It's my birthday today! and it pleases me the way the numbers line up this year. Well, not line up, you have to untangle them, but then they number 0–5.
At this age, I've finally given up on looking like a postwar Eastern European Godard-derivative member of the intelligentsia and am embracing my essential frivolousness:
You see what I bought for myself as a birthday present yesterday at the Thrift Store?
A swirly purple shirt (four dollars), and a rubber toy of Babar's wife––what's her name? Celeste? Celestine?––with baby elephant (a piglet?) tucked in her purse. Fifty cents!
(I just washed my hair, it's not really this stringy.)
It's Ash Wednesday, which I like:
Lent is a time to CLEAR THE CLUTTER.
This doesn't mean throwing out my toys, heavens no! Rather, it's a call to lighten up! and make open space for goodness and grace, amidst all the hard stuff.
At this age, I've finally given up on looking like a postwar Eastern European Godard-derivative member of the intelligentsia and am embracing my essential frivolousness:
You see what I bought for myself as a birthday present yesterday at the Thrift Store?
A swirly purple shirt (four dollars), and a rubber toy of Babar's wife––what's her name? Celeste? Celestine?––with baby elephant (a piglet?) tucked in her purse. Fifty cents!
(I just washed my hair, it's not really this stringy.)
It's Ash Wednesday, which I like:
Lent is a time to CLEAR THE CLUTTER.
This doesn't mean throwing out my toys, heavens no! Rather, it's a call to lighten up! and make open space for goodness and grace, amidst all the hard stuff.
Ooooh - love that blouse!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday - and a gracious great many more!
Have a wonderful day! <3
ReplyDeleteHA……………
ReplyDeletePPY Birthday!
I've had Ash Wednesday on my B-day, which felt such a cheat.
Happy birthday, lovely human!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. And yes, she’s Celeste. She's also Babar’s cousin.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday (a day late).
ReplyDeleteHope you had a lovely day - lightness, goodness and grace all the way.
Here's to another year of words and pictures.
Hxxx
Thanks for the good wishes, all!
ReplyDeleteMICHAEL: His cousin?!? Oh my, I'll have to reread Babar again--I haven't since childhood.