One of the most responsible things you can do as an adult
is to become more of a child.

~ Dr Wayne W Dyer ~

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Trick or Treat

I'll pretend to be a photographer for Halloween~

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Lola, "What? This isn't my throne?"

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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. ~Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912

Happy Halloween

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a foggy day

“Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.” Benjamin Franklin







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It may be a wonderful old-fashioned idea~ but it is one that I try to apply to my life. I don't always succeed, but thinking and doing for others is a funny thing. In the end, I always feel better. Why is that? I am not the one who should be feeling better. But I do. Thank you for that.

Now, don't fuss, get on with it!!

Graham~ I love him...so happy he and his sister have each other

“What is more enchanting than the voices of young people when you can't hear what they say?” -Logan Pearsall Smith






















More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good. ~ Linda Sunshine










An older sister is a friend and a defender - a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~ Pam Brown

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“I have always loved the beach. The smell of the salty water, the wind in my face, the gentle roar of the waves all combine to create a sense of peace and calm.”

--Anonymous

Mrs. Mallard

and Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack..all marching behind her.

Thank you Mr. McClosky

~ We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~ Cesare Pavese

Today I found old videos. I laughed. I cried. I thanked God that we have each other. I also wished for a minute or two with those funny little children. The ones without a care in the world. I would just love to spend a few moments with them. I am thankful they had those carefree times. I love them more than I can ever say.

Kenny

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

e.e. cummings