Cycles

This January 20th:
A dear friend's first baby is born. I visit at the hospital and look in amazement into his brand new eyes.
This January 20th:
My ailing aunt in Puerto Rico passes away. I think of her, standing in her kitchen, smiling, as I remember the sounds and smells of her house.
Cycles. Life as moving waves on the ocean. We rise and roll, then crash and meld again.The last breath seeps out and silence. then, somewhere,the baby cries.awake.
January 20th is also the anniversary of my Grandmother's death years ago. My dear Mita, who stays with me always.
Who likes to see out of my eyes.

Friends

This past week has been about friends. About nurturing and living life together. A scare with a close friend, tests and more tests, worry...thankfully does NOT turn into the worst case scenario. We are brought closer together, many of us, and the safety net/support sytem that we wanted to show him, sparkled and surprised us of it's own accord. I think we all realized how deep our friendships are and discovered that a willingness to go to great lengths was always ready to be called on within us.
Vitamin V visited from NYC and stayed with me a few days. Quality bonding time that we hadn't had in a long time. Long talks at the diner. Lounging in PJs with her and Pony, drinking coffee and reading excerpts out loud from a great book Pony brought over,'FreePlay: Improvisation in Life and Art', talking, laughing, playing with Legos.:)( read more/see pics )

Toys

Things I play with.
Garden party Hello Kitty is disguised as a squirrel- shhhh!!;)Sometimes she lets me share her sandwich, tea and donut.

A trip to LegoLand in Florida rekindled my old love for the endless possibilities.Oh how I regret not getting bushels full. NEW COLORS!!!! Hot pink, lime and aqua, omigod.love, love,LOVE! And oh how I love Lego trees.*sigh*( one more )