Ashback # 6 – Time Together!

fred,lloyd,albert and ashleyChristmas is a day that holds all time together – Alexander Smith

Journal Entry # 99 – Fill Your Heart!

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Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity. – Novala Takemoto

Journal Entry # 98 – It’s in the Heart!

DSC_0353“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ―Roy L. Smith

*P.S. That’s our tree for Christmas 2018. Can you find my ornament? Where and what is it?

Journal Entry # 97 – Make a Life!

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Norman MacEwan

Journal Entry # 96 – Appreciate the Beauty!

close up cold frost ice“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”      – Aristotle

Journal Entry # 95 – Tis the Season to be Kind!

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Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers. – Kahlil Gibran

Journal Entry # 92 – Become a Child Again!!!

 

 

“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ―Laura Ingalls Wilder

*Take a look at our Christmas Village from a few years ago. The video was taken with an early smartphone. At the time, I was just fooling around really, but in retrospect, I’m glad I captured it. Because each and every time I watch it, I can’t help but smile.
Release the inner child people, enjoy!!!

 

The Hook

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Wonderwall plays the lazy afternoon.
Rack em’ before the crowd shows.
I can smell the night before from the Ashtrays.
Stained carpets, humming I got used to.
Friend by hello, fist by good-bye.
I know, you’re right.
This now, the last.
You are my best friend.
So, same time tomorrow.

Ashback # 5 – I Pity the Fall!

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Hey all,

Pictured above is the old 1983 Mr. T action figure, and no not a doll, an action figure. The difference is the kung-fu grip. Anyway, I was and still am I guess, a huge fan of the A-Team. I watched religiously every week as Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn’t commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military* Mr. T played B.A. Baracus, said doll. Damn it! I mean action figure.

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Journal Entry # 90 – It’s the Little Things!

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It has long been a great axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. – Arthur Conan Doyle