Words

 

G'morning glories!

Is everyone accustomed to the absence of their Christmas trees?  While I'm waiting until Epiphany to take ours apart, there's little doubt I'm going to be bothered by that void for a few hours.  Maybe longer.

Our New Years Eve was predictably quiet.  Someone mentioned PBS, so I tuned in to see the latter part of a musical salute to Rogers and Hammerstein ... don't forget the lyrics!   Next, a 30th Anniversary celebration of Andrea Bocelli and friends.   Some might not wrap their head around his duets with the likes of Ed Sheeran ... Brian May ..... Shania Twain ..... (etc.) -- but it worked!  

Tom's still feeling under the weather, so I heated up a can of black-eyed peas -- threw in some leftover broccoli for color ... then a handful of dry roasted peanuts for crunch.   As long as I've known him, Tom refuses to eat a pea, so after an obligatory cup for good luck, the rest went in the trash.  Later, I put together another sausage and spinach quiche that's not only easy-peasy, but Addictive.

My favorite gift may be something I gave myself.   A new private journal I want to title, "Lessons and Blessings"  -- borrowing from Latane Pam at Closed Doors, Open Windows.  (So sorry for my brain cells going haywire there!)

Speaking of words!  Coming around the long way to my Word for 2026.

Despite it harping on my consciousness for weeks, I just couldn't get behind the often heralded, "Carpe Diem!"   It sounds like a marching order ... something felt at a collegiate pep rally.  "Boom Shakalaka! Boom Shakalaka!" 

I'm too tired, folks.

Then I remembered a movie quote which resonated to my core.   Has anyone seen 'The Last Word'?    (You can click on a little teaser, here.)

Excerpted from what may be my favorite Shirley MacLaine performance ever:

"Please don't have a nice day -- have a day that matters, have a day that's true, have a day that means something.  Have a day."

A bit much to put on a sampler, eh?

Instead, I'm going with --

"HAVE A DAY" 

Y'all will probably be seeing a lot of that this year.  

From my heart ..... have a day!

Myra