may 31, 2015
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. … Continued
may 30, 2015
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Stacy Yelton and I had need for breakfast. The Ramsey’s location on old Harrodsburg Road sits … Continued
may 29, 2015
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. No doubt some blunders and absurdities crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and … Continued
may 28, 2015
“Happiness comes from within, not from what other people have or do. It’s all on you!” ~ Bree Chapman Earlier in the month, when Judy Sackett and I were rambling around downtown, we rambled into the Lexington Tourism Center. … Continued
may 27, 2015
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday, and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and and mostly live.” ~ Dalai Lama … Continued
may 26, 2015
“Focus on the powerful, euphoric, magical, synchronistic, beautiful parts of life, and the universe will keep giving them to you.” ~ Unknown I’ll just leave these here. Can you tell i had a good time at Shakertown Saturday? … Continued
may 25, 2015
“Life is a series of tiny little miracles. Notice them.” ~ Unknown Those Shakers loved symmetry, didn’t they? Stacy and I were talking more about Shakers today when she told me the northern Shakers disapproved of their Kentucky … Continued
may 24, 2015
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” ~ Aristotle One thing Shakers are known for, besides their convulsive dancing, is their expert craftsmanship. They took great care in building home … Continued
may 23, 2015
“From the withered tree, a flower blooms.” ~ Zen Proverb I was supposed to be in Oklahoma celebrating Angie Bliss Fanning’s birthday, but the weather and our better judgements changed my plans. To soothe my wounds, Stacy Yelton and … Continued
may 22, 2015
“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.” ~ Desmond Tutu Wally and I often walk to Stacy’s house after supper. On beautiful days like … Continued