Where is It?

Wanton whimsy ~ 

    Where can I find it? 

It’s not in the work place

I can’t buy it in the store

In church I have to be quiet

Libraries are hushed and silent.

Wanton whimsy ~ 

    Will I move forward?

Swinging high and low, back and forth, 

I know the feeling of movement

Walking from here to there, strolling or striding

I can hear myself think of things that could be

Wanton whimsy ~ 

    It can be found!

In the playground no matter my age.

On a sidewalk, a path or high in the trees

In the face of a flower or song of the birds

Riding a bike, face to the wind and sun.

Wanton whimsy ~ 

    Will it help me move forward?

A short answer is: Yes

When I see the colours outside of my mind and

listen to my real wishes and dreams

I know how to step forward in my life.

“Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; 

all that matters is that you are on your way.”

~ Bob Goff, author

Not a Crystal Ball ~ FORWARD ~ Theme for January 2024

Fancy footwork…..

Open hearted…..

Racing into….

Wanton whimsy….

Arrival time…..

Relying on…..

Destiny is….

“Progress is not necessarily taking that first step; 

sometimes, all it takes is just facing forward.”

~ James M Stoffel, Jr.

Whimsy in Paint and Stickers

A splash of brilliant red

  Curling sunshine yellow

    Strokes of night sky blue

Stickers upside down

  Crooked circles with butterflies

    A whimsical world of fun!

“What’s life without whimsy?”

~ Dr. Sheldon Cooper ~ The Big Bang Theory

On a Whim

What to do with the chicken this time?

So I started to build a ‘recipe’ 

Chicken thighs - I’ll cook them in the oven but want something different.

Salt and Pepper - that’s usual, but a sprinkle of oregano sounds like a nice addition.

Hmmmmm……..sour cream! I’ll coat them with sour cream. 

Good. All in the baking dish but they do look lonely.

I know! Potato slices - looks too, I don’t know, boring.

A few slices of onion should help - flavour will be good. Just a quarter of one though. I’m not a big onion fan except for the flavour.

It really does need some colour!

Oh well, in the oven at 350 F for an hour.

~~~~~

Now for the colour - frozen broccoli over it all with little

chunks of orange bell pepper. Back in the oven so they can thaw and cook. That’s better.

Afterthought: finely grated parmesan cheese. Yes, that seems just right.

Final taste test  (my supper)

It was delicious! The chicken was moist and flavourful. I would do something different with the sour cream though. It curdled and the look of the dish wasn’t up to snuff. 

**Note:  I am incredibly grateful to all the truckers that brought me the groceries for my supper. I do not know all the personal reasons for the convoys and protests that each trucker and individuals brought to the Legislature today. I am, however, annoyed - no, I am angry - that some have chosen to disregard the very real danger of the viral spread we are living with. That includes our politicians. If any of it has to do with just a whim, I am even more angry.

“Are you going to cater to the whims and prejudices of people 

who have no intelligent knowledge of what they condemn?”

~ Susan B Anthony Collection

Christmas Past

Christmas past has become 

Christmas today ~

whimsical, glowing

packaged in brown paper 

tied with red ribbons while

Father Christmas ~

a gentle spirit brings

joy and kindness to all.

“When we recall Christmas past we usually find that the simplest things 

~ not the great occasions ~ give off the greatest glow of happiness.”

~ Bob Hope

A Word Game

My words seem to have dashed away! 

Important or frivolous words gone! instead of jousting and playing with crossed swords of meaning and purpose. 

Importance too often wins over frivolity 

Frivolity smeared liberally between the heavy bricks of importance

builds something worth the time of day or week and month and year. 

Bricks of importance and privilege 

plus 

the mortar of frivolity with its own sort of privilege 

builds a whimsical house with 

a curvy sloped roof and a funny top hat chimney

puffing out smoke when the fire of passion is hot. 

There is only one leader of a country, 

one C.E.O. of an organization and 

    one famous author of each string of books

but 

a host of us ordinary folk 

living ordinary lives with 

little glitz or glamour

    make the world go ‘round 

        for the Really Important People 

    while doing frivolous things like 

     playing games with our children and going for ice cream.

We are :

Really Important Frivolous People

“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”

~ Socrates

Transformation ~ 4

Jewels dangle from slender stems 

Evergreen boughs a textured backdrop

softening mortared granite

Whimsical perspective 

transforms nature’s beauty

Nature is our world

More than a back drop ~

an integral part of the natural world

we send our energies into 

    the work we do

      the kindnesses we share

        the negativities we throw out like

so much invisible garbage

messes swirling around us, 

    within us

invisibility is a task of gargantuan proportions 

Jewels dangle from slender stems 

showing us how to just be.

Our lives the ever greening backdrop,

whimsy and a light touch transforms our own beauty.

“What’s life without whimsy?”

~ Dr. Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory

Author's note: Edited February 15, 2024