Grandma's Hands

A   L  O   H   A  !

Looking at the keyboard in front of me,

I see my Grandma's

hands

Grandma's mother and father

brought her to America

when she was just a little girl.

They had a small hardware store

where they worked very hard,

just like the people in this picture,

immigrants to America. . . 

And so the story goes.

Morning Moon on the Sea

" A dreamer is one

who can only find his way

by moonlight,

and his punishment is

that he sees the dawn

before the rest of the world.  "

Oscar Wilde

" Follow your inner moonlight; 

don't hide the madness.  "

Allen Ginsberg

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I inherited

my grandma's laugh.

It gives me more pleasure

every day

than any amount

of money.

A very practical  woman,

it is as if I can hear her,

close,

close as the lessons she taught me:

"NO amount?!

How `bout a

MILLION DOLLARS!

Take the money,

Hon."

Good old practical Grandma

Thank YOU for visiting!

What did your family leave to you?

Tell us in comments

                                                                   Warmly, cloudia

Honolulu in the Winter

A  L  O  H  A  !

Leeward Oahu Winter Morning Sky

Lots of you have been showing 

pictures of winter, beautiful pictures,

and eloquently describing

what winter means to YOU.

Most folks think that we do not enjoy

seasons

here in the Hawaiian Isles

but we do. 

For example, we awoke feeling chilly

the other morning. The coldest morning

of the winter led the a.m. news:

This isn't a joke. I'm not
teasing you.
Sixty F

with dry air, feels "warm"

when you step off the plane
from cooler climes.

But we are used to

moister, more, gentle temps.
So it feels to us
like winter!
We wear our
jackets.

Weather-Guy Paul 

is showing us to wear

long sleeves today!

Shooting the TV (With a CAMERA!!!)

isn't the best, but I got this cool image below.

When watching TV, we do not "see"
what our eye registers.

Our brain always processes everything,
so we don't 

"see" the lines and transitions 
that the camera,

and our eye,

DO register.

It's all a matter of perspective.

Like EVERYTHING in life!

  Remember that.

It is why

"Walking  a mile in another shoes"

is so humbling and enlightening. 

My Grandmother used to say:

"If everyone in the neighborhood

put all their problems on the front porch

we'd all be glad

to go home with

our own."

How right she was!

But let's try to remember,

the brother or sister

wearing uncomfortable shoes,

and what it must be like

to walk in them

every day.

Warmly, cloudia

Thanks for being here- 

your comment is appreciated. 

Come see all the cool folks there:

B U R S T

A  L  O  H  A !

 " In everyone's life, at some time,

our inner fire goes out.

It is then burst into flame

by an encounter

with another human being. 

We should all be thankful

for those people who rekindle

the inner spirit.  "

                                         Albert Schweitzer

“If the person you are talking to
doesn't appear to be listening,
 be patient.
 It may simply be
 that he has a small piece of
fluff
in his ear.”

 Winnie the Pooh

 “Don't underestimate the value of

Doing Nothing,
 of just going along,
 listening to all the things 

you can't hear,
 and not bothering.”

 Winnie the Pooh

My New Scooter TRICK

A   L   O   H   A  !

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What a wonderful word:

 S A T U R D A Y

" Weekends don't count 
unless you spend them
doing something completely
pointless.  "

Bill Watterson

Everyone is eager to get out early

while shadows are long.

" When the mind is pure, 

joy follows

like a shadow that never

leaves.  "

Buddha 

 

There is much to see

around Honolulu this time of year!

“ Each age has deemed
the new born year, 
the fittest time
for festal cheer ” 

Walter Scott

 And now, without further delay:




My New 2 Wheel Trick ! 

Thank you for looking in!

Hope you enjoyed.

Come leave your "shout"

in comments
Thanks to ALL our members
and if you are not one
consider joining US-

                                               Warmly, cloudia

Fairy Wisdom

A   L   O   H   A  !

click on these clouds, eh?

As a young girl,

Mona had been left orphaned

and unprotected.

She moved sadly

through her days.

 One day, on a lonely walk through a meadow, 

she saw a butterfly struggling to release itself 

from a thorn bush.

Mona carefully released the butterfly

from its captivity. 

Her freeing touch 

caused the butterfly to change
immediately

into a beautiful fairy !

"In return for your kindness," 

the good fairy said,

"I will grant you any wish." 

Mona thought for a moment 

and said softly, 

"I want to be happy!" 

The fairy leaned forward, 

whispered into the girl’s ear, 

and flew off.

Mona developed into a beautiful woman.

  She had left the sadness of her childhood

in the field where she had met and aided the fairy. 

After that, Mona’s years were marked 

by serene happiness.  

 Mona lived a long life

nicely balanced

with friends & solitude.

 Eventually, of course,

she grew to be old. 

As the end of her life drew near, 

friends and admirers came

to comfort her, and to say good-bye

to this remarkable woman.

 Mona’s last gift to her friends

was the real story 

of her encounter with the fairy.

She shared with them the words

the fairy had whispered in her ear.

 As Mona spoke, her eyes shone 

with the joys of a lifetime 
enriched by the treasure

contained in  the fairy’s message: 

"Everyone,

no matter how secure they seem, 

no matter how old

or young,

rich or poor, 

has need of you. "

  Courtesy of author Jay Rifenbary

No Excuse!

With thanks to my  Wonderful Blog Friend:  Quay Po 

who first shared the story with me.

Thank YOU for sharing yourself

with us here today.

Comment?  Oh Yes! Please Do!

                                                               Warmly,  cloudia

STARS: You & Me

A L O H A !

" All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.

And then the whining school-boy,

with his satchel. . ."

"JAQUES "

 

Shakespeare
As You Like It, 1600

"Ay," said the Captain, reverentially;

"it's a almighty element.
There's wonders in the deep,

my pretty. "

    Charles Dickens

It's hard to remember

back to this state of mind,

but I used to wake up
with a jolt

and wonder:
' WHAT is going wrong 
today!?! '

EVERYTHING seemed a burden,

worried me,

and added to my general

hopelessness.

Strangely, it was hanging around with

bikers,

specifically my friend Rat,

that hipped me to the fact

that maintenance is part of

life - not an emergency-

and CERTAINLY NOT 

a judgement from on High

Hanging around in the garage,

having good greasy fun

(some of it legal and printable)

changing my own oil,

and feeling tools in my hand-

well it was pretty exotic stuff

to this child of a family that

straight out bickered

at every little thing
that came up.

A flat tire,
or needed oil change

is NOT somebodies 

fault!

Who knew?

So this week,

A few little, em,

life-problems

have popped up.

Gosh, I'm SO over 
panicking!

Long story short,

I kept my cool,

paused BEFORE acting,

and SHOOTS, if the scary problems

didn't just get worked out beautifully!

So THAT's what it means:

A coward dies a thousand deaths

 (every day!)

The brave die only once.

It seems to me now,

that prevention, maintenance,

nagging repetitive tasks,

unexpected complications,

unforeseen problems,

are all merely the Plot Points

and Minor Characters

in OUR movie/film.

WE are the stars!

It is HOW we play the role of

our-self,
dealing with

these Minor Characters,

all this "Stage Business"

of life,

that determines if the film

is a comedy, tragedy,

or farce; 

  Whether it turns out to be

up lifting, 
or troubling.

Because

we are not just the protagonist,
we are TRUE Auteur's:

We are each the Director,

as we are Lead Star
too !

So I'm done 

letting: minor characters,

or plot-points,

steal my

close-ups.

Aloha,
pleased to meet you!

I'm Cloudia,

problem solver,

true Auteur,

S T A R !

Thank you SO much
for coming to my theater today;

Step up out of the audience,

onto the "Comments" stage

and tell us something about 

YOU,

about YOUr week

                                      WARMLY, cloudia

Red Was

A L O H A !

" Red was East, the color of the Sacred Fire, blood,and success. "

  Cherokee Nation

Building has a Bindi

" Red is one of the strongest colors,

it's blood, it has a power 

with the eye.  

I use red in all of my paintings.  "

                                                                                  

Keith Haring

 

 Neolithic hunters considered red 

to be the most important color

endowed with divine life-giving powers-

Cave painters too

ascribed magic powers 

to the color red-

 Some cultures believe that red

has protective powers against evil influence.

Try waving these feathers about!

“Rooster today,

feather duster tomorrow”

 

 Russian Proverb

 " Red

is the ultimate cure 

for sadness. "

 
Bill Blass

Truly a Baton Rouge

" Love

and a red rose

can't be 

hid. "

 @}-;-'--

  Thomas Holcroft    

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Thank You
for kindly visiting
                                                      Warmly, cloudia