day by day, year by year…

“Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not.” Stephen King, The Green Mile

Family cruising along…

“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.” Deb Caletti

He had…

“When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.”  Chinua Achebe

He was an older gent named Nick. He tended his bees, hens and garden. I was envious of his energy, his positivity. He lived alone, but had family that busily went about building their lives. He had a gentle smile, an easy going view on life and day to day existence. I enjoyed my times with him or waving at him as I drove by. All past tense now…

 

 

Sooner than later…

‘You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson

to the heart of the matter…

‘Men are respectable only as they respect.’ Emerson

memories & smiles…

‘A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.’  Charles Gordy

cherish the times…

“in this short life
that only lasts an hour
how much-how little-is
within our power.”
― emily dickinson