free and happy

a joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. ~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

creature kneeling in front of a carrot

friends are the family you choose. ~Jess C. Scott

today the message is...

our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. ~Henry David Thoreau

weekend suggestion

best keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you see the world. ~George Bernard Shaw

man with palm tree

my hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody. ~Wilkie Collins, in 'The Woman in White'

sweet monday

there is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.  ~Linda Grayson

life lesson

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.  ~Walt Whitman

starting a new week

start wherever you are and start small.  ~Rita Baily
have a great week, my friends!

simply...

stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.  ~Gordon C. Hinckley
have a super weekend!