Sandpaper kisses
A cuddle and a purr.
Month: March 2017
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS: “Dreams” (about hope)
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
VEGETARIAN FLAVORS & MUSIC FROM GREECE: “Zorba dancers” and “creamy garlic feta dip”
If you like garlic, this is a great tasting dip to serve with veggies, toasted pita bread wedges or crackers, and some nice olives. The choice is yours. It’s very easy to make too!
FLAVORS OF COMFORT & SIMPLICITY: “Vegetarian Leek & potato soup”
Leek and potato soup is also known as Vichyssoise and is believed to have originated in France though there are many other claims on the origin of this classic soup. Other regions that can claim its origin: Wales & Romania
JEWISH MUSIC: “Hava Naguila” (Hasidic melody) & lyrics
Let us rejoice, let us rejoice
Let us rejoice and be glad
“ABOUT FRIENDSHIP” by Kahlil Gibran
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the “nay” in your own mind, nor do you withhold the “ay.”
ROMANTIC POEMS FROM INDIA: “Ecstasy”
My soul is bent low with the pain, And the burden of love, like the grace. Of a flower that is smitten with rain: O shelter my soul from thy face!
ROMANTIC SPANISH SONGS: “Bésame mucho” “Kiss me, kiss me a lot”
Kiss me now,
kiss me a lot—
kiss me as if tonight was
our very last time.
DOG RESCUE STORIES: “Pete” WARNING: Sad story with happy ending
It is often said that veterinarians must have an inordinate love for animals, but they also are often called on to deal with the very harshest realities of human and animal relations.
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS: “The invitation… to be…”
I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.
FROM THE PHILIPPINES: “The legend of the fireflies” (with a lesson)
According to a legend, fireflies were simply “flies” a longtime ago before they were called fireflies.
POEMS FROM PANAMA: “God” (Spirituality) “Dios”
God does not fit in the temples: his greatness
So huge that it occupies the whole universe,
