January 25 2017:
“A little bit of craziness keeps me sane.” ~Thomas Darnell ….. xoxo
A Little Bit of Craziness
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Would You Believe
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September 6 2016:
“Would anyone believe that playing with sticks and walking and splashing in the water would be so fun?” –Thomas
Associative Thinking
January 24 2017:
“Do you know what associative thinking means?” ~Thomas asked this of me today ….
Not so I could give him the answer. So that he could tell me what it means.
I just spent some time online learning more about it. I LOVE getting to be student to this young man!! xoxoxo
Because I Like It and I Can
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January 28 2016:
Going for a walk and hanging out in trees. Thomas and I had a wonderful walk this afternoon.
Thomas’ friend told him that he should live in a mansion when he earns a million dollars. Thomas told him he’d be living in a tiny place just like where we live now. “Why?”, his friend asked. Thomas answered, “Because I like it and I can.” Love, sweet love. xoxo
I Would Live There Forever
January 17 2017:
“If we had a house made out of chocolate and potato medallions, I’d live there forever.” ~Thomas Darnell ….
They kind of like the new way I’ve been cooking potatoes; slicing similar to scalloped potatoes, tossing in olive oil, sea salt or pink salt, ground ginger, and fresh rosemary and baking in the oven.
I agree with Thomas. It was such a satisfying dinner tonight. I felt so deeply grateful with a happy tummy. I had curry soup made with potatoes, carrots, and butternut squash with a side salad of cucumber, beets, black olives, onions, pickles, and nutritional yeast topped with a fig balsamic AND some of those yummy potato medallions too!!
Books and Mr. Happy Tree
January 11 2017:
Library day for Team TLC!! Feeling so grateful and blessed by the amazing librarian folks. We’ve been going to this library every 2-3 weeks for the past ten years. They kind of know us!
Thomas and Lillian got to look through the return cart for any wanted books. And we get our pick of which two months in 2018 we would like to have a Team TLC art showing in the small gallery at South Valleys Library. I’m thinking we’ll take May/June 2018.
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January 13 2017:
It’s been a curious day … So, I’m bringing out Mr. Happy Tree with which to end the day. Lillian created him in 2015. Lillian and I will be deciding in the next two weeks about her first published book.
Should it be a mindfulness themed book with Mr. Happy Tree as narrator, using the “Mindfulness with Animals” series she wrote on her blog? Or a compilation and expansion of her short stories and poems? Or expanding one short story into a longer, deeper story? We are open to wherever this leads …
Thanks Mr. Happy Tree … xoxo
Inspired Chain Reaction of Good
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January 23 2016:
“When you inspire someone, it creates a chain reaction.” –Thomas ….
He watched a BrainPop clip this morning about Cesar Chavez in which Chavez says he was inspired by Gandhi. Thomas says, “Gandhi inspired so many people. I wonder who inspired him?”
May you have a wonderful day creating your own chain reactions sparked by inspiration. Love, sweet love … xoxo
The Smell of Cucumber and Yummy Potato Medallions
January 9 2017:
Just love the smell of fresh sliced cucumber. So refreshing! xoxo
January 11 2017:
Made these for myself thinking Thomas and Lillian wouldn’t want them. Should have made more!
Baked russet potato medallions with olive oil, pink Himalayan salt, black pepper, and ground ginger. Yum!!!!
I have an electric oven and baked them at 425. I started checking them after 15 minutes and every 5 minutes after that, rotating the pan each time. The first time I made them it only took 20 minutes. Next time it took about 30. Must have sliced them thicker as I just eyeball the slicing.
Movie Review: Grave of the Fireflies
January 14 2017:
Team TLC Movie Night …. Thomas‘ choice: “Grave of the Fireflies” –
Thomas says, “Not what I was expecting. It was sad.”
Lillian says, “Sad, yet had good parts and interesting songs.”
I say, “Quite emotional. A young boy trying his best to care for he and his younger sister. Causes one to think of and know what’s truly important in this life.”
How to Let Go Through Ceremony
January 13 2017:
Top 10 Countdown Continues! The Number NINE 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views (Three blog posts tied for this space. Here’s the second.): “Letting Go Burning Ceremony” ……. xoxoxoxoxo ……
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
.. from the blog … “We wrote stories, beliefs, habits, and fears on strips of paper. It was such a wonderful, blissful feeling sitting with both of them doing this. They really, truly understood the process and what types of things to write on the strips. I was so moved. There was a beautiful excitement in the air. A magical anticipation of ….”