Category Archive: performing

the greatest love…

If memory serves me correctly, the Bible teaches that…”There is no greater love than that a man lay down his life for another.” As Father’s Day approaches I can’t help but think of the men… Read More

reality check…for college grads

Eleven years ago when my daughter decided not to pursue a college degree, opting instead to train for a career in ballet, I had to do some mighty fancy footwork of my own… Read More

let your spirits…soar

Storytellers abound. All we need do is pause, breathe deeply…and listen. Sometimes it also helps…to open our eyes. As with the story of an 80 year-old, deaf Canadian whose canvas is the sky… Read More

women…and the world…

Women have a way of softening the edges around acrimonious debate in which men often immerse themselves…and our world. Would a woman…a daughter, wife, and mother…make a better President than her male counterpart?… Read More

what i now know…the divine m…

i can relate…hugmamma.

earth song…

…can we turn back time?…hugmamma.

the flexibility of…youth

Apart from the age difference, there’s a mental and physical fluidity that separates the generations. My daughter and I are living proof of that chasm. Today she’s enroute to a new life, or at least… Read More

think it…every day

do it for yourself…and for those you love…hugmamma.

cirque du soleil…not so “ole!”

no match for the real thing…hugmamma.

365 photo challenge: luckiest

dreams do come true…an early christmas gift…hugmamma.

“thank you…for letting me be myself!!!”

Grooved with Sly and The Family Stone last night…along with many others in the audience, of course! Remember them from the 60s and 70s? Among other rocking numbers…Dance to the Music…Everyday People…Hot Fun… Read More

365 photo challenge: rake

performing…has its hazards…hugmamma.

rooting for…the underdog

I’ve been catching glimpses of America’s Got Talent in between getting chores done, like ironing clothes that had been sitting on top of the dryer for ages. And I’ve been tidying up the… Read More

daily post challenge: #188…can a camera truly catch a moment in time

In recent months I’ve gone crazy taking pictures. You might say I’ve run amok. That’s what my husband would say. I surely wouldn’t call myself a photographer. That sounds far too lofty for me. I… Read More

eyes…on the dummy

Talented marionette…and, of course, a little credit goes to the man behind the puppet, pulling the strings. A gift from my English friend Sylvia…and the French for this refreshing piece of entertainment. Where… Read More

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  • “the human connection” by ashley montagu and floyd matson

    "Human communication, 'as the saying goes, is a clash of symbols' it covers a multitude of signs. But it is more than media and messages, information and persuasion; it also meets a deeper need and serves a higher purpose. Whether clear or garbled, tumultous or silent, deliberate or fatally inadvertent, communication is the ground of meeting and the foundation of community. It is, in short, the essential human connection."
  • dance no matter what…

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