Seasons
"Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower" ~Albert Camus
"Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June" ~Al Bernstein
"To see the summer sky is poetry, though never in a book it lie.
True poems flee". ~Emily Dickinson
"In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." ~Albert Camus
Welcome Spring!
Spring showers bring May flowers
Spring
Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. (lined)
Beach/Shells
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach;
one can only collect a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
Life's a Beach
There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.~Frank Herbert (lined)
Memory is like a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.~Pierce Harris (lined)
Catch me if you can! (lined)
Ocean treasures left on the shore, nature's gift to adore. (lined)
Sailing
Never a ship sails out of the bay But carries my heart out as a stowaway. (lined)
I cannot not sail. (lined)


Artist Quotes/Art
"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way.
So we much dig and delve unceasingly." ~Claude Monet
"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun." ~Pablo Picasso (lined)
"I tell you, the more I think, the more I fell that is nothing no more truly artistic than to love people." ~Vincent Van Gogh
The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it.
Child
"The sun illuminates only the eye of the man; but shines into the mind and the heart of the child." ~Ralph Waldo Emersom
You should never jump out of a tree using trash bags as parachutes.
If you want your children to be brilliant, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be a geniuses, read them more fairy tales.~Albert Einstein (lined)


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Girls/Women
She has the spirit of the sun, the moods of the moon, the will of the winds. ~Julie Perkins Cantrell (lined)
The most courage act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
The beautiful cannot be responsible for the havoc our looks create.(lined)
Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty. (lined)
Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
Whoever said money can't buy happiness, simply didn't know where to go shopping.
Looking good girl!
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.~Shakespeare
Senior Women Rock! (lined)
Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bread, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.~Henri Frederic Amiel (lined)
Sing, dance, wear red lipstick. (lined)
Sports
The secret of good golf is to hit the ball hard, straight and not too often. (lined)
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perennial series of occasions for hope.~John Buchan (lined)
Never let fear of striking out get in your way.~Babe Ruth (lined)
The game is suppose to be fun. If you have a bad day don't worry about it. You can't expect to get a hit every game.~Yogi Berra (lined)
Chiang spoke slowly and watched the younger gull ever so carefully, "To fly as fast as thought
to anywhere that is", he said, "You must begin by knowing that you have already arrived" ~Richard Bach (lined)
"Man must rise above the Earth - above the atmosphere and beyond- for only thus will he fully understand
the world in which he lives" ~Socrates


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Garden/Flowers
Don't wear perfume in the garden ~ unless you want to be pollinated by bees. ~Anne Raver
"Just living is not enough said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson (lined)
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than metaphysics of books." ~Walt Whitman
Every flower is a soul blossoming out to nature.
"Gardening is the art that uses flowers as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas." ~Elizabeth Murray
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." ~Buddha
Gardening is the instrument of grace." ~May Sarton (lined)
Garden Fairies come at dawn,Bless the flowers, then they're gone. (lined)
Life is but a garden.
Fortunate are they to whom gardening is a joy.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however. (lined)
Despite the gardener's best intentions, nature will improvise.~Michael P. Grafato (lined)
Cats
" Cats come and go without ever leaving." ~Martha Curtis (lined)
People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.~Susan Easterly (lined)
Cats are like potato chips ~ no one can have just one. (lined)
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
My future's so bright, I have to wear shades (lined)
The ideal of calm exist in a sitting cat.~Jules Regnard (lined)
Morning/Sun
Good Morning Sunshine! (lined)
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eyes and the heart of a child.~Ralph Waldo Emerison
"Just living is not enough said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson (lined)


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Mother
If I had a flower each time I thought of my Mother, I could walk in my Garden forever.
"When love is gone there's always justice. And when justice is gone there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" ~Laurie Anderson
Mother..... a special word for love.
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.~Stevie Wonder
All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.~Mark Twain
Father
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Father I will always be the same boy who stood by the sea and watched you tower over me, now I'm older I wanna be the same as you!
A father's love warms the heart of his children forever.
A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
The greatest gift I ever had, it came from God, I call him Dad.
My heart belongs to Daddy.
Safe for a child is his father's hand, holding him tight.


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Son
You have always been so special in all the things you've said and done. I am so very proud of you simply because you are my son.
Son, you bring pride to the family, joy to the heart. You are a blessing and a love forever!
Son, you've really become handsome, witty, smart and wonderfull.....I guess a little of us must have rubbed off on you, after all!
Daughter
Daughter, you came as a sweet bundle from heaven, and you've been a blessing ever since!
A daughter is: the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.
You were once my little girl, and now you're my shinning star.
Baby
A new baby is like the beginning of all things, wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.~Eda J.LeShan (lined)
Heaven must be missing an Angel. (lined)
Family
Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts (lined)
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! (lined)
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.~Alex Haley (lined)
One's sister is a part of one's essential self, an external presence of one's heart and soul and memory.~Susan Cahill (lined)(another design)
Cousin to cousin we'll always be, special friends from the same family tree. (lined)
Cousins are many. Best friends are few. What a rare delight to find both in you. (lined)
Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends. (lined)
A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.
Sisters is probably the competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.(lined)
A sister is a gift to a heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.
How do people make it through life without a sister. (in blue)


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Friends
There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate.
Friends are the bacon bits in the salad bowl of life.
I love you so because you also know the truth hurts. By the way, does this dress make my butt look big? If by "big" you mean "FABULOUS", then yes. (lined) (design1) (design 1 lined)
Friends are the chocolate chips of life. (lined)
Good friends share their chocolate chip cookies. (lined)

Fairy
" More magical that I had dreamed and more varied. Some are as small as flowers, some as tall as I, and all sizes between, but all seem to exist as a celebration of nature's enchantment." ~The Voyage of Bassett (lined)
"The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the site to see them." ~Charles Le Lint (lined)
I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to. (lined)
Garden Fairies come at dawn,Bless the flowers, then they're gone. (lined)
Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature.
Each Fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose. (lined)
Where you believe there is magic, you will find it.
From gray woods they come on silent feet, into a cone of light. A lifting note of fair o fleet, there the night through, we take our pleasure, dancing to such a measure as earth never knew. ~Seumus O'Sullivan
The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself. I want to be pretty, I want to eliminate facts, and fill up the gap with charms. ~Mark Twain
The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mysteries. ~G. K. Chesterton
If you see a fairy ring in a field of grass, very lightly step around, tip-top as you pass. Last night fairies frolicked there and they're sleeping somewhere near. If you see a tiny fairy lying fast asleep, shut your eyes and run away. Do not stay to peek! do not tell, or you're break a fairy spell. ~William Shakespeare (lined)
Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly! (lined)
The universe if full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. ~ Eden Phillphots (lined)
...enchanted worlds still exists, because the child within us never dies. ~Ted Andrews (lined)
Come fairies take me out of this dull world for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame. ~W.B. Yeats (lined)
Where there is joy, laughter and color, fairies will be found! (lined)
I have chosen to live the magical in the mundane world. (lined)
I Believe! While walking along the beach, I came upon what looked to be a fairy dress. Could a fairy have left if behind while she took a swim? I'd like to thing so! (lined)
When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the begriming of fairies. (in pink) (pink lined) (in purple) (purple lined) (in blue) (blue lined)
I believe in fairies! (forest)
From gray woods they come on silent feet into a cone of light. A lifting note, o fair, o fleet, there the night through we take our pleasure, dancing to such a measure that earth never knew.~Seumus O'Sullivan
The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself. I want to be pretty. I want to eliminate facts, and fill up the gaps with charm.~Mark Twain


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Dragons
Dragons aren't extinct, we've just learned to hide real well. (lined)
If you would seek out Dragons, seek first for a green-eyed girl. ~Dragonslayer's Guide (lined)
Among all kinds of serpents, there is none comparable to the Dragon. ~Edward Topsell (lined)
A dragon is fervent in his ambition, fearless in his principles, firm in his purposes, and faithful in his promises (lined).
Oh, to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of heaven-of silkworm size or immense; at times invisible.~Marianne Moore (lined)
Unicorns
Now I will believe that there are unicorns. ~William Shakespeare (lined)
Magical/Enchantment
I have chosen to live the magical in the mundane world. (lined)
...enchanted worlds still exists because the child within us never dies.~Ted Andrews (lined)
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.~Eden Phillpots (lined)
The only words that ever satisfy me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mysteries.~C.K.Chesterson
Where you believe there is magic, you will find it.


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Love/Romance
Love doesn't make the world go around, love is what makes the ride worthwhile. ~Elizabeth Browning
In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.~Janes Arany (lined)
When you love someone, you pick up the little things and magically turn them into something special. (lined)
Miss you (lined)
Be Mine (lined)
Cinderella said to Snow White, how does love get so off course? All I wanted was a white knight with a good heart, soft touch, fast horse. Ride me off into the sunset. Baby, I'm forever yours. (lined)
You and me, Babe (lined)
A frog in love would not be enchanted to learn that her beloved had turned into Prince Charming.
Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.
Seduce my mind and you can have my body. Find my soul and I'm yours forever.
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.~Elynor Glyn
Sometimes love is for a moment. Sometimes love is for a lifetime. Sometimes a moment is a lifetime.
Only love lets us see normal things in an extraordinary way.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.
Love is all you need. (lined)

Marriage
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. (lined)
Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.
Happiness
The real secret of happiness is not what you give or receive, its what you share. (lined)


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Courage
The most courage act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
You gain strength,courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.~Eleanor Roosevelt (lined)
Scriptures/Spiritual
Peace, I leave with you my peace. I give to you not as the world givith give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.~John 14:27 (lined)
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love, and of a sound mind.~2 Timothy 1:7 (lined) (another design)
Your word is like a lamp before my feet and a light for my path.~Psalm 119:105 (lined)
Give Thanks (lined)
Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.~Robert Casper Lintner (lined)
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.~Psalm 92:1 (lined)
This is the day the Lord has made, We will rejoice and be glad in it.~Psalm 118:24 (lined)
Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.~Matthew 18:5 (lined)
In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.~Psalm 138:3 (lined)
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. (lined)
Time has come for me to sleep, and I thank Thee for Thy keep. Watch this night well over me. Teach me Lord to trust in Thee. (lined)
I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strenght.Philippines 1:3 (lined)


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Encouragement/Cancer
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you'll need one.~Jane Howard (lined)
Know then, whatever cheerful and serene supports the mind, supports the body too.~John Armstrong (lined)
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize that they were the big things. (lined)
We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. (lined)
So like the bird that, passing on her flight a while on boughs to slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she has wings.~Victor Hugo (lined)
I wanted a perfect ending. Now, I've learned the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme and some stories don't have a clear begriming, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next.~Gilda Radner (lined)
Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.~Emory Austin (lined)
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them When you think about it whatever choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally; give up or fight like hell.~Lance Armstrong
May the stars carry your sadness away, may flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears, and, above all, may silence make you strong.~Chief Dan George
It's a very short trip. While alive, live.



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Angels
A sweet little angel made of snow has come to bless your day.
Miscellaneous
Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.(lined)
Remember, back in the day.
You are the wind beneath my wings.
Destiny (lined)
I'm alive! (lined)
It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done.... (lined)
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~Mary Oliver (lined)
Catch me if you can! (lined)
There's a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.~Edwin Denby (lined)
Just taking a break to say Hi! (lined)
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.~John Ruskin (lined)
There's not place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
I'll get you my pretty....and your little dog too!
Daaahhling....
Ecstasy is a glass full of tea and a piece of sugar in the mouth.~Alexander Puskin (lined)
Just a note Beecause I care. (lined)
My future's so bright I have to wear shades. (lined)
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
My future's so bright, I have to wear shades (lined)
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however. (lined)
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~John Ruskin (lined)
Chain spoke slowly and watched the younger gull ever so carefully "To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is," he said, "you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."~Richard Bach (lined)

Cowgirl
Cowgirl etiquette: When you're going to work, dress your very best, but when you're going to a rodeo, dress your VERY BEST!!! (lined)


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Genius
True genius see with the eyes of a child, and thinks with the brain of a genie.~Puzant Kevork Thomajan
If you want your children to be brilliant, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be a geniuses, read them more fairy tales.~Albert Einstein (lined)

Sewing/Crafts
Sewing and crafts fill my day, not to mention the living room, bedroom and closets.
Our lives are like quilts ~ bit and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love. (lined)
Needlework is a way to capture Love, Beauty, Peace & Time (lined)
Sewing mends the soul. (lined) angel design (lined)
All my scattering moments are taken up with my needle.~Ellen Birdseye Weaton (lined)
Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit, either. (lined)
Life
Never take life seriously, nobody gets out alive anyways.~Hope Cockran (lined)
Remember, back in the day?
"Just living is not enough said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson (lined)
Life without love, is like a tree without blossom and fruit.~Khalil Gibia (lined)
I love sewing and have and have plenty of material witnesses. (lined)
Chocolate
There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate.
Chocolate (lined)
I have this theory that chocolate slows down the aging process....It may not be true, but do I dare take the chance? (red)
Chocolate-covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit. So eat as many as you like.(lined)
Friends are the chocolate chips of life. (lined)
Good friends share their chocolate chip cookies. (lined)


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Knights
In war the chivalrous knight was idealized as brave in battle, loyal to his king and God, and willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Towards his fellow Christians and countrymen the knight was to be merciful, humble and courteous. Towards noble ladies above all, the knight was to be gracious and gentle. (sepia)
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.~Spinoza (lined)
Books/Reading
When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book that you did before; you see more in you than there was before.~Cliff Fadiman (lined)
Music
After silence, that which comes nearest to the inexpressible is music.~Aldous Huxley (lined)
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.~Alphonse de Lamartine (lined)


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