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Life Moves Pretty Fast

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  ―  Ferris Bueller It's so true. Last week I was checking out my many rose bushes and wondering when they would bloom. They seem late this year.  A few days later I was outside chasing one of my little dogs. She is losing her hearing and sight, but I swear her little legs are running faster than ever. It's never been like her to run off. While I was running after her (or more like hobbling and limping) I noticed a couple of bushes with a few roses.  After I got the pup settled and inside, I went back out to cut a few roses. The bees even took pity on me and allowed me to cut some of their sage blossoms. I placed the pretty little vase from my Mother's collection by a few Paris mementos. 
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Live, Laugh, Love: Not!

The message is all over and stamped on many shapes of paper, fabric, glass, metal, and plastic as seen in large hobby, craft, and decor department stores. It's on signs, coffee cups, pillows, bedspreads, and even greeting cards. And the message is all the same - just an alliteration of three words, "Live, Laugh, Love." 

The original source of this popular phrase of "Live, Laugh, Love" is from the 1904 poem, "Success" written by Bessie Anderson Stanley. 

Dr. Rick the “Parenta-Life” coach in the series of Progressive Insurance commercials who assists young homeowners to avoid becoming their parents, asks his class "Do we really need a sign to live, laugh, and love? The answer is no," as he tosses the sign in the garbage. 

The question is, do we need any of these decor signs in our home? Oh sure. I am just as guilty as anyone with my French metal sign on the guest bathroom door, "Toilette." And if you're living in the city or the 'burbs and buy your vegetables at the grocery store, how effective is the "Farmers Market" or "Farm Fresh Eggs" signage in your kitchen? 

The answer to adorning your walls with all of these chatty decor signs? 


 













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