Grandma's Garden

 
I remember Grandma's garden
The beauty and the grace
Of all the lovely flowers
In that dear, sweet place

I remember Grandma's smile
As she planted, pruned, and tilled
Laboring with love and laughter
As this world with joy she filled

I remember Grandma's patience
When we ran amid the flowers
With her beauty all around us
We would spend those precious hours

I remember Grandma's garden
And I'm happy in the knowing
That when she knelt there in the soil
It wasn't just flowers she was growing.
~ Author: Erin Kilmer

“When I have something to say
that I think will be too difficult for adults,
I write it in a book for children.
Children are excited by new ideas;
they have not yet closed the doors
and windows of their imaginations.
Provided the story is good...
nothing is too difficult for children.”
~ Madeleine L'Engle

Guardian Angels appear in all forms of Love & Light

 

I found this on Facebook
but no name of artist
but I had to share, this is soooo wonderful and amazing
don’t you think?

        
Keep a green tree in your heart
and
perhaps a singing bird will come.
~ Chinese Proverb

Onion-stalked Lepiota (Lepiota cepaestipes)

Albin Schmalfuss, from Führer für Pilzfreunde
(The mushroom lover’s guidebook)
vol. 2, by Edmund Michael, Zwickau, 1901.

Magical.
The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project has
been a neighborhood effort to create a beautiful
mosaic running up the risers of the 163 steps
located at 16th and Moraga in San Francisco.

Iron shoes are pictured on the bank of the Danube
marking the Holocaust in Hungary.
Hundreds of Hungarian Jews had to leave their shoes
on the bank before they were shot into the river
by Hungarian militaimen during the World War II.
The United Nations declared in 2005
the Holocaust Memorial Day
on January 27 to commemorate
the 6 million Jews and other victims
murdered by the Nazis.
~LINK HERE~

Wisteria Tunnel
is an impressive flower walkway located
in Kawachi Fuji Garden in Kitakyushu,
Southern Japan.

I truly believe that if we keep telling
the Christmas story,
singing the Christmas songs,
and living the Christmas spirit,
we can bring joy and happiness
and
peace to this world."
~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993),

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

EVERYONE!!

My birthday was yesterday
I had a lovely day!
Thank you all for the birthdaywishes!

My health is doing a bit better,
I hope to post more,  after the holydays!
So see you all over here ..
oke?

Great Idea for your old shoes ;o)

~High Himalaya

For 20 years I trekked this unforgiving region
always with a Lecia in my hand
I remain captivated by the stunning landscapes
and the kindness of the people.”
Eric Valli

 

~The Story of Misao and Fukumaru

Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara
began taking pictures of her grandmother, Misao,
13 years ago to commemorate her rich life.
Along the way, the photographer came across a
beautiful bond between her now 88-year-old grandmother
and a cat named Fukumaru, whose given name
roughly translates as “good fortune circle.”

In her photo book titled Misao the Big Mama and
Fukumaru the Cat, Ihara captures the affectionate tale
of these two best friends doing everything together.

 
Looking through a selection of photos from the book,
one can see the genuine friendship and warmth
between the inseparable pair as they keep each other
company throughout their daily lives.
It was nine years ago that Misao first found Fukumaru
abandoned in a shed, described as an “odd-eyed kitten.”
While the cat had its own ailments and hearing
disabilities, the two have continued to grow old together, enjoying the beauty of everyday life against
the stunning backdrop of nature’s fields.

    
To see more heartwarming images of this adorable
grandmother and her precious cat,
Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat
can be purchased directly through
Little More Books.

"Under the sun, everyday is a good day,
Another good day”
~ Fukumaru

~Mistletoe

Most people have heard of mistletoe,
particularly at Christmas time.
It is a plant which often grows on other trees
and shrubs. The white berries are full of a sticky juice. 
  
There are lots of legends and traditions surrounding
mistletoe, the most well known and popular being the
kissing one. It was believed that kissing under
the mistletoe would lead to marriage.

In ancient times the Druids believed that mistletoe
would bring good luck and health.
Although it has been used to treat some ailments,
the berries are in fact poisonous and should not be
touched by children. Mistletoe has also been
associated with fertility, a good crop being a
sign that the following season's harvest
would be a good one.

A heartwarming story about dogs.
Lily is a Great Dane blinded by a bizarre medical
condition that required she have both eyes removed.
Madison, another Great Dane, has been her sight.
The two are inseparable.
They were at a shelter, but since their story went viral,
they were adopted ;o)