When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.   ~Chinese Proverb (thank you Jeanne for sharing this quote with me)  

  I see trees of greenRed roses tooI see them bloomFor me and for youAnd I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world I see skies of blueAnd clouds of whiteThe bright blessed dayThe dark sacred nightAnd I think to myselfWhat…

                                    I am fortunate. I have a good life. I have a family who loves me, food to eat, a roof over my head. I am healthy and…

      I remember the day like it was yesterday, though it was over twenty years ago. I went up the hill to visit my friend Annie. She invited me, saying to come mid-morning to help her pick the…

  When you cannot be together  because your countries are in lockdown to each other and your hearts are longing.   Love finds a way.     Paradise found.

The Little Squirt pointed to the canister on his parent's dresser that held phone-chargers, plugs, a hair clip or two, some receipts, and a few lollipops. "Gabriel, I don't think the lollipop is the answer." You see the handlebar to…