of dollars spent on presents no one gives a damn about in January.
Too many people don't have heat or food or water or shelter.
How in the world can we go on pretending like all is well when it's not?

Have you all seen "An Inconvienient Truth?" ???
go!!! it's your duty.

Life is short.
Give of yourself!
Donate time at a homeless shelter.
Donate a coat for someone in need.
Look outside & feel the pain that is Christ's donation to mankind.
Cry a tear.
Feel today.
Realize what it is to be human.

Happy holidays.

cemetary in Hartford, Ct

My Silent Partner

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address — Infoplease.com

Hunting

In our eternal hunt
of partners
to share
and blame

can anyone predict
courses of shame
corners of naught
disbelief sought
on purpose?

ice cream bowls

This would make a nice serving size and the thickness of the clay might keep the bowl from getting too cold to hold.

a thought from Deepok Chopra

“Celebrate every loss, for whatever you lose is unreal, and once it is gone, only the real remains.”

ice cream flavor of the day

Breyers chocolate caramel brownie,
double churned, extra creamy.
oooo la la, good!
rich chocolaty, mmmm melts & coats my tongue
delicious good!

total stress control in a box
better than a date
never angry, never late
always frozen
forever waits
satisfaction in a bowl
calming spirit caloretic toll

time to walk the dogs
:)

precious

This week's travels

Just last week I told my friend I wanted to take her to the Wisconsin Dells. And wa-la I am asked to travel within 30 miles of there for work! wowzer...it's a quick movin' universe right now. I almost need a seat belt!

and so,,Baraboo Wisconsin here I come. Maybe this time I will have time to take the ferry. I was there a few years back, was on my way to the ferry when,,,a thrift store jumped right in my way. Well you know how that goes, 2 hours later I didn't have time, but did have a back seat full of crap which included new clothes.

In looking up history on the dells, I found this: (used without permission of course)
No history of Wisconsin Dells would be complete if it did not include H.H. Bennett's stop-action photo of his son Ashley leaping to Stand Rock in 1888. The studio that H.H. Bennett founded in 1865 has been continuously owned and operated by successive generations of his family. It is the oldest family owned photographic studio in the United States.

In 1999 the State Historical Society of Wisconsin acquired the studio with its priceless collection of photo prints, negatives and antique equipment. The studio has been restored, and its doors are open to the public.



very cool! To learn more history.

I remember going to the dells when I was a kid. It's one of those places I've always wanted to return to. I guess it's been commercialized and really built up with huge hotels & indoor waterparks. All I want to see is natures beauty. Oh and maybe a spa & hot tub room as long as I'm right there.

my January plans

Arizona

crispy night hike

frozen grass
crunches
underfoot
and sparkles
like a million diamonds
decorated
by moon lit strands of green

I hated
to disturb
this jeweled path
with my footprints
brief
as their stain
may be