WEEKWORD = ANTICIPATION

2011 SPRING BREAK TRIP

"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads.

Not knowing where I'm going is what 

inspires me to travel it." 

~ Roslia de Castro, writer in the Galician language (1837-1885)

WEEKWORD = ANTICIPATION

this week's participant's are:

JUNEBUG @ JUNEBUG'S MUSINGS

KATY @ CREATING MISERICORDIA

JOHN @ THE HEALING SEED 

MARY @ NO POLAR COORDINATES
  
JOYE @ JOYEFUL ART 

KRISTEN @ ZOEY & FAMILY

Don't forget to check each

WEEKWORD

blog & leave a note that you've been visiting!

Drum roll, please... 

A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N

A week from today, JPE & I are headed to

WASHINGTON DC

RUMOR IS ~ WE'LL MISS THIS...

BUT...

I'M EAGERLY ANTICIPATING A VISIT HERE...

THIS IS ONE OF JPE'S ANTICIPATED STOPS...

WE'RE ANTICIPATING USING THE METRO ~ 
BUT I MAY TRY A SEGWAY (STILL IN DA BOOT !&@#!)

A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N

will be staying with SLE & MB 

in Arlington, VA
(can't wait to see their place ~ haven't seen them since Thanksgiving!)

packing tomorrow!!!

Don't forget!!!

CHECK OUT THE WEEKWORD PARTICIPANTS

by clicking on the blog links above!!

CAUGHT IN THE NET...

beach ART - Avila Beach

tilework tells a story ~ The Evolution of AVILA BEACH

castles in the sand ~ Avila Beach

calming sound of the surf

keeping a watchful eye on their turf

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

~ Jacques Cousteau, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, 

innovator, scientist, photographer, author & researcher

TAKE A RIDE...

"Just as the hand, held before the eye, 

can hide the tallest mountain, so the routine 

of everyday life can keep us from seeing 

the vast radiance of and 

the secret wonders that fill the world."

~ Author unknown

My drive to work starts with 

a view of the coastline 

before heading inland 

toward the city of San Luis Obispo...

learn about SAN LUIS OBISPO here!! 

Along Hwy 101 is 

SEE CANYON 
a fertile, micro-climate for growing apples and grapes... 

Turning off Hwy 101 onto Hwy 1,
 (not as confusing as it sounds)
and heading towards Morro Bay, 
I pass the entrance to...

 

CAL-POLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO 

a four year state college...

 ~~~~~

known for their

agriculture, architecture, business, crop science, engineering majors...

CAL POLY - SLO QUICK FACTS

 

 ...continuing my drive down Hwy 1,

are the entrances for

Cuesta College 

(local two-year community college)

AND

:: SLOCOE ::

San Luis Obispo Co Office of Education

(ahhh... )

:: a beautiful place to work ::

:: great colleagues ::

:: stimulating environment ::

and located in a 

thriving natural environment!

CHECK OUT

some of our "neighbors"

another "neighbor"

outside our lunch room!

...these pictures were used for 
a state-wide meeting

to highlight the  
amazingly-beautiful  
areas of San Luis Obispo County!

I moved here almost 40 years ago
(doesn't seem possible) 

to attend Cal-Poly
(and never left)

I'm one of the lucky ones! 

:: housing costs are hIGh ::

:: finding work is difficult ::

:: pay scale is low ::

 But - it is worth ALL the 

sacrifices to live here...

I pinch myself every day I drive along the coast

AND try never to take the beauty for granted!

FYI ~ San Luis Obispo is listed as 
one of the BLUE ZONES in this book...

Did you enjoy my 25 minute drive to work??

WEEKWORD = ANTICIPATION

quillt pics taken by ACE @ Long Beach Quilt Show ~ July 2009

"All you need is deep within you waiting

to unfold and reveal itself. 

All you have to do is be still and take time 

to seek for what is within, 

and you will surely find it."

~ Eileen Caddy 

I can't wait for the COLORS of SPRING!!! 

OKAY - dust the cobwebs from your brain

and get your WEEKWORD hat on!

the word is...

A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N 

are you eagerly ANTICIPATING...

...SWIMSUIT SEASON ???

...SPENDING TIME BENEATH A STARRY SKY ?

...THE WARMTH OF THE SUN & FRAGRANCE OF FLOWERS ?

...PEACE ? KINDNESS ?? CIVILITY ???

...TAKING A SKINNY DIP ON VACATION??

As a reminder,  
WEEKWORD is OPEN to EVERYONE!!

Let me a note in the comment section that you are interested in posting 

your interpretation 

(poem, picture, drawing, story, quote, etc) 

of the WEEKWORD...

A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N

on your blog no later than Saturday April 9th.

Check THIS LINK for more information about WEEKWORD. 

Bet you're curious about what I'm posting, eh!

(a little hint ~ it's NOT what is suggested in the second quilt in this post...)

TODAY IS ?? READ ON!!!

2009 poster

Today is International Children's Book Day. It also happens to be Hans Christian Anderson's birthday - the author of numerous children's fairy tales - a few of which are: The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, & the Princess and the Pea.

I heard fairy tales as a child, and also read them to my girls, but I'm not so sure that mothers, today, read fairy tales to their children??

Perhaps some mothers & grandmothers will response to this question?

all book covers from amazon.com

This is not the Princess and the Pea I read to my daughters, SLE & ACE... but I love the artwork of Rachel Isadora! Her colorful, collage-like artwork has an African feel to it - most likely because she spent 10+ years in various countries in the continent of AFRICA. Trained as a ballerina, she left the professional world of ballet when she experienced an injury. LUCKY for the children's book world, she has written and illustrated over 100+ books. 

ACE uses this book in her kindergarten class

For more about International Children's Book Day, check out the USBBY (UNITED STATES BOARD on BOOKS for YOUNG PEOPLE) website. 

I found a fabulous list of children's books which support the purpose of International Children's Book Day, which is to "inspire a love of reading and draw attention to children's books that focus on international understanding." Here are two of the book covers from this list, 2011 BOOK LIST for CHILDREN.

SHADES of PEOPLE

by Shelley Retner

& Sheila M. Kelley

the book shows children of all colors with happy, smiling faces.

appropriate 

for birth to age 5 years.

A LITTLE PEACE 

(A National Geographic publication)

by Barbara Kelsey

written for grades 3-5

simple pictures from around the world & "plants the seed" that we ALL have a responsibility to make & keep peace on this earth. 

Seems SIMPLE!

Why do ADULTS make this so difficult??

BEE-ZING BYE!!!

KEW GARDEN ~ London

I haven't played WEEKWORD 
for a couple of weeks - but this word,
 A-M-U-S-I-N-G

coincided with 
April Fool's Day!!
 
Thanks, JUNEBUG for hosting this week!

some synonyms for A-M-U-S-I-N-G
were found HERE

agreeable,  boffo (what does this mean?), camp, campy, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up, delightful, diverting (does this belong here?), droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, for grins (ha! ha!), fun, gladdening (do people use this word?), gratifying, gut-busting, humorous, interesting, jocular, jokey, joshing, laughable, lively, merry, pleasant, pleasing, priceless, screaming, sidesplitting, too funny for words, witty

Thought you'd enjoy some AMUSING 
elementary school jokes for 

APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!

So - here it goes...

Who writes books for little bees?
Bee-trix Potter!

What does a bee get at McDonalds?
A hum-burger!

What's a bee-line?
The shortest distance between two buzz-stops!

What kind of bees hum and drop things?
A fumble bee!

What do bees chew?
Bumble gum!

AND - my favorite, new BEE JOKE...

What goes hum-choo, hum choo?
A bee with a cold! 

(also, thinking of those who suffer 

from allergies - tis the season)

What's your favorite 

APRIL FOOL'S JOKE?