Happy Valentine's Day

I bought this card one day while digging through a big box of cheap cards at a postcard show. I loved the graphic on the front because of the heart and daisy garlands. So for the grand price of 50 cents I added it to my haul for the day. As is custom, later in the day at home I laid out all the purchased treasures of the day to look at them in greater detail. It was then that I noticed that this particular card which is marked "To My Sweetheart" was mailed in 1917 from Edward to Clifford - so sweet, so touching. That is also when this particular postcard became one of my most beloved possesions. My mind just bounced from one marshmallow cloud to the next after seeing and knowing that Edward loved Clifford.

Hope you have a day full of love, happiness and a marshmallow cloud or two as well!

Of Note

Storytime

I saw on a news show this reporter that takes a globe, spins it, and randomly puts his finger on a location. He then goes to that location and opens the local phone book and randomly put his finger on a listing. After narrowing it down to a name he meets up with that person to hear their story. The point of the news story is that everyone has a story to tell. I have been thinking and thinking - what would my story be?

Winter Weather

I have been reading about the winter weather back east. Sounds nasty although it also sounds like Boston was spared. Thought a bit of winter fun was in order. Nuns can be funny.

A Place in the Sun

It is cloudy, overcast and chilly and supposed to stay that way the whole weekend! I am so going to stay in on the couch watching tv all weekend. I have a feeling there will be plenty of Montgomery Clift and Tennessee Williams movies in my future. Which is good as drama is more enjoyable from Hollywood than real life. Perhaps I will watch "Suddenly Last Summer" which is a combo of both Monty and Tennessee - oh let the human drama unfold.

Another Groundhog Day

Oh it is that day again. Some things just won’t leave that silly old mind of mine – working late, frozen dinners, Aruba, silly button up nylon pants and being more nervous than ever before in my life. I am not obsessed. The few things I do remember in general, I remember vividly. Oh the promise and the excitement. It doesn’t mean any less that it did not pan out. It doesn’t mean any less that it is useless now. It did happen. I am happy it did happen, just as I am happy knowing that it isn’t happening now. It is just a reminder, which is not a bad thing, that no matter how far I go or how old I grow – I cannot change the past, only improve the future.

PS: Just double click the comic to make it bigger is you want to read it.

A Moment

I went to Mission Beach this weekend to get some exercise. I saw this moment and had to take a picture. I do not know these people but am glad they shared, so sweet and so San Diego. I am happy for them and smiled brightly for the rest of my walk. I take joy in this world, even when I have a difficult and challenging week.