“Begin at the beginning and go on ’till you come to the end: then stop.” -The King in Alice in Wonderland- journal entry: Under the table or on top of the table. It doesn’t matter to me. I love to see things close. I love tiny fingers trying to stay …
“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one!” -Edna St. Vincent Millay- journal entry: Lydia can pick this flower without disturbing the garden ! Pablo Picasso, the famous artist once said that it takes a very long time to …
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me: Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” -Mr. Rogers- journal entry: Sometimes taking photographs feels like intruding. Mothers talking softly to daughters. Explaining things. Daughters …
“A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible.” -Welsh Proverb- journal entry: It was a beautiful autumn day. Holden picked an apple right off of the tree. I looked it over for worms. He rubbed it on his clothes and climbed into the chair. The …
“It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men.” -Frederick Douglass- journal entry: Being a grandmother is much more relaxing than being a mother. Being a mother was full of joy and happiness. Being a grandmother is full of those things too without the sleep deprivation. Doing …
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than to be crowded on a velvet cushion.” -Henry David Thoreau- journal entry: In case you don’t know what a pumpkin is, it is a round, orange ball with lots of spaghetti and seeds inside of it. …
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But, for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” -Mr. Rogers- journal entry: Grandpa loves balsa wood airplanes. Actually Grandpa loves ALL kinds of airplanes. His grandsons love them more. Not …
“There is no delight in owning anything unshared.” -Seneca- journal entry: How do you tell someone you want a bite of his apple if you can’t talk? Afton knows. Her little mouth knows. Thankfully her cousin noticed and shared with her. These moments are so special. Captured in a photograph …
“People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don’t have a middle or an end anymore. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.” -Steven Spielberg- journal entry: I know that it looks like a fish story but I don’t think it is. Grandpa has the reptile book …
“Be kind. Everyone is fighting a hard battle.” -Marjorie Pay Hinckley- journal entry: This moment touched my heart. I had been visiting for the week while Clara’s mommy got some rest with her new baby boy. We had played for days. And talked, and painted pumpkins and fingernails and pictures. …
