PUBLIC MARKS with tag 生活態度

"The perfect weekend rewards your efforts for the week before and prepares you for the week ahead." -- John Mayer.

"these are words that speak to me. i see them out in the world and i capture them - a small moment of happy for me each time i see one."

*thankful for the last couple of days that have felt squarely like spring in seattle. doors open. windows open. bliss. *thankful for the word proud. *and for long conversations with my husband about what really matters, about how we can do better, about how we love well, about making plans to celebrate 10 years. *thankful for old friends reaching out to reconnect

"as in hold on to your hope. your dreams. your memories. your faith. your joy. your love."

I gathered an assortment of all things yellow and orange and wrapped them up in the brightest paper I could find, including a note about how spring would definitely come.. that they had almost made it through the long cold winter.

貓家的週一晚餐Menu: 九層塔風味蕃茄洋蔥豬排與櫻桃酒醋沙拉 材料： 牛蕃茄（小）兩顆 洋蔥半顆 九層塔 蒜頭幾瓣 豬五花肉排或帶骨豬排兩片 超市販售的洗選綜合沙拉包 橄欖油三大匙 櫻桃酒醋一大匙（或一般陳年紅酒醋均可） 美味多汁的小蕃茄十來顆 紅、黃椒適量 蘆筍 幾支

"常常的習性，來自於習慣，習慣也來自於自然。我們都常堅持自己的理論，都認為是正確的一面，滿嘴的道理德行卻並非如此。 早晨是我沉思的開始，對於昨日的種種與今日的開始，有著不同的檢討。人跟人也是如此，靠著時間來琢磨彼此的個性，無論美醜善惡，都有著一份交集，二面的事情必有所因。"

鳳珍,前花草遊戲雜誌副主編,我不常見面但很有得聊的朋友,在這不景氣人人緊守工作崗位的時候,選擇了牽著腳踏車,開起她的“茉莉花園“ 在哪裡？淡水榕堤餐廳附近 每個星期五

When our son C was born, my husband's family put together a bag full of favorite children's books. Each person in the family chose a book, and wrote a little note explaining why they had picked it and what they hoped C would learn from it. It was such a thoughtful gift, and almost five years later, many of those books are my son's favorites.

some had a big birthday yesterday

走到Monet 的Water Lilies中央，看著他漫延輕步，淺白的陽光反射，沉默細語的湖面，幽暗間的疑惑，被覆蓋上一片一片串連的細蓮葉子，不動聲息滑過水面，走一少步，停著，不經意間踏了另一小步，寂靜，依著水流，劃過了心境起伏不停的情緒，片刻喘息，最後，沉睡在那一片深藍。

莊子說：「天地有大美而不言。」 意指天地與人世間存在著無以言表的美麗、美好與美妙， 但天地始終沉默無言，並不張揚。 透過詩歌、言語，我們將其描繪出來，因而有藝術之美， 但我相信無論如何都不及親眼所見。

又有人邀請我去野餐，我壞脾氣的說不想曬太陽，他結果帶我去旗津曬月亮，我不開玩笑，那傢伙從車子裡面拿出來老大一條草蓆舖在沙灘上，一個野餐籃子〈台灣到底是去哪裡找這種道具的我至今想不透〉，拿出來冰涼的啤酒，飯團，鹹酥雞，魯味，還有小盒子裝切好的水果，全部都是可以手拿了吃不至於弄髒手的食物，真細心。

「在新西蘭的奧克蘭群島對出的海底，那條好奇的南脊美鯨（Southern right whale），看來是第一次看見人類，就這樣在Brian的助理身旁打轉。不講是非，不懂仇恨，不懂害人，也不懂為明天擔憂，牠龐大身軀背後的簡單單純，令牠曾經瀕臨絕種，親手殺絕牠們的，是你，也是我。」

『A day is a step, a year is a tango. A day is a tourist, a year is a traveler. A day is a chance encounter, a year says love. A day is frustration, a year is a melody. A day is a lump of clay, a year is whatever you want it to be. A day is a thought, a year is a philosophy. Every year counts. Glenfiddich.』－Glenfiddich〈Every Year Counts〉TVC

如果你懂得吵架的秘密，就可以從每一次吵架的對話中，明白對方想表達的真心話。

""before and after" arrangements from Rose and Radish, emphasizing the use of the vessel after the love fest is over"

A year in review, 2008