August in Beads, Flowers, and Verse

Summer

~by John Updike

The sprinkler twirls.
The summer wanes.
The pavement wears
Popsicle stains.

The playground grass
Is worn to dust.
The weary swings
Creak, creak with rust.

The trees are bored
With being green.
Some people leave
The local scene

And go to seaside
Bungalows
And take off nearly
All their clothes.

End of summer for your wrist can be found here.

A Rose is a Rose is a Quote

 

A revolution is not a bed of roses.
Fidel Castro

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
Jean Cocteau

 

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
H. L. Mencken

One may live without bread, not without roses.
Jean Richepin



Rock 'n' Roll, no roses or gardening.
Tina Charles

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Oscar Levant

 

The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?
Jerry Pournelle

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Ovid



This is rather different from the receptions I used to get fifty years ago. They threw things at me then but they were not roses.
Susan B. Anthony

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
Charles de Gaulle

Roses that last, right here.

Singalong Time with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen

Take a virtual tour of the USA or wear a virtual USA.

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby Will You Be Mine?

A recession buster bracelet and earrings set ~ an opportunity to give and wear handmade.

Rainbow Treasure

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.

So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Written by Paul Williams and used by Kermit the Frog, of The Muppets, Jim Henson Productions

A bracelet (and earrings) for diversity, inclusiveness, hope, and yearning.  

Recession Buster du Jour

Here's another bracelet I just finished, to beat the economic recession blues. This one is in garnet and burgundy. Let's call it burgundy, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon. We can all sit around singing "Red Red Wine" and celebrating Bob Marley.

My philosophy with these is that it's better to buy something handmade at a reasonable price than mass-produced, at the same price. It can add a little sparkle to someone's life.




There's plenty of Czech pressed glass: hearts and flowers and fire polish crystals and seed beads.





There you have it. This week's recession-buster!



Ready for the chorus?

Red red wine I love you right from the start
Right from the start with all of my heart...