nonsense

I hope your weekend is full of the most delightful nonsense.

Life is sweet.

Week 19 of the Wednesday Lists.
There are so many things to be glad about. I remember getting gas with a friend one time, several years ago now. I got out with her to keep her company at the pump, and I noticed that her gas cap was attached to the car by a little stringish thing. I exclaimed about this and how great it was because it won't ever get lost or fall off the top of the car and roll under and cause you to get down on your hands and knees to recover it. (Obviously, this had happened to me.) Jenny burst out laughing and said, "Oh, I love you. This. This is exactly what I love about you. You get excited about the most ordinary things." I remember feeling delighted by her words. But, also, I remember wondering, "Doesn't everybody?"
They should, you know. Life really is so sweet.


Little Joys

reading


good shoes


balloons


dusk


play-filled laughter

jumping

cloud watching

* Life Is Good bumper stickers * finding long lost favorite books * chocolate chip banana bread * all day lollipops * the way kids laugh at the word poop * hammocks * wicker baskets on vintage bikes * the sound of a bike bell * a personal letter in the mail box * summer lightening storms * the unexpectedly beautiful harmony frogs and crickets can make * a text to say, "I love you." * wind * honeysuckle sipping * lunch dates * a fresh box of crayons * kid-made crafts * tossing a Frisbee * fresh flowers * home-grown tomatoes *

What are your little joys today, my friends?

Sunday Morning Poetry

i see
those girls
your age
lurking around the local tim hortons
and my heart feels sick
as i listen to them curse jagged profanity
and cringe at their harsh giggles
and poorly done makeup....
and i think of you.
{my soft and sweet, my fuzzy peach cheeked...}
i hate to think of you
as hard
or jaded...
brittle
and mean.

those girls that look as tough as nails
but you know would shatter like glass
make my heart sink.

and i grieve for your fuzzy peach cheeks
as i compliment
your thick new mascara
that obscures your soft blue eyes

and you silently love me behind your teenage disguise.

~ by GK Girl

I love how blogs bring people together, don't you? GK Girl is a friend of mine with a lovely blog. This poem really spoke to my mother's heart. For more of her poetry, visit her here at Geek Inc.

Happy Friday, friends.

summer, so far

Week 18 of the Wednesday Lists
an illustrated list of my first three weeks of summer

so far I have...

been visiting bookshops

taken the time to really enjoy sunsets

recovered our dining room chairs with my mama

visited Eureka Springs with Jeffrey's mama, aunt, and Sloane

watched and cheered as Sloane learned to ride a bike

enjoyed a beautiful wedding

been thrilled by my first photoshoot

visited Laura Ingalls Wilder's home and museum and cried over Pa's fiddle

finished day 1 of Creativity Boot Camp

I've also...

* discovered the world's cutest bakery * spent the day getting lost with a great friend * had another girlfriend over for brunch and chat * sweltered during Sloane's swimming lessons * cleaned out my pretties closet and the laundry room * visited the library at least three times each week * taken Sloane on a girlfriend day * read 16 magazines cover to cover * watched way too many episodes of Bones on Netflix * been ready to toss the computer out the window when Blogger quit working for two days * had a second photoshoot (I just love teenagers!) * scheduled the date for our first summer book club * had Jeffrey's parents for a nice, long visit * slept in * enjoyed a fish fry * laughed a lot * relaxed a lot * played a lot *

Thank God it's summer! What have you been up to?

Sunday Morning Poetry

Heavenly Grass

My feet took a walk in heavenly grass.
All day while the sky shone clear as glass.
My feet took a walk in heavenly grass,
All night while the lonesome stars rolled past.
Then my feet come down to walk on earth,
And my mother cried when she give me birth.
Now my feet walk far and my feet walk fast,
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass.
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass.

~ Tennessee Williams

a rose by any other name...

Week 17 of the Wednesday lists.
Sloane and I were shopping together one time, and as we were paying the shop owner asked Sloane her name. What she said was, "Your Mom calls you all sorts of wonderful things, but I'm wondering what your actual name is. As much as she loves you, I bet it's a good one." I thought that was a marvelous compliment. It also made me realize how many little pet names I have for my sweet girl. Today I read this post and knew what list to share this week.

No name is sweet enough...

Sloanie Boney Broccoli
light 'o my heart
Sloane Ja'Bone
love 'o my life
sugar booger
sweetie pie
sweetheart
stinky pete
sugar beet
Brunhilda
pretty girl
sweet pea
punkin
sugar
love
bee
honey
big stuff
cupcake
love bug
baby girl
sweet girl
babycakes
honey bun
toot-sie pop
my sunshine
pumpkin pie
tootie britches
apple dumplin'
Pokey Little Puppy

What about you? Who do you call by a pet name? Care to share?