seen in several years today. His eyes lit up with THAT look, as he told me I was looking good.

I’m so glad I had my clothes tailored to my new shape! 8 months ago

This was the first day of fall, according to my internal meter. Crisp, sweet air, full sun….beautiful! Fall is my favorite season. 8 months ago

“Spiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life.
You are very giving of yourself. And it’s hard for you to let go of relationships.

The purpose of your life: showing love to other people

Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah

Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor ” 9 months ago

I like watching movies based on her books even if they aren’t blockbusters and only wind up on the Lifetime movie channel. 15 months ago

What affects one directly affects us all indirectly.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. 16 months ago

“To love is not to give of your riches but to reveal to others their riches, their gifts, their value, and to trust them and their capacity to grow. So it is important to approach people in their brokenness and littleness gently, so gently, not forcing yourself upon them, but accepting them as they are, with humility and respect.”
-Jean Vanier 17 months ago

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway 17 months ago

Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions of 2012
1.lose weight 184 people
2.Read at least one book each month 158 people
3.Keep a notepad of awesome moments 156 people
4.Take charge of your own financial life! 150 people
5.Sing a song at the top of your lungs at least once a week 146 people
6.Eat, drink, learn, or try something new 136 people
7.Set an attainable athletic goal, like running a 5 or 10k 132 people
8.Embrace your personal style and beauty 131 people
9.get enough sleep 124 people
10.Take Time to Read! 110 people

I may change my mind about not making a new year’s resolution. Some of these are quite achieveable, even for me. 17 months ago

“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.”
- Mother Teresa 18 months ago

21. The sound of Canadian geese in the fall as they migrant.
22. Jellied cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving (and anytime).
23. There is nothing like having a cat purring on my lap.
24. A clean kitchen
25. A fresh load of laundry out of the dryer.
26. The only thing to beat that is freshly laundered sheets just off a clother line.
27. Getting up in the middle of the night and eating a bowl of cereal (perferably granola). It is morning somewhere.
28. My grandaughter telling me how her day went at preschool.
29. Homemade chocolate chip cookies. with pecans is even better.
30. The works of artist Michele Wood. Not to be confused with myself. She’s fantastic.
18 months ago

1.sunflowers
2. cats
3. chocolate
4. spagetti with ranch dressing
5. socks infused with aloe
6. opalescent hobnail glass
7. children’s laughter
8. squishy mud between my toes
9. quotes found on the right side of each goal page on 43T.
10. fresh squeezed orange juice
11. wood smoke in the fall
12. coffee with vanilla creamer in the mornings
13. The sound of a train in the middle of the night.
14. blowing bubbles
15. colored sidewalk chalk
16. the sound of cicadas in August.
17. carving jack o’lanterns
18. the smell of baking bread
19. starry nights
20. freshly launndered sheets and towels 19 months ago

it seems like a good time to list the things that I love in life:

Coffee. Lots of it. Black.
Fresh water
Having the cats sleep on me.
the first day of fall.
big prayers
learning more about religion than I was ever taught.
embroadered pillows with roses
sending a manuscript in.
Strawberries
German cheese
Cleaning my horse’s hoofs
Opera
My great-grandmother’s brush
Being able to use my brain
Winning
When the phone rings and it’s my son.
Driving really fast
Watching my girl sleep
Listening to her sing.
Listening to Sonchild’s big plans
Thoughts of living in Germany again.
Phone calls from people I love
Sending someone unexpected flowers.
Well broken-in jeans
A perfectly tailored blazer
Watching the scale numbers go down
Classic gold jewelry
Cooking for friends
Planting tomatos
Having lovely front pots by the door
New, unread books
Re-reading books I borrowed from my grandmother
Controlled cantering
Exploring cathedrals
Almost anything old
Really good novels 20 months ago

“I must do something” always solves more problems than “Something must be done.”
—Unknown” 21 months ago

“The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned.” – Senator J. William Fulbright 22 months ago

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson 22 months ago

““A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion – he hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues with excellence what he is about and leaves others to determine, whether he is working or playing. He himself always knows, he is doing both.” – Wilfred A. Peterson”” 23 months ago