Confections

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Took this picture today as a last minute idea as I was totally blanking on

what to do for my blog...My mother is holding a recipe for her "famous

bumble-berry pie." I have it every year on my birthday and it is the most

delicious pie I've ever had. Love you, Mom!

Quote Of The Day:

"C is for cookie. That's good enough for me." ~ Cookie Monster

50 Word Story:

Angels' Confections

Ingredients set out in scattered order. Flour sprinkled across the counter.

The rolling pin and measuring cups discarded off to the side. Oven mitts

resting on the cold burner of the stove, waiting. The warm, pleasing aroma

of baked goods wafts through the house. Sweet confections - the work of

angels.

Bloom

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

This picture was taken today at the Mercer Slough Blueberry Farm. Went

picking with my mother and a friend. We had a good time, except that all

the blueberries were either dead, unripe, or the bushes were stripped

bare...Not nearly as successful as our raspberry picking...This is a picture

of a sunflower they had inside the warehouse.

Quote Of The Day:

"Where flowers bloom so does hope." ~ Lady Bird Johnson

50 Word Story:

Late Bloomer

Closed up in a bud. So new and barely alive in the world. Through cold

nights and hammering rain, it stayed safe in the bud. "When will it bloom?"

the young ones asked. "In time." Warm, mild spring days came. The sun

shone down. And it slowly opened, unexpectedly vibrant.

My People

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Yet another picture from Gas Works Park! This is of a couple sitting on the

grass overlooking the water. Just two people sitting there and watching the world

go by...

Quote Of The Day:

"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."

~ Ryunosuke Satoro

50 Word Story:

These Are My People

These are my people. The green ones, red ones, white ones, black ones.

These are my people, the same ones under the same sun and the same

moon. They think and feel as I do. My people make the rainbow, the

lands, and the sky. We are one. United. Human.

Sweet Innocence

Monday, August 2, 2010

Today's picture is of my cousin. We took a hike today and she posed for this picture in front of a pine tree. She is very sweet and silly and easy-going. I love you so much! (I love the rest of you too!!!)

Quote Of The Day:

"The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them." ~ Charles de Lint

50 Word Story:

Young Innocence

Twinkling eyes. Bubbling laughter. Screams of joy and delighted surprise. No cares in the world, no worries, no thoughts of the future. Living in the present, taking it a day at a time and making the most of it. Playing until sundown. Living in the sunlight of bliss. Young innocence.

Happiness

Sunday, August 1, 2010

This is my vision of a perfect afternoon. Another picture from Gas Works

Park. I loved the whole scene here...a girl with her her bike and her book by the water...

Quote Of The Day:

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise

grows it under his feet." ~ James Openheim

50 Word Story:

Simply Happy

Many go on long journeys searching for happiness. Many are troubled,

no matter what they try or where they go, they believe they haven't

found happiness. The key to happiness is not to go looking for it, but to

make it. Do something, make something, anything. Happiness is simple.