Saturday Centus ~ Hanging

It's Saturday, or in my case, the very remnants of Saturday ... on the verge of Sunday ...

Another cold rainy day here on the West Coast ... will summer ever come?

Our Dear Miss Jenny has surprised all of Centusians with another photo prompt and a total of 100 words to play with.  Here is my little entry, I came in at 99 words ... 

Hanging

Suspended mid-air

I feel like I can float.

Closing my eyes, I lean back as far as I can,

I feel like I am the cloud, 

that blots the heat of the sun,

from the cold earth. 

Leaning from  side to side 

I can sway,  

softly,

gently.

The cloud, now buffeted by angel’s wings.

Their gentle feathers just out of reach,

But in my mind I can feel them, 

smell them, 

and see them.

I am at peace in my sway,

in my dream .

Reality is,

I am still just hanging

Not up,

Not down  

just suspended  

mid-air.

Happy Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians ... we are a grand 145 years old ... and Happy July the 4th to my American friends ... 

I hope you can grab some time to read some other short offerings ... just click on the Jenny button below to get to the linky!

Enjoy Friends

As usual, I have one late post and one timely post ... I am in dire need of extra time ... I have had my nose buried in books lately and .... well you know how hard it is to put a good book down ...

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Enjoy

Last Sunday was such and Enjoyable day!  I was treated to an Elegant afternoon Tea at the Hotel Vancouver with my dear friend Izzy!  It was actually in early celebration of my birthday, and Izzy surprised my with a book that covers topics near and dear to my heart ... entitled "Tea With Jane Austen" ... which could only lead to a discussion of Austen's novels, and that kind of narrowed down a giggley conversation about  Mr. Darcy (swoon), and how he makes our hearts skip a beat .... High Tea, giggles and visions of Colin Firth exiting a lake ... you bet it was an Enjoyable Tea!

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Friends
I  have been very blessed to have so many wonderful close irl friends ... and I am equally blessed to have formed blogging friendships with some amazing people ...
I honestly do not know what I would do without my tried and true friends ... they help me through life's challenges and they know how to have fun and enjoy life's great moments.
I found this quote on friends, it speaks volumes, and I think, are words to always hold near.  I love the imagery in this quote ... picture it all ...

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

Leo Buscaglia

How lonely our world would be without friends ...  I wish for a world of friends for everyone, so that no one has to suffer the life of Eleanor Rigby ... so that there are no lonely people ... and that everyone can get by with a little help from their friends ... (The Beatles will always be my favourite band) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  and if you want to join us on our alphabet journey just click on the Jenny Button below!

Saturday Centus ~ The Whine

Late ... again ... and it's not that I have been procrastinating,(which is the usual cause of my lateness) ... I have been diligently writing my saturday centus posts ... I just have not felt like posting them ... and I'm not to sure why ... and lately I have been writing only conversations ... hmm, i wonder why?

So this week, I'm rejoining Jenny's meme and posting ... The prompt this .... actually last Saturday was "It's an amusing little whine"
That gives us 100 words plus the 5 prompt words ... here's my little offering.

“Oh Karen, it's an amusing little whine you are employing, but it won’t open my pocketbook.  You will have to come up with a much better approach than that.”

“But Mom, puuuullease “ the impatient little 6 year old cried.

“Karen, if you want something, just ask, but do it without whining.

“But Mom, I’m only six” the girl exaggerates.

“Honey, remember what I told you … what two things never go out of style?”

“Good manners and being polite” chirped Karen.

“That’s right my little sunshine, now ask your question again, and do it in style!”

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by and read!

ACDC

no not the band ... they never were my faves ...

and definitely not the electrical current ... that scares me

instead, it's a catch up post ... surprise!!!

At this rate, I am beginning to wonder if i will ever post on time again .... sigh ...

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Abundance
I think we, or at least most of us, have been blessed with an abundance of so many things ... of life & love, friendship, creativity, happiness, and loads of other good things.
But do we all recognize how truly blessed we are?  We complain about the weather, the price of gas, the economy ... and the complaints are valid ... but... wouldn't it be much more fun, and much better for our health as a society if we considered how much abundance we have in our lives instead? and then shared that?
we can smile at a stranger, hold open doors, greet people while walking ... and in sharing our life (even in the smallest bit) we can enrich someone Else's ...
we can hug a friend, and share our hearts and our love ... it's in us all to give and share, so lets take the time to do that ... live as abundantly as possible ... share what we can with the world around us ...

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Create
Oh boy do i ever love to create ... in my mind, with my hands, with my keyboard ... i absolutely love to create something ... almost every day ... I swear that it elevates the mood, if one doesn't take it too seriously.  Creating to me, is not about perfection ... it is never about the "rules" ... its all about getting one's hands a little dirty, even metaphorically, and just setting free the mind to wander and do as it will! I know I don't have to encourage bloggers to create ... you do so every time you post a new entry ... i just want to encourage you all to keep at it and to colour without lines!

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Dressage
Judy, this one is for you my dear blogging friend ... Dressage, which is all referred to as "horse ballet"
Well so it turns out that the great would be leader, Mitt, has a horse that might be participating in the Olympics in the horse ballet events ... now here's a politician that's totally in touch with the common man ... lol!
Dolls,
also falling under the D category is Dolls ... gosh I love dolls!  I have been blessed to receive a few from friends.  The most recent, from my dear friend Izzy, who picked up this little beauty for me at a recent trip to a vintage fair.  I am totally delighted!!!

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Create
I found this little sign on Pinterest the other day ... I have adopted it as my new Mantra ...

told you this was an ACDC post!  Please click on the Jenny button below to read other much more fascinating D entries!
thanks for reading, peace love & paper,
Jo

Saturday Centus ~ The walk

Here we are again, another Saturday, another prompt!  We are doing another photo prompt.  This photo is the entire photo from last weeks prompt.  My story does not work with this new prompt at all so I have written a new one and not a continuation.  I hope you enjoy!

She walked on the hard floor in her “too big” pair of gold sandals. 

“Baby”, her mom yelled from the sidelines,“you got no swagger, how the heck do you think you are going to win the ultimate grand supreme at the Miss Peach Pageant.  Now let me see those hips move, and look at the pretend judges and smile, that’s right baby, now purse your lips and blow them a kiss!”

She hated this, practicing every day and the heavy makeup that made her skin itch.  “I just want to go home and play with my puppy” she sighed.

What, me mock Pageants ???  Okay, now off with you all, and remember to click the Jenny button below to read some wonderful little stories all based on this photo prompt!

Be Beautiful ...

"Every day is so wonderful

And suddenly it's hard to breathe

Now and then I get insecure

From all the pain, feel so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say

Words can't bring me down

I am beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no

So don't you bring me down today"

Eight years ago, the word Beautiful … became much more to me … it became synonymous with the word Bully.  I remember this day … a funeral for my daughter's friend … she was bullied and had taken her own life … at such a young age … The song “Beautiful” was playing at the service, and my daughter was openly weeping … it truly was the worst of times.

So my B word is Beautiful … and I have a second B for you … Bully.

And once again, I have to sit and wonder what the heck is wrong with our society.  Why do we openly worship some of the worst people … just watch almost any reality TV show to realize that some of the meanest people come out on top …

Hockey parents … or parents with kids in very competitive activities … they can be so mean, hurling insults at not only each other, but at the children who are engaged in the activity. 

The internet ... harsh words and accusations can fly from such young minds ... and where are the parents who should be monitoring what their kids do and say on line.

So I am asking you all, be beautiful … love yourself, try to love others, do no harm… 

Teach your children and their children, teach your friends and your neighbours and coworkers ...

"'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no

We are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no

So don't you bring me down today"

Check out the song if you want, Lyrics by Linda Perry, Performed by Christina Aguilera, and click on the Jenny button below to read some fascinating takes on the letter B ...

Saturday Centus ~ The Dress

Okay, I was totally busy on Saturday, girls day with stops at a fabulous vintage fair and a 50's diner for lunch ... so my Centus is late.  This week, Jenny has given us another picture prompt ... and 100 words.  I came in at 100 exactly but I really needed another 500 or so ... lol!

Jenny couldn't get this picture to load correctly and neither could I, please excuse the awkward orientation.

From the moment she saw the Balenciaga in a copy of Glamour, she knew she wanted to make it as her junior year sewing project. She had fallen for the large vertical stripes of ocean blues, greens with a hint of sand.  The local Walmart didn’t have a large selection of fabric so the cheap striped polyester would have to do.  She had done her best work with the dress, toiling for hours, hand basting the slippery and heavy fabric.  Days later she was finished, she slipped on Mama’s gold sandals and carefully slid the dress over her head …

Thanks for stopping by! Just click on the Jenny button below to visit other takes on the picture prompts.  The reads are quick, and fun!