An Old Egg & Hyacinths

Here's an Easter treasure of mine.
This little egg was hand drawn and painted
and given as a gift to my little girl in 1984.
It was from a patient that my Mother In Law cared for.
It's a bit faded from time but still so precious.
It's a real hollowed out egg, and the
reverse side is drawn with happy daffodils.
"Happy Easter" is hand scribed on the edges.
It reminds me of the days when the kids were little.
The Easter Bunny was filling their baskets.
The new spring wardrobes were chosen with the
anticipation of warm sunny days.
Egg hunts were a given.
Easter has always been a favorite of ours.
I hope as today whirls into April
your day is full of beautiful memories!
xo

Lily

Je T'aime
xo

Soul Food

Bread feeds
the body,
flowers
feed
the soul.

xo

Spring & Earth Hour

Hope your
Saturday
is sunny,
Hope your cheeks
are rosy,
and I hope
your heart
is filled with
happiness!
Don't forget...
lights out tonight
one hour. 8:30 PM.

Spring...

From
a withered tree,
a flower
blooms.

A Present!

Here's a collage
of what was waiting
for me
when I got home
yesterday!
Flowers...
because...
I've completed
my Broker's Class!
But, there's no bubbly yet..
The State Test is
waiting next in line.
I hear it's a killer.

Then, maybe someday
I'll go back,
and
take a photography class,
or
creative writing,
or
poetry,
or
sewing,
or
maybe culinary arts,
or
baking
but
for sure
it will not
be
Math!

Have a peaceful day
and
enjoy my flowers
right along
with me!
xo

A Birthday Party of the Mind

Lawrence Ferlinghetti,
born in Yonkers, NY,
poet, pacifist, teacher, business man
marks his 90th Birthday today.
In 1953 he co-founded
City Lights Bookstore
in San Fransisco.
It was the 1st soft cover
bookstore in the US.
While most of his
notorious compatriots
have come and gone,
he has weathered the
changing times and tides.
He continues to paint, exhibit
and sell his artwork today.
"It seemed to me
all you have to do
is conceive
of the whole world
and all humanity
as a kind of artwork."
From 'Instructions to Painters and Poets'

Hope we all live happily ever after! xo

Redbreast

The Redbreast,
sacred to the household gods,
wisely regarded of
the embroiling sky,
In joyous fields
and thorny thickets
leaves
his shivering mates,
and pays to trusted man
his annual visit.
James Thomson

From Henry

~Every man has his
secret sorrows
which the world
knows not;
and often times
we call him
cold
when he
is only sad.~
Henry Wadsworth

My Neighbors & Farm Aid

These dogs
live
around the corner.
They are
my neighbors.
Look at their eyes.
One is praying.
The other
is hopeful.
The barn
is their home.
They need farm aid.

Seasons

Ten thousand
flowers in spring
the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze
in summer,
snow in winter.
If your mind
isn't clouded
by unnecessary things,
it is the best
season of your life.
Zen Proverb

Purity

Purity of heart
is blooming
the same colors
in the middle
of the wilderness
where no one
sees you.

Trying

Every accomplishment
starts
with the decision
to try.

Happy Friday!
xo

Walls

Sometimes
you put walls up
not to keep
people out,
but to see
who cares enough
to break them down.

A St. Patty's Day Birthday!

There's a cute
little kid
in Barnegat.
Jake Patrick is
his name,
He was with us for
Thanksgiving,
and we were glad
he came!
May magic fill your
Birthday, Jake
and smiles fill
the night..
Hope you get
a green
birthday cake
and enjoy every
single bite!
Love and hugs xo

A Discovery I Made

The official
New Jersey
Fountain of Youth!

Millbrook on a Misty Morning

Today is all grey...
and yet, it's
Albert Einstein's Birthday.
Misty & cool with melting snow.
A sense of quiet
blows
in the air
after the storm.
Daylight savings.
Today.
Swollen rivers.
More and more sunshine
if she should ever return.

Who's Calling?

"The Mountains
are calling
and
I
must go."
john muir

Basho

Do not seek
to follow
in the footsteps
of the wise.
Seek
what they
sought.

Grace Under Wings

Creativity
is the
Great Blue Heron
within us
waiting to fly.
Through
her imagination
all things
become possible.

NJ Brown

Have a beautiful day!
xo

I Wonder...

What
would you do
if you knew
you could
not
fail?

Enjoy a beautiful day!
xo

Love

"Love is
a canvas
furnished
by nature
and
embroidered
by imagination."
Voltaire

Friday's Cab

"Music
is the wine
that fills
the cup
of silence."

Robert Fripp

The Little Prince

Grown-ups love numbers. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they have learned anything about him.
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince, 1943,
translated from French

Waiting....

For the spring
birds
to return
home.
Once again.
And one
will
lay her eggs,
and
sit
and wait,
protective
and patient.
And then,
she will teach
her flock
to fly.
Free without her.
Hurry up, Spring!

Bruce

"Put your
makeup on
fix your
hair up
pretty and
meet me
tonight
in
Atlantic City"
Springsteen
As seen from Newark Airport
Enjoy yourself! xo

Hi March!

"If you
want to be
happy,
BE."
Leo Tolstoy