As The Fairies Come Out To Play

When the moon is high

And the night air still

As the stars twinkle

Like your true love’s eyes

And dew drops awaken

To the night’s cool skies

And you give pause to the cause

Of looking outside

With your heart

You can hear a fairy sigh

Out of the corner of your eye

You will spy

A flash of light in the night’s new sky

And a giggle with the sigh

Only to hear the delight

Of flight in the night

As the fairies go flying by

Riding a leaf

Wearing a blossom

Tiptoes on toadstools

And a song in the air

Your heart is elevated

For the joy of the sight

As the fairies come out to play

These kindred spirits

As children of the Earth

Do celebrate the pleasures

Of innocence

A laugh or story

Of life’s own glory

On this thy hallowed eve

Cathy

Wishing you a happy Halloween!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNS-v2iuAA

Sandy

As the rain subsides and the skies grow brighter, hoping all of you are well during this storm. With the colors of fall passing in the winds and rain, with the leaves puddling in the corners of the road, I hope you are safe and dry in the comfort of your homes. I personally have fared better than many without loss of power.

Take care,

Cathy

Pinocchio And The Blue Fairy

Beautiful words to live by for good boys and girls.

Fairies know what their doing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKh6XxYbbIc

To Weather The Weather

Oh, to weather the weather

Whether or not

You follow the weather

The weather will follow you

Drips and drops from Doppler reports

Depends on whether or not

You report the drops

Until the drizzle fizzles

Do we dare to sally forth

For what it’s worth

To brave the elements harsh

Through wind and rain

And hurricane

And Sandy’s day so farce

Prepare we must

For hair that’s fussed

And routines extraordinary

To brave each wave

That waves our way

With each and every drop

May Hurricane Sandy be kind to us…

But our Yankee spirit will endure this, like all that’s come before.

Cathy

To Catch A Cloud

If you could catch a cloud

What do you think

It would it be made of

The mist of morning dew

A million nanoflies

Lost dandelion fluff

The passing thought of an unmet friend

The down of a bird of paradise

A memory

A tear dissolved

A prayer answered

Smiles

Hope

The makings of a new day

Possibilities galore

J

Cathy

Life's A Stretch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH9P_vwpLXk

Trash Cancer

I did see Fran Drescher on TV today. She’s a cancer survivor and an advocate for fighting cancer starting with your home and lifestyle. She encourages self-empowerment as a means to fight this disease. Her website has advice for ridding your home of toxic chemicals and detoxing your body with healthy foods. Good council for all.

She invites you to “trash cancer” with her!

http://www.cancerschmancer.org/trashcancer

Here’s an excellent book for detoxing your body and lifestyle; my personal favorite.

http://www.amazon.com/Cure-All-Diseases-Many-Histories/dp/1890035017

Additional websites: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-cancer-causers-to-remove-from-your-home.html

http://smartklean.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/the-top-12-cancer-causing-products-in-the-average-home/

Cathy

Think Pink Month Continues

There is still a week left to October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A simple way to contribute is through this website:

https://savelidstosavelives.com/

Collect ‘pink lids’ from participating food manufacturers and redeem via mail or online. Money will go to the ‘Susan G. Komen For The Cure’ and the lids are redeemable till June 2013.

How easy is that?!

Cathy

Pumpkin Fun

I found this picture on the internet. Some things are so cute they must be shared. There’s nothing like a teddy bear to warm your hearts in the frosty season to come. This one warms us just in time for Halloween.

Cathy

Life's Fairytale

Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale.

Patti, Cathy & Linda

Patti, Cathy & Linda …yesterday, at the baby shower for 
Jimmy & Carolyn.

BTW…It’s a boy, due in Dec.!

Congratulations to the proud parents!

A Lesson In Grace

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/a-lesson-in-grace.html

This article is so perfect in content, it can’t be improved upon…

UNLESS…you do take it to heart and put it into practice.

Forgiveness…a powerful medicine.

Cathy

Good Friends

Fairy Tale

As I was shopping today, I found this!

Harvest

Without Tears

Cosmos

  

The blue of the sky

And the blue of the ocean

Overlap with the violet

Submersed in ultraviolet

To reveal the

Heart of the cosmos

Cathy

A Timid Leaf

The timid leaf

Ahead of the rest

Due to its

Close proximity

To the sun

Accepted his fate

To be first

To turn a new leaf

Cathy

Of The Like

Leaves dance on the water

As they reflect the sky

In the eye

As the blue hue

Compliments the opposite

The orange enhances

The new hue

Of the change in

The mind’s eye

While noting that

Opposites do attract

The dance of colors

Comes from those

Of the like

Cathy

Open House

Saturday’s ‘Open House’ in honor of ‘Fire Prevention Week’ was very successful from the looks on the children’s faces. Pizza, candy, treats and hats were the order of the day. The new ladder truck was on display and the kids took full advantage of seeing it first-hand.

Thank you, Stoughton Fire Dept.

Cathy

Tuscan Luncheon

Yesterday fared well for a Tuscan luncheon at Sue’s.

While I was helping Patti with painting a week or so ago, Sue was finishing her Tuscan inspired kitchen. A backsplash of glass and stone tiles is a beautiful finish to the new flooring and countertops. Summer projects are 99% complete for “Girls With Tools”!

As usual, her talents in the kitchen are not limited to tiling and grout! A Tuscan lunch was also served to break in the new kitchen. It was a perfect celebration for a summer’s end to honor the skills of the artisans.

Here are a few pics from yesterday.

Thanks Sue,

Xoxoxo Patti & Cathy

Vegan Awareness

I know, I know, you've been waiting for me to mention that October is Vegetarian Month and that November is Vegan Month. Neither is an oversight on my part! (Wink! ;-))

Just a gentle reminder that veggies are good for you.  Lots and lots of veggies could lead you to a new vegan lifestyle. The possibilities are endless!

Try a meatless meal today!

Cathy

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&rlz=&q=vegan+recipes

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/blogs/fitstop/tag/national-vegetarian-month/

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/october.htm

http://www.worldveganmonth.net/

http://learni.st/users/dawncasey/boards/5793-october-is-national-vegetarian-month

http://www.vegansociety.com/

http://www.facebook.com/TheVeganSociety

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art177083.asp

Beach Boys “Vegetables”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0aNOpOYF0

Blossoms Flourish

A State Of Mind

Happy Birthday Patti!

Patti has the cosmic coincidence of sharing her birthday with 

John Lennon.

Imagine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgYAHHkPFs

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As we close this year’s birthday round-up with Patti…

Here’s a little video to keep us all in shape & ‘hip’ for the next year!

You go Cowgirls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZmkU5Pg1sw

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A bit of New England to carry you through to next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnhEOEoyXuY

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Wishing you a classy birthday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjnNzM70cE&feature=fvsr

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Have fun on your birthday, but don’t forget that it’s a jungle out there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5Be5a86uA

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Keeping good company on your special day!

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/october9.html

Happy Birthday Patti!

Go and paint the town red!

Happy Columbus Day!

May you discover a new world within you every day of your life.

Lessons from the past

Gifts of the present

Hope for the future

To the ‘journey’…

…for we do not go it alone.

Cathy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0azMOJ-h_o

World Smile Day

What can make a cloudy sky bright?

What can make a gloomy heart gladden?

What can make sad eyes sparkle?

What can lift your spirits quickly?

A smile.

Harvey Ball, a Massachusetts native and creator of the classically known yellow smiley face, celebrates Smile Day that we may all enjoy each other’s smile.

Today is World Smile day.

Pass along a smile to someone today.

Cathy

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/October/worldsmileday.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffej15-Dgl0

The Graceful Fall

The graceful fall

In the fall

In the falling of the leaves

Leaves us in love

With the fall

Before it leaves

Cathy

Rainy Days

These few days of dismal drizzle and a pall of grey overhead make me look to the past. During our SMF days, when inside school on a rainy day, we had a mid-day exercise immediately following lunch. A little bit of cardiovascular care, long before we had that term, came in the form of marching about the room to music.

Rain trickled down the windows’ exterior while we looked outside with the realization that there would be no hopscotching and ball playing in the school yard. ‘Grace’ was solemnly prayed and lunch was eaten. The folding of the placemats on our desk completed the venue. The record player was located in Mother Superior’s office. With a little squelch on the loud speakers, we prepared for the music to play. Up we went, standing at attention at the side of our desks. A classic song such as “Stars and Stripes Forever” blared into the classroom.

It didn’t seem to be much of an event…at first…but, within a minute we were singing, marching, swinging our arms, and smiling at kids that were just seated at the back of the room moments before. Shoulder passing shoulder as we whisked pass the blackboard brought smiles to our faces. Laughs and giggles ensued. Humor was heightened and our spirits prepared for the afternoon.

It was a good day, rain or shine.

Cathy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmdyobr77IA

Nature’s Playful Nature

Nature plays with us

We are given more choices

Than we know what to do with

Colors, textures, shapes and sizes

Tantalize the mind and boggle the senses

Life’s a banquet

Dive in and enjoy

Tis the season for change

Cathy