Sunday, January 31, 2010

...1.31.10...

by patrick mcdonnell
it was a special day
and mooch
wanted to give his best friend, earl, a gift.
but what to get him?
he had a bowl.
he had a bed.
he had a chewy toy.
he had it ALL
mooch thought and thought.
what do you get someone who has everything?
NOTHING!
he would give earl the gift of nothing.
but in this world filled with so many somethings, where could he find nothing?
mooch often heard frank say there was "nothing on TV."
but as far as mooch could tell, there was always something on TV.
mooch often head doozy and her friends say there was "nothing to do."
but as far as mooch could tell, everybody was always doing something.
millie came home from the store and said,
"there was nothing to buy!"
so mooch went shopping.
mooch looked up and down every aisle.
he found many, many, many somethings.
the latest this, the newest that...
but as far as he could tell, nothing was for sale.
so mooch went home
and sat on his pillow
and just stayed still (as cats often do).
and not looking for it, he found
nothing.
so he went and got a box
and put nothing in it.
them mooch thought, hmmm...maybe earl deserves more than this.
so he got a bigger box.
"now that's plenty of nothing!"
"for me?" said earl.
"mooch, you didn't have to give me anything."
who told him? thought mooch.
earl opened mooch's gift.
"there's nothing here," said earl.
"yesh!" said mooch. "nothing...
"but me and you."
so mooch and earl just stayed still
and enjoyed nothing
and everything.
may you enjoy the gift of
nothing
today.
just stay still.
breathe
in...
nothing.
welcome to coffee hour.
welcome to this Sunday morning.
just BE.
robin.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

...linen shadows...

"happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply,
to enjoy simply,
to think freely,
to risk life,
to be needed."
- Storm Jameson
light + objects = shadows
join us in shadow land.
currently the temp gage
reads -3 degrees.
the wood stove is starting to
take the chill away
...to warm me
the coffee is rejuvenating me inside.
the horizon shows a
slight chance for
sun today...
but no promises.
just BE.
robin.

Friday, January 29, 2010

...no reminders needed...

it
is
again
friday.
good-bye week.
i
am
home.
i don't have to remind myself.
i
can
breathe.
just BE.
robin.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

...serenity prayer...

God,
grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom
to know the difference.
needing a whole lot
of strength...
to
just BE.
robin.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

...1.24.10...

the coffee cup
tells it all today...
rain, cold, blustery.
earlier in the
week
i was able
to take
some time
for myself
at this lovely spot
in the middle of town.
sun, running water,
camera
and alone time.
perfection.
sometimes
it can be
all about you.
and that's okay.
welcome to coffee hour.
welcome to this Sunday morning.
just BE.
robin.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

...simply falls away...

some people find
forgiveness
is one of the hardest
qualities to summon.
however,
if you truly
live in the present,
so that the past
simply falls away,
forgiveness ceases
to require any effort:
it's what's left
when resentments
are annihilated
by
acceptance.
light + objects= shadows
and looking for the combination
is amazingly addictive.
join us.
the above topic of forgiveness
is from the little book of
1,001 way to live in the moment
where are you
going to live today?
just BE.
robin.

Monday, January 18, 2010

...and the sun shone...

...and then...
yesterday
afternoon
the
sun
shone.
the sky opened up to blue beauty.
it
was so
gorgeous
i
went
out without
my coat
on
and soaked
up the
sun.
i was warmed.
it was beautiful.
the chills
provided by
mother nature and jack frost
quickly gave in to the sun.
drip.
drip.
drip.
goodbye.
just BE.
robin.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

...1.17.10...

mother nature and jack frost
told each other chilling stories last night...
that made the frost on the trees necks
stand on end.
the pines...not to be out done...
gave us a wonderful...
fireworks display.
nature.
seasons.
crispness.
silence when standing still.
crunching snow while walking.
meditation.
freeing.
grateful.
welcome to coffee hour.
welcome to this Sunday morning.
just BE.
robin.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

...summer's last hoorah...

this was a
dandelion
in
november.
moving the
leaf
made for a wonderful
shadow
op.
today is
light + objects = shadows
and you can join us at
have a dandelion colored day.
just BE.
robin.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

...1.10.10...



there are
your fog people
and your sun people,
he said.
i said
i wasn't sure which kind
i was.
he nodded.
fog'll do that to you, he said.
~ story people
i love that.
welcome to coffee hour.
welcome to this Sunday morning.
just BE.
robin.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

...- 4 degrees-but sun...

grand moments are nice,
but
it
is
the smaller gems
that create the most exquisite beauty,
the tiny jewels
that adorn our lives
every
single
day.
~christine mason miller
light + objects=shadows
to find them around the world,
shadows that is...
i will be inside today
snuggled up in a sunbeam.
just BE.
robin.
i have included a close up photo
of the corned beef box.
derby foods
is in chicago.
made in uruguay.
this box has sat
on this chair for
quite some time...
i don't know the story
behind it.




Wednesday, January 6, 2010

...good will to men...

the taking down
of the Christmas decorations...
bah humbug!!
can't they stay up a while longer?
the Christmas spirit disappears so
quickly
doesn't it.
just BE.
robin.