Saturday, January 26, 2008

When Ideas Fail


When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet & scientist (1749 - 1832)

Favorite Dolly


Be Happy


Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl, 1952
German Jewish diarist (1929-1945)

Friday, January 25, 2008

Universal Experience


Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
James Beard

New Web Site Design!


Dear Friends Of Mine:
I am very excited about having a wonderful person design a new web site for me (more about her later)! So, please bear with me as my web site will be down (hopefully) for only a few days, as this wonderful creator does her work. I am happy to say my blog will not be affected, so please feel free to "stop by" and have a cup of tea with me, anytime!
Hugs,
La Donna

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Trust


All I have seen teaches me to trust
the creator for all I have not seen.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Weddin' Day" In Country Sampler Magazine March 2008


A Must See!


WEARThe Bob Johnson ProjectWhat: A retired insurance salesman has launched a line of worn-in T-shirts with neat designs sure to become a new fave.Why: It’s his project runaway.Where: Online at thebobjohnsonproject.com.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Heart and Strength

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
Hasidic Saying

Like Saying A Prayer



Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem, or saying a prayer.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Dawn Will Come



Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up.

Anne Lamott

Monday, January 21, 2008

Featured In...


Hot Water


A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt
US diplomat & reformer
(1884 - 1962)

Sunday, January 20, 2008

To Love


To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well.
Gwendoly Brooks
US poet (1917 - )

A Child


No one forgives with more grace and love than a child.
Real Live Preacher
Real Live Preacher weblog.
02-15-06