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Tag Archives: fun
Cookies?
The scent of cinnamon fills the air, The nose appears from out of now where, But these cookies are not to be eaten… Made with applesauce and glue, These cookies are not good for you. But, said the nose with … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged baking, cinnamon, crafts, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., fun, humor, Liz Teal, nature, nose titles, nose work, ornaments, poem, poetry, scent work, spirituality, sumi-e, training for scent work
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Reminder: love the whole world.
Why are people always bragging that poodles don’t shed? When they’d bring the whole world inside instead…
connected
this morning i woke up at walked right smack into the web of life.
bouquets of busy
simply to be, is to be busy. for what is busy, if not productive? and what is the simile of productivity? To be busy as a bee! and nothing simple is ever easy: even to a simple bee. thus, we … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitudes, Statements of Faith
Tagged bees, chinese brush painting, Elizabeth Teal., fun, God loves you, honey bees, ink, meditation, mindfulness, mother's day, painting, poetry, practice, productivity, pun, simile, simplicity, watercolor
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in your face
whatcha do-ing?
The Monster
it arrived into the house, silent at first, and then it began to growl. and spit and suck! and the humans……… smiled?!!!! when we do such things they frown and scowl… did we mention that it sprays! claiming everything for … Continue reading
flights
flights of fancy of delay of work of play . no sooner had i left the airport than i found myself in another flight path. duck! no – crane!
Posted in The Now
Tagged airplane travel, crane in flight, duck, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fun, humor, ink brush painting, interspirituality, journeys, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred path, sumi-e, vacation, work
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playing cards
the table was enticingly strewn with heroes, heaven knows we need some these days- for there were plenty of villains in play… when suddenly, Catgrrl jumped into fray! although she could shuffle the decks just fine – she lacked the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged card games, cats, deck building games, Elizabeth Teal., fun, games, heroes, humor, ink paintings, Ministry of Animals, play, poetry, save the day, super heros, tabbies, tabbys, villians, wisdom
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heaven’s nose
words fail me, ink and paint and paper do too. all there is is You. and no way to share… the sun shines through the blinds like heavenly rays and the silence is the songs of angels – i am … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, dogs noses, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fun, god knows, grey paper, heaven, mystical dogs, mysticism, nosework, poetry, puns, religion, sacred, sacred ceativity, spirals, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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anointed
a bright red bloomed from her forehead, panic welled up inside me as i failed to see dance of her tail and the gleam in her eye — she was in no pain – just a scrape! silly human woman! … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged canine, cuts, dog, eco-chaplaincy, fear, fences, fun, life with dogs, love, poetry, scrapes, sumi-e, terrier mix, toy dogs, wagging tail
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