Tag Archives: gratitude

Day of Peace

Posted on September 18, 2012 by megan

International Day of Peace (United Nations) is on Friday, September 21, 2012 … a rather touchy subject these days given current events and political campaigns. It’s clearly an important holiday to celebrate, but all things considered, I’m …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on September 17, 2012 by maryjane

Watership Down

Posted on September 17, 2012 by maryjane

What do you do when you find a tiny orphaned bunny under a hay bale? Why, you flick off your ball cap and carry it to a safer place.

Has anyone read Watership Down by Richard Adams?

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Hubby in NYC on 9/11

Posted on September 13, 2012 by megan

My hubby, Lucas, was in NYC on Tuesday while attending Market Week. He and the folks who make our bed linens and towels went to Ground Zero to pay tribute. I made some comment about how crowded it must have been. He said, “Yes, but it was quiet; even the cabbies were subdued.”

Here’s a one-minute time-lapse video of the rebirth of downtown New York City. The One World Trade Center is also known as the Freedom Tower.

Take that!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by maryjane

Thanks for stopping by.

Y-O-U just made my day. And I happen to know you look absolutely gorgeous right now.

Pause ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Now, tell me the truth, how did you react to my compliment?

I’m hoping you felt a little flower of joy bloom inside your chest.

I’d love it if you thought, “She’s right, I DO look great today.”

The thing that troubles me is the possibility that you flinched, fidgeted, and started shooting down that compliment before it even got the chance to make you smile …

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Love is Blind

Posted on September 9, 2012 by maryjane

Lea was born the morning of May 22, 2011. Louise, one of my farmhand photographers, started training her little gray filly that very day. Aside from an unusual nervousness about her feet, Lea was easy to train. First a bit, then a saddle, and eventually she let Louise rest across her back.

Recently, Louise received a call from her friends who board Lea to say they’d …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on August 27, 2012 by maryjane

Get your bearings …

Posted on August 25, 2012 by maryjane

CHECKED! glamper girls.

I found this photo of a woman’s trailer disaster on the Internet. She said she was waiting for roadside assistance to show up. A glamper needs her wheels … TO BE CHECKED before she hits the road! Wheel bearings? Checked. (And greased or replaced.) Brakes? Checked. (And replaced if worn out.)

My first reaction was, “This is why I took my Airstream in last week to get my wheel bearings packed (greased) and the brakes checked.”