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Tag Archives: Postcards
Postcard from Lebanon, last May Day
If we heaped together all the love that mothers have for their children, all the love of husbands and wives, all the love of all the angels and saints, it could never equal Mary’s love for even a single soul. … Continue reading
Postcard from Spring
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul. ~ Botanist Luther Burbank (A California wildflower moment, to remind those of us living in places where spring still seems far off that … Continue reading
Postcard from San Francisco
When you part from your friend, you grieve not. For that which you love in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is cleaner from the plain. ~ Kahlil Gibran (San Francisco, glorious even in … Continue reading
Postcard from Down South
Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and can be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Horses change lives…they provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls; they give us hope.~ Toni Robinson (Winter horses at Boyne Highlands. I think they, like us, are hoping for the elusive spring thaw, soon.)
A Valentine Postcard for You
We can only be said to be most alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~ Thornton Wilder (Swan song in the evening on Little Traverse Bay. My heart is conscious of you this Valentine’s Day, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harbor Springs, Little Traverse Bay, Michigan, Postcards, Valentine's Day
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Postcard from Minnesota
What day is it? It’s today, squeaked Piglet. My favorite day, said Pooh. ~A. A. Milne (Ice fishing on Lake Minnetonka, Orono, Minnesota. View from a new baby’s room, where today is always a favorite day.)
Postcard from Up North
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. ~ Dalai Lama (Favorite barn in winter, Fletcher Road; warm-hearted red door.)
Happy New Year, a Postcard
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion. It has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. ~Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet (Thank you, 2012, for your abundant gifts. You gave … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass. -Confucius (Holy Childhood Church, town center. Her bells ring at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day, a call that always asks us: how are you … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Then summer fades and passes and October comes. We’ll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure. ~ Thomas Wolfe (Farm at Wolverine, in beautiful melancholy color.)
Postcard from Up North
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ? Victor Borge (There were three, and they had just run out in front of me across M-119. They smiled for the camera, we laughed together, and then they moved on.)
Postcard from Up North
Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind, the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind. ~ Henry James (Blue thistle. Kind despite itself.)
Postcard from Up North
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. ~ Dr. Seuss (Farewell summer 2012. We are smiling because you happened, and we were here.)
Postcard from Up North
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~ Vincent Van Gogh (Bales of hay with barn, Fletcher Road. Local color.)
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