A Happy Everything wish for you...

This year's hug..

You have come to the right place. 

Welcome to my place for the ordinary !

Ah, my fears are luckily unfounded...I now have your attention!

Disclaimer: I confess I did not want to risk any distort by a  brief and passing verbal delivery, so I threw in a few good end of the year wishes for you below...    

 

I WISH FOR YOU:

 Peace in times of unrest;

A peaceful and agitated Holiday Isle repose - on the way to Key West - our  favorite get away.

Smiles especially in those moments whereby a smile may feel like hard work;

Alexis my niece and I  -  sprained arm and foot and on her way to Machu Picchu, Peru  one day later...

Imagination so that you can allow yourself to drift away inside your very own rainbow - 

p.r.n. - as needed;

Photograph courtesy of Herminia Diaz - Immaculate Conception Church

 Laughter the kind that makes your belly hurt and your eyes tear up;

My longtime friend Patty P. who  is a friend to laughter  ... N'est pa?!

 Sunsets they just cannot be ignored. Sunsets are free and they are one of many miraculous (shut my mouth) gifts from God;

Weekend at Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beachn on the Intra-coastal with Patty P.

 Friendships the sort that remain a staple through life's journey - treasured companions that tinker on down the lane next to you, first on a dirt road paved for tricycles and later on a non-slippery tiled geriatric porch ready for rockers - hopefully seaside;

  

Faith so that nothing shakes you because you know with certainty all things are as they should be;

At Fatima, Portugal 2012

 Confidence so that you can be kind and forgiving to yourself;

At 'Sobe' with Ali and Tony - cruising expedition  one fine summer evening...

Gratitude because the list is...

'B.C' .foto ( before 'their' children) Photos by Jenise

Endless....and it is framed by  faith,  family and hope...

Circa 1960 - last portrait before our life changed radically and we became political refugees

And most of all Love...

because it is Just NOT over rated! 

Imagine a clam or a turtle without an inhabitant; an empty shell. Yes?

Without love, we are just a shell that only exists.

'Com certeza absoluta'! 

No doubt! 

Best to be a crustacean with a heart! I WISH YOU LOVE!

Still loving life  and each other  - the disparages of culture have made us better people over the years -
Photos by http://photosbyjenise.smugmug.com/

A tip from Oprah:

Live your Best Life!

From our family to yours:

Follow what is sweet, delicious and calling!

Buen Camino, Happy Everything y Muchas Cosas Buenas de todo corazon!

Don't be a stranger; I plan to remain TINKERING in this place for the ordinary; extra-ordinary!