SIT NEXT TO ME!

 

 (Mendocino chair ~ taken April 2009) 

"If you haven't got anything nice to say 

about anybody, come sit next to me."

~ Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American socialite

(& daughter of Theodore Roosevelt)... 

MY RESEARCH ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS QUOTE 

I found that Teddy's daughter was described as the

"unconventional, hedonistic Mrs. L" 

& "the other Washington Monument"

She liked this quote so much she had it 

embroidered on a pillow for her couch. 

 

~ Love the detail ~

Do you see the fish fin? 

How about the pitcher handle? 

This chair was actually comfortable to sit in!!

Mendocino ART rocks!! 

NO EXCUSES!

 

(pic taken in Mendocino ~ April 2009) 

"The best day of your life 

is the one on which you decide your life is your own. 

No apologies or excuses. 

No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. 

The gift of life is yours; 

it is an amazing journey; 

and you alone are responsible for the quality of it." 

~ Dan Zadra, author

Work focused on $$$ today!

Flowers make everything better!

What makes you feel better??

STAY FOCUSED!!

(pic taken 6/23/07 ~ Prague, CZ)

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me 
to my goal. 

My strength lies solely in my tenacity."

~ Louis Pasteur, chemist & microbiologist

Tomorrow, my daughter, SLE, 

will begin the first day 

of her six-day* California Bar Exam. 

She, along with all other law school graduates, are embarking 
on this journey - culminating months 

of intensive study, following completion

of a three year law program. 

SLE has never enjoyed roller coasters...

...but she took a "front seat" 
knowing there would be 
twists & turns, dips & hills!

Like this wooden statue,  
my daughter is

S T R O N G!  

GOOD LUCK, SLE!
"Do the best you can, 
with the time & energy you have." 
143!  OMO 

*The California Bar Exam is three days - 

SLE's "test accommodations" (due to her visual impairment) 

provide extended test time...

" 1 - 4 - 3 "

 (pic taken 1/30/10 ~ "Button Jar" art)

“LOVE doesn't make the world go 'round. 

LOVE is what makes the ride worthwhile.” 

 ~ Franklin P. Jones, American author

"1 - 4 - 3"

1 finger...

4 fingers...

3 fingers...

=

"1 4 3"

...across a crowded room

...as we drive away from each other

...to catch each other's attention

It's a family tradition!!

We spell out 

I LOVE YOU

with our fingers...

What's your signal for LOVE?

~ tradition began in the late 1980's!!

helpful when dropping ACE & SLE 

at school, the dance studio, 

at their friend's houses, at college...

~ this tradition still exists! 

~ tradition has been adopted 

for use by JPE & CE-E

 

X-ACTO KNIFE ACTION!

(pic taken 7/13/05 ~ JPE at Orsay Museum-Paris)

This U-tube video is incredible!
Click on "New York" 

http://famillesummerbelle.typepad.com/fsblog/2010/02/new-york.html

I'd like to purchase their map of Paris.

find it at their Online Store link...

(left side of the blog)

JPE + CE-E 
= 

2005 HONEYMOON
VACATION 

(30 memorable days in Europe)

COLLECTION #3

(pic taken 1/30/10 ~ "Button Jar" art)

"BUTTON, BUTTON - WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?"

Have you ever seen the "I Spy" books?

This board book series 

for toddlers & preschoolers 

helps them  

increase their observation skills...

as well as practice describing the objects they see.

Buttons can be sorted by...

color

shape

size

number of holes (2, 4, shank)

What do you collect?