“True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Jason Jordan
“The best things in life can never be kept;They must be given away.A Smile, a Kiss, and Love.” ~ Tony Farrar
“What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined… to strengthen each other… to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” ~ George Eliot
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“Read books. Lots of books.”
“Give hugs.”
“Find contentment in creating chaos.”
“Protect what’s yours.”
“Accept everyone for who they are.”
“Get into mischief.”
“Pass on your wisdom.”
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“I got rid of my husband. The cat was allergic.” ~ Anonymous
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“Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.”
~ Missy Dizick
“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.” ~ Cleveland Amory
Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, “I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?” ~ Bette Midler
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“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” ~ Ann Landers
“Properly trained, a Man can be Dog’s best friend.” ~ Corey Ford
“Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.” ~ Franklin P. Jones
“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.” ~ Ambrose Bierce
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This is always a good thing to remember, particularly when the world is challenging.
I am maintaining my sanity (I THINK :0) ) by spending a bit of time each day fully relaxing. Part of the time is spent doing yoga stretching poses, where I concentrate only on relaxing and breathing INTO each part of my body as I change positions.
Then, when I’m simply lying on the mat after my practice, or even for awhile in my recliner, I stretch out under my throw, close my eyes, and go to another place. This time is MINE. I can bring up favorite memories of people I love, see and hug people I can no longer see everyday – but who are in my heart forever, re-visit places I’ve gone, re-live experiences, entertain wishes, and more.
When the world “is too much with us” (William Wordsworth) – we can ease into a world of our own making, giving us a bit of respite. As long as we are breathing, we have a place to ‘go’ that brings us joy. And remember that each day is an opportunity to make NEW memories.
I hope you carry yours with you, too.
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We’re sharing this lovely weather with a lot of good folks in the United States today. We are at a balmy 6 degrees right now with the forecast snow falling. Thankfully, we were able to get out yesterday – after a week on top of our ridge line – empty our mailbox and replenish supplies.
My favorite kind of snow is huge, fat flakes that make you feel as if you’re inside your own personal snow globe. It covers everything prettily, making you smile. The sun comes out, warms everything up, the snow melts.
Sadly, most of the time in Arkansas we get an ice storm first and THEN snow on top of it. The combination causes the evergreen trees that line much of our driveway to bend down into the driveway, weighing a TON (more or less) and many time either breaking off into the driveway or just making it so we have to chainsaw our way down the driveway at some point – assuming we ever want to get out again…
About 20 years ago we had a really bad ice storm. We stood on our front porch and listened as the ice broke tree limbs. It sounded like gun shots. Thank goodness we had a generator, even though it took all our efforts to keep the one we had running. It cracked the head and so was trying its best to overheat. We rigged a water source to keep cooling it off. We also have a well as backup. We were without public power and public water for 14 days.
We saw that most of the ice was gone yesterday. Most of the remaining was on our deck. Poor Amber, our 95 pound yellow lab, rediscovered how slippery ice is. She landed in a heap while attempting to do her usual rush to get inside the house. She looked a bit disconcerted, then leaped up again and made it onto the back porch.
The forecast this time is for snow all day today, tonight, and tomorrow, and then again on Sunday. It’s cold outside, but not nearly as bad as the poor people in the north are experiencing. I hope that they have stocked up and have good generators to make it through.
I just got the makings of beef stew in our crock pot, so we’ll enjoy a nice comfort food dinner tonight.
Stay safe, warm, and dry!
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One of my favorite quotes is, “To me – old age is 15 years older than I am.” ~ Bernard M. Baruch
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