Thursday, August 2, 2012

Good Stuff

Husband, 2012

We only have this one life, so why not fill it with as much good stuff as we can find.

Thinking about this beach, where we ate lunch yesterday.  It felt like we were in Portofino.

Listening to Jesse DeNatale and thinking back to the best book event I've ever attended.

Reading poems by Jennifer Grotz.
Posted by Denise | Chez Danisse at 11:12 AM
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23 comments:

  1. annamaria potamitiAugust 2, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Yes, lets do- as much good stuff!
    Thank you for the links-

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  2. alexandriaAugust 2, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    All of this makes me smile. I love your first sentence. Yes!

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  3. Stacy G.August 2, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    I've been thinking about this theme so much lately. I'm reading "Loving Frank" and the epigraph reads, "One lives but once in the world" - Goethe. Then I started thinking about this whole "YOLO" saying going around and how it's a lowbrow rehash of the same idea. And now here it is a third time, elegantly stated.

    Surely it's a message to remind me to take ownership of every moment of my time - and I intend to!

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  4. nancy at good food mattersAugust 2, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    thank you Denise. I loved reading Jennifer Grotz's poem "Late Summer"

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    1. Denise | Chez DanisseAugust 2, 2012 at 6:58 PM

      Me too, Nancy. I'd like to read more. She's not in my library. I'll be checking the bookstore here soon.

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  5. nadine paduartAugust 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    good stuff. too right.
    i found me a barbara pym in the second book shop yesterday, and immediately thought of you. in that shop.
    i'm looking forward to reading it.
    n♥

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  6. Michele | Cooking At HomeAugust 3, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    Just when I am bogged down with life's minutia, a great reminder to celebrate with "good stuff". Thanks.

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    1. Denise | Chez DanisseAugust 5, 2012 at 4:47 PM

      Life's minutia can overwhelm. Sometimes celebrating is easier said than done.

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  7. HilaAugust 3, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Ah, Jennifer Grotz, I think she's wonderful. I'm yet to find a recent poem I like as much as 'Poppies'.

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  8. KateAugust 4, 2012 at 4:31 AM

    That's some good stuff. Enjoy.

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  9. M.August 5, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    such a great thought!

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  10. roothAugust 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    How was the reading in the feed barn? Sounds like it was a momentous occasion

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  11. Lucent ImageryAugust 6, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    Hi Denise, I saw your comment on Bakery Bookery - sounds like you had a delicious weekend! There's nothing like a long walk and then a big meal afterwards to relax. Definitely agree that is some of the "good stuff" we can fill our lives with! I hope you are well. Always love your visits and your posts.

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  12. Rachael | The Slow-Cooked SentenceAugust 6, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    On the day after a week of camping at the county fair, it was hard to find that good stuff you're referring to, but when I paused and thought about it, there it was: it may have taken me 10 tries, but I successfully backed the pop-up trailer into the garage without guidance. Oh, yeah!

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    1. Denise | Chez DanisseAugust 9, 2012 at 8:15 AM

      We had a pop-up trailer when I was a little girl and my dad never maneuvered that thing into the garage without help. Well done, Rachael!

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