whispers...and a bone doodle

 

People can't concentrate properly on blowing other people to pieces

if their minds are poisoned by thoughts suitable to the twenty-fifth of December.  

~Ogden Nash

love.giving.peace.gratitude.sharing.hope.forgiveness.charity. 

these should be part of our world all year...not just for christmas.

Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, 

that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.  

It may weave a spell of nostalgia.  

Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, 

but always it will be a day of remembrance - 

a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.  

~Augusta E. Rundel

what i've loved and miss the most...

the hugs. the whispers. the secrets between my self and my brother & sister.

not being able to pick up the phone and call them.
not being able to hear their voices....their laughs!

but they're with me still. in my mind. in my heart.

if you look closely

you can see their reflection in my eyes...

in my tears...and in my smile.

i celebrate christmas in a non-religious kind of way.
not because i'm of another religion.
(i like the feeling of christmas. the lights. the decorations...)

as far as religion...to each his own.

so many different beliefs,

and  (for the most part)  the basis for 

so much prejudice. hatred. and closed minds.

o~o~o~o~o~o

from our home to yours...

have a merry...happy...joyous...memorable 'whatever you celebrate'...

and a healthy & prosperous new year!

 let's open our eyes and ears and mind...

let's listen closely to the whispers of the earth. of nature.

we are all one. we are all connected.

(bone doodle #6. made of armadillo & raccoon bones)
see 'bone doodle' tab above for page with MORE!

  stay cool...laura  :]

oh yeah...i almost forgot!

milo just reminded me...she's so excited!

 

 we're going camping between christmas and new years.

heading up to GA...to mistletoe state pk.

stopping along the way for one night at george L. smith state pk.

"Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat."

be safe. stay cool.  laura  :]