When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.

~Barbara J. Winter~

My Favorite Things-The Short List

As I was driving home from work today, I reflected on the little (and big) things in life that make me smile, make me happy and sometimes, turn me to mush. This is the Short List.

1.    The feeling of walking barefoot in the grass

2.    My puppies when they cuddle

3.    Butterflies, dragonflies and hummingbirds on my ( Read more... )

 A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.  -William Shedd

I grew up on the water...my father bought his first sailboat when I was 3 years old. I do not remember a time that I didn't find happiness, joy and wonder on or around water. Lakes, oceans, streams, ponds; they are all places where I go when I am stuggling, sad, or ( Read more... )

It's Easter! Let me tell you, it's really weird to be celebrating in the fall. I never realized how much I associated holidays with the seasons in which they occur. Luckily it's still warm and sunny here in Nelson, so I can pretend it's spring, hee hee. I located the Catholic church today, so I'll be checking out mass tomorrow, then making ( Read more... )

.....SIIIIICK....

again

Okay, this didn't get as many responses as I expected.  Oh well.

"Bogie and Bacall in To Have and Have Not"

A sultry pickpocket and a hardboiled deep-sea fisherman join the French Resistance for each other’s sake.  It sounds like the setup for a joke, but instead, it’s one of the greatest romances of all time.  Bacall is tough without trying to ( Read more... )

1I have been voted Most Theatrical and Most Eccentric!

*Confetti*

(Although I'm not sure if the second one is a complement or not...)

 Put your music player on random. List the first ten songs, which character they remind you of, and why. Then tag ten people.

1.  "Nobody But the Baby", from the Oh Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.
Johanna Barker.  "Your momma's gone away and your daddy's gone to stay...she's long gone with the red shoes on, didn't leave nobody but the baby... ( Read more... )

My boyfriend has confirmed that yes, it really is over due to his going to Ireland.  I'm not heartbroken, but I am a bit down.

We didn't even stay together long enough for me to get a Valentine's Day card...

Which Gormenghast character are you most likely to be?

The ambitious and immoral Steerpike rises from kitchen boy to Master of the Ritual as he plots to achieve ultimate control of Gormenghast. On the day Titus is born, Steerpike escapes the kitchen and begins his stratagem to topple the Groan dynasty. He plays on Fuchsia's yearning for ( Read more... )