fruit / labor

last of summer meal - delicious fruit tonight / working hard tonight so that i can "play" tomorrow. "Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen." -Epictetus

freshen up / well worn

Today I had thoughts of redecorating a bit. There seems to be a need for change / where many people have tread - here the floor of a cool vintage store in Athens

mind your Ps&Qs / color my world

I look forward to the first of the month when a new issue of Skirt magazine comes out. I always find mine at Starbucks. That "grassy organizer" advertised in this issue would be perfect for her desk. / "There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light."

write / read

i keep my pen handy / i have a lot of reading to do tonight.
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
-Benjamin Franklin

splash of fall/ love & hope

spot of autumn color and hope of cool days to come / ginko trees are everywhere here in Athens
"as if you could kill time without injuring eternity." - Henry David Thoreau

it takes two /

“It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.”
After a day of hard rains, the evening presented me with a beautiful rainbow - the colors so strong and vivid /

shut out /

i'm feeling shut out of her world at the moment /

sunflowers - her favorite / light and shadow

I went to Trader Joes today - they still don't have our favorite hummus dip or the frozen mangos. I'm so disappointed / drawing subject matter and then to feed the monkey

little bird / little fish

The hint of fall in the air gave me the motivation to do a much needed makeover in her bathroom - hope she'll like it / i feel like a small fish in a big pond

direction / reflection

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."
- Dr. Seuss, Oh! The Places You'll Go!
/ "Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us."
Alan Cohen

where is she? /

Kodi seems to miss her. It might be my imagination but Kodi acts more rambunctious than before, if that's possible, like she's looking for her.

workplace fun / study relief

today i taught a co-worker's 9 yr old son how to make paper stars /
i received my first piece of mail today - it was from my 7 yr old cousin in Maryland.

late night snack / late night

fixing one bowl instead of two tonight / my best friend gave me this little tea cup. i miss her

lunch break / between classes

i'm realxing today / i feel rushed today