Returning from a power walk, throughout which Henrietta was allowed to scamper freely along the neighborhood’s roadsides, Thalia collects a bounty of damp leaf litter.
Smartly expressed! As a child, parents said having a dog (and rabbits and chickens...) were to teach us responsibility. And it did. But later in life as we establish bonds with our animal companions, I believe we develop a greater sense of companionship and care for their needs from a place of love.
I won’t belabor the point (too much), but whose idea was it to draw a black bat beside a black cat on the bright yellow leaf?! Jack! Jack!! Don’t look. You remember what happened the last time my Rorschach-ing got the better of me. 🤔
The exchange between Tal and Nia (ever wonder how Tal would do on some medicine for her Hyperactivity Disorder🤔) brought to mind an exchange I had with Julie B. Hughes recently. About walking into a big box store, hoping to score a talking pumpkin, just as the reindeer rush past, trampling a Hallowe’en witch! Rushing the whole holiday experience into an unpunctuated tangle!
I should read more Voltaire...
Imagine this! Agnes de Mille wrote a book titled Leaps In The Dark. Moreover my quick search of her revealed the life of a dynamo. Dancer. Choreographer. Director. With Tal’s twirling skills, that might suggest a career path that could burn some of her surplus energy. Not a complete schism from the three of you, of course. You could travel to watch her performances while meeting other creatives. Kool Beans?
For right now, LoveLetterist, you appear to have a meme factory living in your studio! Just remember to prepare for snow castle production. Maybe a boundary for what works where could be discussed before the first heavy snow? 😉
The holiday changeover at stores from now through Valentines does take on an up tempo pace!
Travel to watch her performances… 🤣
I just read about two explorers racing to the South Pole. One planned extensively, the other, not with enough diligence. The poor planner’s party perished.
Quite recently I read of two young women racing to be the first women to “complete the 8’s.” 8 peaks all of which were above a certain altitude. 15,000’ comes to mind. One had already achieved that and was helping her friend to do the same. An avalanche killed the first woman and her Sherpa. I’m not certain of the second woman’s fate, but her Sherpa was found in bad condition. Lack of planning was not an issue.
Around the same time a party of Western climbers were headed for a summit. On the way they came across a Sherpa badly in need of help. They kept right on climbing and rendered no aid. Satellite phones? I would think that a requirement for those conditions. 🤷🏽
Some pursue their goals with widely divergent attitudes and values. Jesus said something like: “As you do to the least of these (people), you do it unto me.” Not terribly complex or bewildering or difficult.
Cooperation versus competition. I would hope later that at least one of the mountain climbers had recriminations. Out of 10,000 mountaineers, what percentage would make the same solution? Men vs women?
Then we read of ordinary people that don’t hesitate to jump into swift currents to save an animal...
A note from LoveLetterist:
We don't always get the dog we want. Sometimes we get the dog we need. 😂
Anyone who's been with us for a while knows that Henrietta has at times been more of a bite than a joy. Barkhowlbarkbarkbark, anyone?
And yet...
She brings me so much growth through relationship.
What would have been un-thinkable a year ago is now reality.
My girl walked the neighborhood off-leash and listened like a champ.
Cancer taught me that our hardest won battles can be the most satisfying.
Whatever is poking us might be one of life's greatest gifts. 🤷🏻♀️
Smartly expressed! As a child, parents said having a dog (and rabbits and chickens...) were to teach us responsibility. And it did. But later in life as we establish bonds with our animal companions, I believe we develop a greater sense of companionship and care for their needs from a place of love.
100%
I won’t belabor the point (too much), but whose idea was it to draw a black bat beside a black cat on the bright yellow leaf?! Jack! Jack!! Don’t look. You remember what happened the last time my Rorschach-ing got the better of me. 🤔
The exchange between Tal and Nia (ever wonder how Tal would do on some medicine for her Hyperactivity Disorder🤔) brought to mind an exchange I had with Julie B. Hughes recently. About walking into a big box store, hoping to score a talking pumpkin, just as the reindeer rush past, trampling a Hallowe’en witch! Rushing the whole holiday experience into an unpunctuated tangle!
I should read more Voltaire...
Imagine this! Agnes de Mille wrote a book titled Leaps In The Dark. Moreover my quick search of her revealed the life of a dynamo. Dancer. Choreographer. Director. With Tal’s twirling skills, that might suggest a career path that could burn some of her surplus energy. Not a complete schism from the three of you, of course. You could travel to watch her performances while meeting other creatives. Kool Beans?
For right now, LoveLetterist, you appear to have a meme factory living in your studio! Just remember to prepare for snow castle production. Maybe a boundary for what works where could be discussed before the first heavy snow? 😉
The holiday changeover at stores from now through Valentines does take on an up tempo pace!
Travel to watch her performances… 🤣
I just read about two explorers racing to the South Pole. One planned extensively, the other, not with enough diligence. The poor planner’s party perished.
The point? Planning matters.
Quite recently I read of two young women racing to be the first women to “complete the 8’s.” 8 peaks all of which were above a certain altitude. 15,000’ comes to mind. One had already achieved that and was helping her friend to do the same. An avalanche killed the first woman and her Sherpa. I’m not certain of the second woman’s fate, but her Sherpa was found in bad condition. Lack of planning was not an issue.
Around the same time a party of Western climbers were headed for a summit. On the way they came across a Sherpa badly in need of help. They kept right on climbing and rendered no aid. Satellite phones? I would think that a requirement for those conditions. 🤷🏽
Some pursue their goals with widely divergent attitudes and values. Jesus said something like: “As you do to the least of these (people), you do it unto me.” Not terribly complex or bewildering or difficult.
Cooperation versus competition. I would hope later that at least one of the mountain climbers had recriminations. Out of 10,000 mountaineers, what percentage would make the same solution? Men vs women?
Then we read of ordinary people that don’t hesitate to jump into swift currents to save an animal...
Living and dying by the choices we make…
This song lyric came to mind.
https://youtu.be/AP0oQCh_teg?si=hvZfYk72ERLTY2NM
Who do you want to BE???
Good choice from your jukebox!