“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers.” ~ Maya Angelou I’ve been thinking a lot about the little things here lately. Maybe it’s because the big things seem far…
“You can’t reduce passion and flair and eating ham to numbers, sir!” ~ Gideon Defoe Indeed! There is just something about a beautiful baked ham to ignite passion! There it sits so full of itself, refusing garnishes and attempts to civilize it. No, the ham beckons without shame for you to give up your respectability and good…
Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. ~ Langston Hughes This post was suppose to be ready for the 4th of July, but time spent with friends and family overruled the plans…
“There are only four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: only love.” ~ Don Juan DeMarco Why do thousands each year pack a backpack, put on their walking shoes…
“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.” ~ Voltaire That’s exactly how I’ve been feeling for the last couple of months waiting for repairmen to come. Today, I felt the frustration beginning to build when the tile repairman cancelled on me the very moment he was suppose to be at the…
“Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free.” ~ Leonard Cohen I was born the daughter of a sailor. I lived wherever the Navy sent us. When I was old enough, I joined the Army and married a soldier and we…
I had a birthday a week or so ago and I wrote a song for myself. You kinda have to force it into the melody of “What’s My Age Again?” by Blink 182. It goes perfect with this post because it was written just for fun the same reason you make and eat these sandwiches. …
The Donut’s Demise (a haiku) Come, my sweet delight Enter soft between my teeth Perish on my tongue. This is an easy recipe that you prep the night before you make them, so you can have them fresh and warm donuts for breakfast right from your own kitchen. I thought they were even better the…
That’s Bananas You were young and green when I brought you home with me. I had such high hopes that you would be eaten in a day or two Or at the most three. At first, I looked at you often and thought it won’t be long The first spots appeared, I knew the time…
When the lights of the city hit my Eyes on the plane looking out the window I am consumed by a comforting notion That you are there and I am welcome. ~ Jack White, City Lights Why do we go home? What do we expect to find there? For those who moved from place…
“Maybe that’s the lesson for me today, to hold on to these simple moments. Appreciate them a little more – there’s not many of them left. I don’t ever want that for you. Finding things that make you happy shouldn’t be so hard. I know you’ll face pain, suffering, hard choices, but you can’t let…
