Month: August 2008
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Golden as the Sun
Have you ever played along the canal banks…barefoot? Have you ever played tag with a mud ball? Have you ever spent a summer in the country where the only thing you had to worry about was how many days…
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Ready to Bloom
Reading through the comments regarding the post about the, "Lonely French Bull" I was struck by how many of you experienced love at first sight. From the comments it is evident that it doesn't matter what you are doing, or who you…
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The Gift of Flowers
The question was asked, "If everyday you could have flowers, wine, chocolates, or some other small luxury of choice, what would you want? I rarely buy flowers for myself and yet that would be the small luxury I would pick, (no pun…
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The French Bull named Bob
Last night I saw a commercial on TV and it struck me that those cows and I have a great deal in common… A lonely French bull and an American cow who speaks un peu French… or as Sacha, my son said, "Mom, that cow doesn't…
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Ten Things about the last Ten Days
1. My friends Tom and Sara have asked me to be the Godmother of Baby Daisy. Daisy continues to beat the odds and is a champion of faith. I am honored to be connected to someone who shows courage at a…
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The Symbolism of the Day
Yesterday tears spilled every few seconds. They started when I went to see my friend Shelley… On the way to her house I drove by the elementary school. In the playground I saw Molly (my five year old niece) sitting on…