I walked past this bench the other day and barely glanced at it. But in that split second, the text resonated with me so much that I stopped in my tracks, backed up a few paces and stood looking at it for what seemed an age.Over the years, I'd had conversations with my parents about whether 'ordinary' … Continue reading What Caught My Eye #13
"... there's a typical look of the mother:skin a little ashier than the average woman her age,hollows under the eyes a little more pronounced,a smile playing about her lips as the eyes dart nervously, wondering what might happen next.She is sometimes proud, sometimes amused.She is never quite relaxed."~ Judith Newmanfrom her book To Siri, With Love: A … Continue reading What Caught My Eye #12
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,but people will never forgethow you made them feel."~ Maya Angelou
"Avoiding the problems you need to faceis avoiding the life you need to live." … Continue reading What Caught My Eye #10
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."~ Anne Frank1929-1945
"When someone shows you who they arebelieve them; the first time."~ Maya Angelou1928-2014
"Above all be the heroine of your life, not the victim."~ Nora Ephron1941-2012
"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~ Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965
"To forget one's ancestors is to bea brook without a source, a treewithout a root."~ Chinese proverb
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,or what's a heaven for?"'Andre del Sarto': Robert Browning,1812-1889
This West London Life 