Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~Author Unknown



A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. ~Grace Pulpit



Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs than to put it into words. ~Author Unknown



Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown



You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet



You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. ~Author Unknown



Hugs grease the wheels of the world. ~Author Unknown



The Last Photo :

Ballerinas
pirouetting
starkly,
amidst the silver sands,
now
stopped
mid action,
standing on tiptoe
palms unfolding
to the sky.

Dreaming
of the days
of green
jetes
as their branches
gracefully
bowed and swished
in the cool
late summer breeze.

The Day of the Adagio
is drawing to
a close,
Water
slowly
gently
lapping
at the rooted feet,
freeing them
to live in the sun
once again

The Allegro
has started,
with a glimmer of green,
and
they shake off
the frosted
diamonds
and gracefully
bow
to the God of spring
watched by
an amused Sun.

Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over The Hill at December 17, 2009 1:21 AM

What a Woman Wants in a Man

Original List:
1. Handsome
2. Charming
3. Financially successful
4. A caring listener
5. Witty
6. In good shape
7. Dresses with style
8. Appreciates finer thing
9. Full of thoughtful surprises
10. An imaginative, romantic lover

What She Wants in a Man, Revised List (age 32)

1. Nice looking
2. Opens car doors, holds chairs
3. Has enough money for a nice dinner
4. Listens more than talks
5. Laughs at my jokes
6. Carries bags of groceries with ease
7. Owns at least one tie
8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal
9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries
10. Seeks romance at least once a week

What She Wants in a Man, Revised List (age 42)

1. Not too ugly
2. Doesn't drive off until I 'm in the car
3. Works steady - splurges on dinner out occasionally
4. Nods head when I'm talking
5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes
6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach
8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids
9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down
10. Shaves most weekends

What She Wants in a Man, Revised List (age 52)

1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed
2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public
3. Doesn't borrow money too often
4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting
5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times
6. Is in good enough shape to get off the couch on weekends
7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear
8. Appreciates a good TV dinner
9. Remembers your name on occasion
10. Shaves some weekends

What She Wants in a Man, Revised List (age 62)

1. Doesn't scare small children
2. Remembers where bathroom is
3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep
4. Only snores lightly when asleep
5. Remembers why he's laughing
6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself
7. Usually wears some clothes
8. Likes soft foods
9. Remembers where he left his teeth
10. Remembers that it's the weekend

What She Wants in a Man, Revised List (age 72)

1. Breathing
2. Doesn't miss the toilet..

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ~Mary Ellen Chase



Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~William Arthur Ward

Quality begins on the inside... and then works its way out. ~Bob Moawad



Man can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as... from a lack of bread. ~Richard Wright, Native Son, 1940

When your heart speaks, take good notes. ~Judith Campbell



If you would like to spoil the day for a grouch, give him a smile. ~Author Unknown

Smile - it increases your face value. ~Author Unknown

ABC Wednesday -- V!

ABC Wednesday is hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt every week and it is time to play once again. The letter for the day is V

V is for Vital, for Victorious, for Violin, ahh and for Vodka, Vanilla, Velvet -- and!

V is for Vegetables!



V is for Violets!



V is for Vineyards!



And last, but by no means least, V is for Valentine!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet



A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. ~Thomas á Kempis



A man isn't poor if he can still laugh. ~Raymond Hitchcock



Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. ~Ruth Ann Schabacker



Change always comes bearing gifts. ~Price Pritchett



Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. ~Jean Anouilh

That's My World - Pikes Market

Ready to learn about more about the world we live in? That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the That's My World Team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and myself. Click on the icon, sign up and share your world and read/see others as well! Please! do read the instructions and follow them when you sign up!

I've written a lot about one of my favorite places in Seattle -- Pikes Market, but I thought today I'd devote a "My World" post just to it. I've included some information about it here, but there is even more fascinating history to be found on Wikipedia and it's worth taking a look at.



Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers, craftspeople and merchants. Named after the central street, Pike Place runs northwest from Pike Street to Virginia Street, and remains one of Seattle's most popular tourist destinations.

There's free entertainment throughout the market!



The Market is built on the edge of a steep hill, and consists of several lower levels located below the main level. Each features a variety of unique shops. Antique dealers, comic book sellers, small family-owned restaurants, while the area contains one of the few remaining head shops left in Seattle. The upper street level contains fishmongers, fresh produce stands and craft stalls operating in the covered arcades. Local farmers and craftspeople sell year-round in the arcades from tables they rent from the Market on a daily basis, in accordance with the Market's mission and founding goal: allowing consumers to "Meet the Producer."



Pike Place Market is home to nearly 500 low income residents who live in 8 different buildings throughout the Market. The Market is run by the quasi-government Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA). The Pike Place Market sees 10 million visitors annually.



Except for the first shot of the market at night, all the photos are mine that I've taken on my visits. You can't take a bad photo with all the beautifully displayed food, flowers etc.





From flowers ....



To fresh fish ...



Beautiful, colorful displays ...



Again, I urge you check out the fascinating history about Pike's Market on Wikipedia.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan



We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them. ~Author Unknown



Judgement prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. ~Wayne W. Dyer



There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought. ~Charles Kingsley



Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. ~Countess of Blessington



No one is free when others are oppressed. ~Author Unknown

Motherhood Around the World

On the Riverbank ....



In Africa ....





In India ....



In the Artic ...



United States -- somewhere near Walmart ....



Think maybe we need to take lessons from the animal world?????

Pet Pride!

Time to go rough it up with Bozo over at his place in Mumbai! He's wanting us to all wish Sasha a great, Happy Birthday! So, get your two-legged live-in friend to click on the icon and sign up so we can all do just that!

Mojo and I had so much fun last week when all the neighborhood guys came over to play that we wanted Mom and Mojo's Dad to invite them back again.

Come on, Mom, let's get the guys over to play!



Pleeeeeeeaze, Dad!



Come on, I'll go with you! It's supposed to rain all next week and this is our last chance for a while!



Now this is the way to stay warm!!



Boy, our favorite tree sure looks different when it gets cold!!



Still a fun place to play!