Check. Check. Check.

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Feels so good to be all filled up at day's end...

via notyouraverageordinary

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I was born this way

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It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M

Just put your paws up

'Cause you were born this way, baby

My mama told me when I was young

We're all born superstars

She rolled my hair, put my lipstick on

In the glass of her boudoir

"There's nothin' wrong with lovin' who you are"

She said, "'Cause He made you perfect, babe"

"So hold your head up, girl and you'll go far,

Listen to me when I say"

I'm beautiful in my way,

'Cause God makes no mistakes

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't hide yourself in regret,

Just love yourself and you're set

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

(Born this way)

Ooo, there ain't no other way

Baby, I was born this way

Baby, I was born this way

(Born this way)

Ooo, there ain't other way

Baby, I was born this way

Right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't be a drag, just be a queen

Don't be a drag, just be a queen

Don't be a drag, just be a queen

Don't be!

Give yourself prudence and love your friends

Subway kid, rejoice the truth

In the religion of the insecure

I must be myself, respect my youth

A different lover is not a sin

Believe capital H-I-M (hey, hey, hey)

I love my life, I love this record and

Mi amore vole fe yah

I'm beautiful in my way,

'Cause God makes no mistakes

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't hide yourself in regret,

Just love yourself and you're set

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Ooo, there ain't no other way 

Lady Gaga

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Monday...

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Grey, Cold Weekend

So...based on the weather forecast, I hope to find all the

Elizabeth Taylor movies running this weekend...

...and if not, I'll just keep replaying Cleopatra and

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...

Goodnight, Maggie.

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...too busy collecting stones

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Never take a friend for-granted. 

Hold them close to your heart 'cause you might wake up one day 

and realize that you lost a diamond 

while you were too busy collecting stones.

via gail self-dziedzic

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Ditto.

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"Some people dream of having a big swimming pool.
With me, it's closets."

                                                                                - Audrey Hepburn

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First Day of Spring, 2011

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A little forgiveness, please...

the first day of Spring in Michigan isn't always balmy!

But our early bloomers still stick their heads out.

Brave...and beautiful, huh?

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Step. Clap. Go.

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Step, Clap, Go! from Opening Ceremony on Vimeo.

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smarter now

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... you know what they say about better late than never...

i got it.

i finally got it.

thank God i got it.

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Being Forceful!

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If you follow the blog, you saw Kim's forsythia that I forced

at work and the yellow blooms were magnificent!

Remember, this is Michigan in March - still freezing.

So to have beautiful colourful REAL blooms

in a vase is so uplifting and happy-ness worthy.

After the yellow blooms were done, it was barren.

Kinda like taking the Christmas tree down.

So I ordered branches of flowering quince and curly willow

and they were delivered today.

If the forcing goes well, this arragement will be

dark fuscia pink and curly willow 4.5 feet tall...

I'll keep posting as buds bloom.

PS:  here's how I know the blog gets read: tho I don't take "comments", I had several people sending e-mails to me about yesterday's flower - and the answer is Bleeding Heart.

  

Thanks all you Flower People!

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Know a Master Gardner?

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I do.

Hi Claudia!

Hope this finds you well.

Say, 'ol friend, when you get a mome,

can you tell me what this flower/plant is please?

Watch, kids...I bet she knows.

And then I'm going to order one.

Pretty cool, aye?

It's not WHAT you know....it's WHO!

Whatever it is, it's too awesome for words....

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Art on Monday ~

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There's several choices of meanings behind this artwork;

pick the one that works for you!  

Thank God It's Monday!

via vol.25

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Daylight Savings Time

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Fine. We lose an hour this weekend.

Fine.

I'm grateful to have an extra hour every day 

to tend the crops and put the tractor and horses up.

And to wash up before the dinner Ma has ready.

We'll read some Mark Twain by candlelight,

then turn in for some shuteye b'fore mornin's sun

and those chores begin anew.

Aw, hell...I'm just grateful.

Bring it on, Spring!

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Christmas in March?

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I need this.

Well...I don't actually NEED this.

I want this.

But...I don't actually NEED this.

I would use this.

But...I don't actually NEED this.

It'll be my birthday and holiday gift to myself.

But...do you promise you'll USE it?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Well...we'll see.

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Her Final Flight

 

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I grew up with you, Beautiful Girl...
I have enjoyed the journey with you.
Thank you for your service
and taking us beyond our imaginations

I will remember you always.
From just another Discovery
and space exploration fan.

 

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I Heart (muwah!) My Friends

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When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

                                                                       -Marcus Aurelius

via kindovermatter

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 “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”

— Voltaire

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woman dancing/Vetek/Maine

Just before they go

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It is a time like no other.

About to lose someone you love 

who will soon pass from this mortal world.

It's a dusk and it makes you hold your breath...

You keep replaying the tape of times you shared

and those wonderful memories

cause your eyes to swell with tears.

He can no longer take visitors, as he is too weak.

Tho he is still breathing, he is not hungry and

he doesn't have the strength to speak.

I pray you are not suffering, my Friend...

Peace be with you.

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Essence

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Is it just me or is spring approaching

so quickly that I swear I can smell green

and all of its freshness?

I rather like that I can recall the aura -are your senses working?

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Friendship

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“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”

                                                                                  — Muhammad Ali

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