find your tribe!!!

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Today, remember the power of LOVE ...

One words frees us of 

all the weight and pain of life: 

That word is 

LOVE.

Sophocles

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a quarantine-read-a-tine ...

As reading is a wonderful social distancing activity, Prudence Pickle has decided to start a quarantine-read-a-tine and she is looking for good book recommendations for her and her friends.

I will be compiling a list of books recommended by this community so leave a favorite books or two in the comments below and we will hopefully have a list that will keep us reading for the duration of this quarantine.

Thank you and be well ~

peace

“Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people’s ideas, like listening to music, like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.” – Roberto Bolaño

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Remember This December ...

Remember This December, 
That love weighs more than gold! 

Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

this is a favorite quote of mine for this time of year, as there are so many outer forces telling us that we need to buy, when truly this time of year is a time to focus on friends and family and the power of love.

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This calendar should  fit on an 81/2 x 11 piece of paper, however I always click the printing option "scale to fit".
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my computer ate my homework ....

"Never trust anything that can think for itself 

if you can't see where it keeps its brain."

J.K. Rowling

Running a bit behind this month thanks 

to a computer that now refuses to be WiFi friendly ...

Happy October! 

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Can it be September already?!?!?

Yes, it can!!
and with September comes new beginnings andnew opportunities, especially new opportunities for learning!!

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Happy August!!

“One day you discover you are alive.
Explosion! Concussion! Illumination! Delight!
You laugh, you dance around, you shout.
But, not long after, the sun goes out. 

Snow falls, but no one sees it, on an August noon.” 
 Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

Hope your summer is going well!
We, here is the Boston area, have been having numerous heat waves, keeping me hunkered down in front of my air conditioner,  in a fort made of curtains  and draped fabric, to contain the cool. 

peace,
Virginia

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Bring on everything good and everything magical ...

"Everything good, everything magical happens 

between the months of June and August."

Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Happy Summer ... your June calendar

What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.

Gertrude Jekyll

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Celebrate Spring ... your May calendar

“In a world where thrushes sing and 

willow trees are golden in the spring, 

boredom should have been included 

among the seven deadly sins.” 

Elizabeth Goudge, The Rosemary Tree

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May this dress remind us to care for our small and fragile planet ... happy earth day!

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova 

(born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut, engineer, and current member of the Russian State Duma. She is the first woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Tereshkova also became the first civilian to fly in space as she was only honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force in order to join the Cosmonaut Corps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova

Once you've been in space, 

you appreciate how small and fragile 

the Earth is. 

Valentina Tereshkova

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Today let us celebrate new beginnings .... Happy Easter

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, often known as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor of the works of her husband, Romantic poet, and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. She was the daughter of the political philosopher William Godwin and the writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11139.Mary_Wollstonecraft_Shelley

“The beginning is always today.” 

Mary Shelley

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April, National Poetry Month ...

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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do 

with your one wild and precious life?” 

Mary Oliver

some fun facts and history about:

National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets' website Poets.org serves as a hub for information about local poetry events during the month. The organization also provides free educational resources to teachers for classroom celebrations and activities, and commissions an annual festival poster.[1] Since 1998, National Poetry Month has also been celebrated each April in Canada.[2]

National Poetry Month was inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March. In 1995, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar monthlong holiday to celebrate poetry.[3] The first National Poetry Month was held in 1996.

In 1998, the Academy of American Poets joined the American Poetry & Literacy Project to distribute 100,000 free books of poetry from New York to California during National Poetry Month. On April 22, President Clinton and the First Lady hosted a gala at the White House that featured Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky, Robert Hass, and Rita Dove.[4]

For National Poetry Month in 2001, the Academy of American Poets invited people to "vote" for poets they most wanted to have a postage stamp. More than 10,000 people cast ballots, with Langston Hughes receiving the most votes. The vote tally was sent to the United States Postal Service, which issued a Langston Hughes stamp in January 2002.[4]

On April 5, 2005 the Empire State Building was illuminated with blue lights to mark the 10th anniversary of National Poetry Month.[4]

In 2006, the Academy of American Poets launched Poem-a-Day, publishing one new poem on its website Poets.org each day during the month-long celebration. Poem-a-Day is now a daily, year-long series, which has been syndicated by King Features.[5]

In 2012, the Academy of American Poets launched the Dear Poet project, which invites students to read and write poems during National Poetry Month, some of which are published on Poets.org. The project is accompanied by a lesson plan offered to K-12 teachers for free.[6]

Each year, a special poster is commissioned by the Academy of American Poets for National Poetry Month, with almost 150,000 copies distributed to schools, libraries, and community centers for free. In the past, posters have been designed by noted graphic designers such as Chip Kidd and Milton Glaser. The 2015 National Poetry Month poster has been designed by New Yorkerillustrator Roz Chast.[7]

In a proclamation issued on April 1, 1996, President Bill Clinton declared: "National Poetry Month offers us a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the unsurpassed body of literature produced by our poets in the past, but also the vitality and diversity of voices reflected in the works of today's American poetry….Their creativity and wealth of language enrich our culture and inspire a new generation of Americans to learn the power of reading and writing at its best."[8] In addition, similar official National Poetry Month proclamation have been issued by mayors from towns and cities across the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tucson, and Washington, D.C.[9]

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Our March dailydress calendar starts a celebration for Women's History Month ... watch this space

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a bit of history behind Women's History Month:

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”

CLicK here to read to learn more:

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“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.”

Happy Valentine's Day!! 

for me a day day to celebrate LOVE! 

All kinds of love!! and a perfect day for 

Lin-Manuel Miranda's inspiring quote:

And for those who might have missed it, here is my February 2019 calendar which features this quote. Feel free to download and print out this calendar for your personal use, and I have included a version that can be downlown and used as your wallpaper for your cellphone.  

enjoy and peace, 

virginia

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Today, remember the power of self love ...

No matter what you’re feeling, 

the only way to get a difficult feeling to go away is 

simply to love yourself for it. 

If you think you’re stupid, 

then love yourself for feeling that way. 

It’s a paradox, but it works. 

To heal, you must be the first one 

to shine the light of compassion...

Christiane Northrup

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may this dress give us faith ...

“It’s not the absence of fear, 

it’s overcoming it. 

Sometimes you’ve got to blast through 

and have faith.” 

  Emma Watson

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Today, remember the importance of rest and self-care ...

“Rest and self-care are so important. 

When you take time to replenish your spirit, 

it allows you to serve others from the overflow. 

You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” 

 Eleanor Brownn

As we head into another week, it is so 

important to take care of ourselves, give 

ourselves a moment to exhale, 

enjoy a cup of calmness! 

love, mom

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