Is it true...

Last week, my daughter and her 2 cousins accompanied me on an adventure through the streets of downtown Boston. I called it the Make Way, Adventure.

Here's an image of love we found along the way...






















*Happy Birthday to my hubby and my sister, Nella!
I love you both...Sincerely.

**But before I go, as we celebrate love, please join TANGOBABY in raising awareness to actively help K., a homeless mother of 3 escaping her domestic violence situation. What better way to show love than to help those less fortunate? You can read more about K. here: please please please let's help her. My grandmother always said, "There go I, but for the grace of God".

Pet Parade...

Meet Gromit (as in Wallace & Gromit). He's our maltese-pomeranian mix. He replaced Wallace, a bunny my daughter won at Easter a few years ago who I was allergic to...Wallace had to go. Isn't Gromit much cuter?




















This is Bird (left) and Belle (right). They are my hubby and daughter's fishies, respectively. Bird is laid back, like my hubby. Belle is always on the go, much like my daughter.







And last but not least....drumroll please...my trusted pet. My daughter made it for me. Since she is exhibiting fiercely feminist traits, I'm going to guess it's a she. Like other people I know, this pet has no name yet. :-)



You can participate in the "Pet Parade" by visiting "red or gray depends on the day" or "Planet M Files" and leaving your links there.

Say it again...

hustle

hustling, hustling

hustle

hustling, hustling

panic

Say: JAH will provide

relaxation and calm

JAH provides

don't know if to laugh or cry

Giving thanks...

Inspirational Monday: Another blooming game...

About a month ago, we played a game here in my Necessary Room called "What's it like in your neck of the woods?".

Since then, Spring has definitely sprung in these parts.




















The Boston Celtics are back in the Playoffs!!!















The Boston Red Sox vs. Yankee rivalry is reborn. Red Sox Nation here!!!




















People are starting to visit the seashore again.















Oh yeah...lest I forget, Pollen has made a grand entrance and is mischievously tickling my nose as leaves push forth to display their beauty.




















Are you familiar with the old proverb, "the early bird catches the worm?" Well, it's true. How do I know? I hear them very, very early every morning. All I can do is lay there in bed and enjoy their sweet symphony. Aaaaahhhhh... Notice the empty nest in this tree? That's tangible evidence that they are out catching worms...believe me now?




















The bees are quite busy now...there's even a bumble bee who just keeps buzzing around outside my daughter's bedroom window. They say spirits come in all forms. Not sure what this one is looking for but my daughter is off limits! Say it with me, buzz off!















Even at the beach, Mother Nature is pushing up daisies through the arid, rocky sand.




















And, flowers are starting to bloom all around. Here's a sample:


























To participate, please leave a comment/link of what it is like in your neck of the woods now that Spring has sprung.

*For more inspiration, visit vchelle over at Operation You, hostess of Inspirational Monday.

Make Way, Adventure...

One of our favourite classic books is Robert McCloskey's Make Way For Ducklings. I recommend this 1942 Caldecott Medal book for any child's library. Making the words in that book come to real life for my daughter has been an incredibly memorable experience that I will cherish for always. I now share with you a few moments of solace from our "Make Way For Ducklings" adventure.

Accompanied by her two cousins, my daughter curiously followed me single file through the streets of downtown Boston not knowing where we were headed. They were sooooo wired with anxious anticipation I decided to create a game: Let's see how many birds we can find around us. In the back of my head I wondered if they would figure out where we were going...after all, that's a BIG clue (at least for me it is).

My daughter found a duck doorstop on the stoop of someone's brownstone.




















We went inside a Tibetian shoppe. We admired the artistic talents and peered at this runner noticing that every sequin was sewn on by hand.

"That's hard work" my daughter exclaimed. "But isn't it beautiful?".

Yes baby, it is.




















Captivated by the beautiful culture represented in the goods sold in this basement store, I came upon this chandelier.




















My daughter's cousin J pointed out this little birdie.




















J's older brother found a painted duck in a storefront window.




















Within a few minutes, we arrived at the Boston Public Gardens. You all would be so proud of me because I found it on foot by myself sans my trusted Garmin. We made our way to the equally famous Swan Boats rides which just happened to be in the same pond Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings returned that faithful Spring.


















We spent even more time enjoying life in the Boston Public Gardens before it was time to go.


















But we had one more stop to make. And there they were, the historic bronze statues of Mrs. Mallard and her eight little ducklings.




















And I left the gardens with three children walking single file quacking like ducks.





















What was really cool about this trip is that some one stole one of the bronze ducklings, Pack, a few weeks back. The story was all over the local news. Fortunately, the statue was recently recovered and put back in the second-to-last spot behind its mother. It was also our first time visiting the famous landmark after Pack had been reunited with Mrs. Mallard and its brothers and sisters. Can you imagine how scared poor little Pack was during the time he was missing?

*Go ahead. Get your own book. (wink) Click here.
*To review a complete list of Caldecott Medal books from 1938 to present, click here.
*For more information on the Swan Boats, please visit http://www.swanboats.com/.

Conscious Friday: Morgan Heritage...

*Morgan Heritage: Don't Haffi Dread


*Morgan Heritage: Chant We A Go Chant


*Morgan Heritage: Down by the River (live)


Wishing everyone a Conscious Friday and divine weekend.
One Love massive!

Walk for Hunger...

When I was in high school, members of the National Honour Society had to complete several community based projects aimed at helping families in need in Massachusetts. Each year, I chose to participate in Project Bread's Walk for Hunger in Boston, MA. On the first Sunday in May, a sea of tens of thousands of people congregate on the Boston Commons to participate in the oldest continual pledge walk in the United States. This year, the annual 20-mile walk will be held for the 41st time on May 3, 2009.

Few things tug at my heart strings like the thought of a child starving. As the economy takes a dive, as much as one may think they have it bad, I cannot begin to imagine what life is like for those living without the general necessities of "life".

Fortunately, technology has become far more advanced since my high school days, so people can now donate online by clicking here OR register online for the 2009 Walk for Hunger by clicking here.

*For a more global involvement in the fight against hunger, please visit the One Campaign.

*I also enourage you to read: I'm Starving and Waste Not, Want Not.

LET'S HELP MAKE POVERTY AND HUNGER HISTORY...

**The focus of this following link by TANGOBABY is about a beautiful family in need of your help. I urge everyone to take a moment to read it and help if they can. K. and family.

One Love, Se'Lah