Beauty, grace, wisdom

These are the things that we can all hope we have more and more of as we go along.

Beauty
–noun, plural -ties.
1.
the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
2.
a beautiful person, esp. a woman.
3.
a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.
4.
Often, beauties. something that is beautiful in nature or in some natural or artificial environment.
5.
an individually pleasing or beautiful quality; grace; charm: a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting.
6.
Informal. a particular advantage: One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.
7.
(usually used ironically) something extraordinary: My sunburn was a real beauty.
8.
something excellent of its kind: My old car was a beauty.

Grace

–noun
1.
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
2.
a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.
3.
favor or good will.
4.
a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5.
mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace.
6.
favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7.
an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period.
8.
Theology.
a.
the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
b.
the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
c.
a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces.
d.
Also called state of grace. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.
9.
moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.
10.
a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.
11.
(usually initial capital letter) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually prec. by your, his, etc.).
12.
Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.
13.
Music. grace note.

Wisdom
–noun
1.
the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
2.
scholarly knowledge or learning: the wisdom of the schools.
3.
wise sayings or teachings; precepts.
4.
a wise act or saying.

Halloween Costume Hunting

If you wait until the last week before Halloween, you will not have as much to choose from in costumes.

My teen had a big craving to be Snow White

and

Snow White has already gone to the early worms.


Yes. There were a lot of cool, interesting costumes but not THE one.

Green Botttles on the Counter

Green bottles on the counter
I put them away and
they're back the next day

16 year old with hair products
Lots of hair products
You know what I mean?

Full control air spray, hair conditioner, hair gel

Green bottles on the counter
Making a mess in a green basket
Making a sloppy room

Green bottles on the counter
I put them away
And
they're back the next day

Wow. That was a ton of fun!

Yesterday was a really incredible day.

My nine year old and I visited a friend who lives in a nice, upscale community.

We sat by her grecian pool eating grapes for an hour, enjoying the waterfalls and fields of wild turkeys behind it all.

Then, we went out for a delicious meal at a cute little restaurant. Had scone like chicken pot pie and hand made pasta and salad. Water with mint,lemons and cucumbers soaking in it.

After lunch, we went to an art gallery and spent about an hour talking with the artist. He was really very good. He was really very likeable (and kind of cute). He sells his originals for a lot of money ($27,000ish for one).

Then, we went to a very cool bookstore and talked with the owner there about his upcoming booksignings/authors. The collection of books was unusual and interesting and the store was really big for a locally owned one.

Then, we went back to hang out and talk with my friend's teenage daughters who were home from high school. We talked about their homecoming week and the dresses they were going to wear.

It was a fabulous time.

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"Intelligence will be used in the service of the neurosis"_ Sigmund Freud