Sweet Things

Baby faces...

Tiny little jewelry...

Cute little hats...

Sugar & spice...

Tiny little feet...

Ribbons & bows...

Flowers & butterflies...

Italian crystal...

Roses & lollipops...

Kisses...

The world is full of so many

sweet things...

Sweet Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Our Princess StellaDonna

Life keeps us busy with blessings abound...

Grandangels...

Housework...

Cooking...

Gardening...

Yardwork...

Taking care of the elderly...

The list goes on and on...

Each and everyone is a blessing,

and so is our health to be able to enjoy our blessings.

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

In Honor of Papa

Papa, with our little grandangel, StellaDonna...

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

"The words that a father speaks to his children are heard,

as in whispering galleries, by posterity."

Words by Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

Because her father listened to her,

she knew she had something to say...

Because he believed in her,

she believed in herself...

Because he said she could do anything,

she did...

Wishing a blessed day for all fathers,

and remembering my daddy on this very special day.

Father's Day Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Silence is Golden

Find a place of silence...

Give your mind time to relax...

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

Lao Tzu (c.604-c.531 BC)

Zen master Chuang Tzu dreamed he was a butterfly.

When he awoke he didn't know if he was himself

dreaming he was a butterfly,

or a butterfly dreaming he was himself.

Set yourself free...

Let go of all thoughts and emotions...

Stop striving to understand.

Just be, and true understanding will dawn.

"Come to wish that everything should come to pass

exactly as it does."

Epictetus (c.55-c.135 AD)

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Retreat From the Summer Heat

On a hot summer afternoon,

one must retreat to that special place,

behind closed shutters,

near the secretive balconied windows,

somewhere under a high ceiling,

with slow-turning fans...

In the distance,

I hear a splashing fountain

and the strands of a lone violin.

I smell the scent of the sweet olive tree,

just beneath the window...

I see the draping Spanish Moss,

ever so elegant...suspended in Southern time...

Deep in the heart of the old South.

My South...

My home...

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

A Summer State of Mind

Crisp whites...

Incredible blue sky...

Straw hat...

Seashore...

Strappy, sexy sandals...

Ocean spray...

Beaches at twilight...

Long, loose, tousled, windblown locks...

Magnificent cliff views of the sea in the moonlite...

Beautiful seashells...

Sand dunes...

Light house...

Icetea and lemon...

Lazy-day afternoon...

Hot, sultry breeze...

Tan, skinny legs...

Sand in your shoes - Sunshine in your life...

Remembering some Greek island...

And dreaming...

A summer state of mind...

Blessings

*****Yaya*****