Virginia Breeze

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read about our adventures in the hurricane zone last week and comment as well.  I really appreciate it very much.  And I was trying to think of something to do for you all.  So I decided to put a photo of Oprah’s home up here.

Why? That’s a very good question.  Well first of all it should attract some attention and then maybe some of that will go towards the work you are doing here in blog land.

Oprah is always promoting people who are  doing good work too.  So for a moment let’s all imagine we have been invited to this grand place in Nassau for a party.

Let’s celebrate our ability to communicate with the world every day with our blogging efforts.

And for those of you who just wandered by to take a look at Oprah’s place I recommend these bloggers.  They are interesting, creative and very supportive people.  They may visit your blog while you are on vacation too.

Anne Moss at webpreppro.com

Bernie Kasper at sindianavisions.wordpress.com

AngelBaby at yourcaringangel.com

Robin Easton at nakedineden.com

Ron Dubin at blog.rtd13.com

Evita at evolvingwellness.com

Todd Mulske at myspace.com/toddmulske

Everyone except Todd is on the Blogroll or you can paste the addresses into Google and visit some great folks.  Todd needs to start expanding beyond MySpace into Flickr or someplace where we can all see his great photos.  And a  few other people need to convince me they are not just one step above being spammers if they ever return and read this post.

Thanks again!

Mother

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They left you on a shelf

Beneath the bricks and a cloudy sky

As we waited for your date with a field of grass.

The gentleman who dressed you was nice enough

And he rolled you out when I arrived to say “Good-bye”.

You rested in the center of the room

As I recalled the plastic flowers

On our dining room table years ago.

All of us plus Pops and Nana too

Thanking God for all His gifts

And the Sunday meals you made.

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And this as well.

On a beautiful summer day

You put on a white blouse and skirt

And took me to the blueberry fields.

You laughed as I pretended to take a broken drum

Out the door for the berries.

Then you sang a song just for us

As cool breezes charmed my senses

While goodness found mercy

Next to a stream and gave a little boy

A picture that would last until now.

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This morning I went to Starbucks

After watching the river at dawn,

Immersed in making photos with pastel shades of sky

And bushes that seemed blue in the early morning air.

I ordered coffee

To awaken my frozen limbs

And a blueberry scone.

The berries are sweet.

I find them more delicious

Than chocolate

Or wine.

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This Is Just To Say

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.

-William Carlos Williams

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