by Emily Bronte
‘Tis moonlight, summer moonlight,
All soft and still and fair;
The solemn hour of midnight
Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere,
But most where trees are sending
Their breezy boughs on high,
Or stooping low are lending
A shelter from the sky.
And there in those wild bowers
A lovely form is laid;
Green grass and dew-steeped flowers
Wave gently round her head.
The Quail turned her duck-duck into a pumper. It pumped her up and she flew like a kite out of her crib and she looked in Momma’s drawer last night and she found a red letter Z and she put it in Momma’s underpants last night and then Momma got up for the morning and found it there and said: “Who put that red letter Z in my underpants!” And Zuzu said, “the Quail putted it in Momma’s underpants there.”
The End
* the behind the scenes making of this story: Zuzu typed the word red herself and noted that all her friends would laugh when they see the word underpants. And in case the story just sounds too fictional- it’s half true. There was a red foam letter Z stuck to my underwear the other morning. I’ve yet to actually see the Quail fly like a kite though.
Lately trios in nature have my heart and eye. These beauties seem perfectly & lovingly set.
Corner view is a weekly Wednesday date hosted originally hosted by Jane, currently by Francesca. A topic is given and you can see impressions; be it in photographic or poetic in form from around the world: Jane, Dana, Bonny, Joyce, Ian, Francesca, Theresa, Cate, Kasia, Otli, Trinsch, Isabelle, Janis, Kari, jgy, Lise, Dorte, McGillicutty, Sunnymama, Ibb, Kelleyn, Ninja, Sky, RosaMaria, Juniper, Valerie, Sammi, Cole, Don, WanderChow, FlowTops, Tania, Tzivia, Kristin, Laura, Guusje, Susanna, Juana, Elsa, Nadine
Dora Chocolate Buttermilk Cake from Strossners- can you guess who decorated it?
Bonnie & Clyde ride again!
Thanks to our friends who could make it out!
Lucky us- a band shows up!
It's just not a party until an accordian starts playing.
girl's after his own heart...they're fascinated.Zuzu picked out Lovey's present this year- a new tool bag- and managed to skip over the pink one- very thoughtful!
Sunday Still Life is an attempt to capture the beauty and the depth of busy days in a slow and simple way. If you feel inspired, join Erin, here. Keep it slow. Keep it simple.
We just had figured out that the Quail was big enough to ride this little trike. Not only did she stay on for the ride, she managed to climb off and then strut proudly off to a “Stayin Alive” style toddle as her biggest fans cheered her on. Way to go Quail-ee!
1. cool mountain temps
2. McFarlan’s Bake shop
3. A sweet children’s museum that allows for line of site monitoring when everyone has their own ideas what they want to play
4. a family swim
5. the wait
6. a new restaurant with a yummy salad
7. a house filled with tickle-monsters
8. rascalin & monstering
9. the nut-bar 4 year old who not only pretends she is having a baby as her favorite pretend game, but then pretends the treehouse tent is momma’s tummy and that she and her sister are being born.
10. said nut-bar taking the next evening to pretend she is shopping at the pet store and spies a sick monkey who needs her care and then proceeds to carry around the monkey, who intermittently throws-up and cuddles her, sleeps in a night-cap and is all better and ready for school the next day.
11. an ice-cream social
12 a new doctor
13. the part of the tooth I thought came out during lunch really just being a piece of grit- gross but good!
14. flattery
15. early preparation
16. a little 2 year old initiating hide-and-seek with a big grin when Momma shows up at school
17. the kind of hide and seek where the hider truly believes because they aren’t looking at you they are hiding
18. the tickle-monster
19. the verbal explosion of the 4 year old at the end of the day- I didn’t pull down Olivia’s pants today Momma! She wasn’t here!. Gee. Let’s try not doing that when she is here. Baby steps I guess
20. a 4 year old able to get and apply her own band-aid
21. listening to Lovey’s soft snores in the early morning
“Let’s look for dragons,” I said to Pooh.
“Yes, let’s,” said Pooh to Me.
We crossed the river and found a few-
“Yes, those are dragons all right,” said Pooh.
“As soon as I saw their beaks I knew.
That’s what they are,” said Pooh, said he.
“That’s what they are,” said Pooh.
“Let’s frighten the dragons,” I said to Pooh.
“That’s right,” said Pooh to Me.
“I’m not afraid,” I said to Pooh,
And I held his paw and I shouted “Shoo!
Silly old dragons!”- and off they flew.
“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he,
“I’m never afraid with you.”
So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,
There’s always Pooh and Me.
“What would I do?” I said to Pooh,
“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said: “True,
It isn’t much fun for One, but Two,
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. “That’s how it is,” says Pooh.
The Quail’s first painting as I mentioned a few weeks ago. For Lovey’s birthday we had it printed on a tie! Perfect for a green-lovin Pop!
by: Quail, 6/25/11
I had early on the brain this weekend during our little mountain retreat. Weeding out what I wanted to share that fit the topic. For most people early on vacation means dreams and soft snores. Someday we may find that is the case for us as well. For now, our enthusiastic little clan takes full advantage of the early. And rightfully so, with small ones, early means fresh, chipper, crisp and a whole new outlook for the day. And if you are one of us or with us, it most likely means the sound of coffee brewing and being transferred to a travel mug while we map out which bakery will be our first stop for the day. Our favorite mountain get-a-way is a little lodge that offers up a lake with canoes, a pool and a short drive to two of our favorite donut and pastry makers in the Blueridge Mountains.
Early means a greeting by a glassy, still lake on your way to the car to round up up the mornings’ donuts and coffee. Yes with a travel mug in hand. While we may partake in early, it doesn’t come naturally or easy!
We hurry back to our little lodge to relax on our porch with said coffee & donuts to breathe in the fresh mountain air and local flora.
When the coffee and donuts is finally done and the hot summer sun has hit an early peak, we hea off to the pool to cool off, because this year, even in the mountains, the heat gets up early as well.
Come rise & shine around the world:
Corner view is a weekly Wednesday date hosted originally hosted by Jane, currently by Francesca. A topic is given and you can see impressions; be it in photographic or poetic in form from around the world: Jane, Dana, Bonny, Joyce, Ian, Francesca, Theresa, Cate, Kasia, Otli, Trinsch, Isabelle, Janis, Kari, jgy, Lise, Dorte, McGillicutty, Sunnymama, Ibb, Kelleyn, Ninja, Sky, RosaMaria, Juniper, Valerie, Sammi, Cole, Don, WanderChow, FlowTops, Tania, Tzivia, Kristin, Laura, Guusje, Susanna, Juana, Elsa, Nadine
Ordinary Afters... 