Posted in Food and..., tagged food, Thoughts, quotes, baking, delicious, #365Ways, #365Ways2026 on August 18, 2026|
… and I don’t regret it!
“A slice of cake never made anyone fat. You don’t eat the whole cake. You don’t eat a cake every day of your life. You take the cake when it is offered because the cake is delicious. You have a slice of cake and what it reminds you of is someplace that’s safe, uncomplicated, without stress. A cake is a party, a birthday, a wedding. A cake is what is served on the happiest days of your life.” ― Jeanne Ray
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, do good things, inspiration, legacy, quotes, Thoughts on August 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Statues are torn down, buildings with people’s names on them erode. The world is in constant change. The only legacy I recognize is doing good. I’m human, with my terrible faults, but I’m an admirer of good deeds.” — William Shatner
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 4, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“To begin anything — a new practice, a new project, a new love — is to cast upon yourself a spell against stagnation. Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh – something that can only be done with great courage and great tenderness, for no territory of life exposes both our power and our vulnerability more brightly than a beginning.” — Maria Popova
That said, finishing is good too!
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, expert advice, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts on July 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Each day I am reborn. Each day I must begin again.” — Pablo Casals, Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts on July 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.” ― John Green
Here’s to the good kind of unexpected!
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, ways to be happy on July 15, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.” — Mark Twain
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, all good things, Dolly Parton, quotes, Thoughts on July 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. I re-read passages from my favorite books. I hold the little treasures that somebody special gave me. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world.” ― Dolly Parton, Dream More
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, Bonjour, good neighbors, inspiration, Mary Roach, quotes, Thoughts on June 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »
It’s been storming here on and off, so Mr Man and I took advantage of a sunny break in the clouds to go for a walk in the neighborhood. The flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, and summer is just around the corner. It was a lovely stroll, made even nicer by a short encounter at the park.
A man we didn’t know had a wheelbarrow and garden tools, and was trimming errant branches and vines by the walkway. We said hello (bonjour, actually) and he explained that he was a neighbor, just doing a bit of community service so that it would be easier for the city mowers to edge the pathways and open the way for the children who use the park.
How wonderful, I thought. How casually heroic.
“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” — Mary Roach
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, inspiration, nature, quotes, Thoughts on June 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 10, 2026| 1 Comment »
“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.” ― Gore Vidal
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