Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 9

Believe!

Photo by Travis Gergen

 

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

— Walt Disney (1901 – 1966)
American pioneer of the animation industry, filmmaker, voice actor

 

 

Happiness Arrives!

 

My next edition in the “Life Seasonings” book series was released today! “Happiness: and Other Life Seasonings” is my latest little go-to guide with encouraging tidbits, quotes, and color photos… in paperback and digital formats! Woo-hoo! We all can use daily touches of happiness in our lives.

Be Creative

Photo by Alexander Grey

 

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use it, the more you have.”

— Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)
American poet, memoirist & activist

Celebrate World Snorkeling Day!

We’ve been blessed to snorkel and scuba dive in many beautiful places. If you’ve got the gear, it’s a great way to chill out on a hot summer day! Followed by a favorite boat drink, of course!

No Place Like Home

Photo by Luke Stackpoole

 

“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
German polymath & writer

Equality

 

“Americans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 – 1859)
French diplomat, philosopher & historian

Changes in Lattitudes

 

We love New Hampshire’s Lakeport Opera House!

 

 

 

Caught another superb act last night. Hubby scored a table in the front row!

 

The “Changes in Latitudes” Jimmy Buffett tribute band.

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Parrot heads and pirates were partying.

 

 

 

 

How they fit a dozen performers and all the equipment on that stage was wild.

 

 

 

 

And the entire band was fabulous.

 

 

 

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Needless to say, a “fun”-tabulous time was had by all.

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Universe Calling

Photo by Luca Bravo

 

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”

— John Muir (1838-1914)
Wilderness explorer, naturalist & conservationist;
First president of the Sierra Club

Happy Anniversary!

Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our first date. Of course, I had not yet “knighted” Sir Ronald at that time, but the time we have enjoyed together over this quarter century has zoooooomed and been filled with love! Happy Anniversary, Babe!

 

 

(The picture was taken on the first anniversary of our first date on July 25, 2001, but at the same patio table…. Now Cotton; was Café Pavone.)

Hope Begins…

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”

— Anne Lamott (1954 – )
American novelist

 

I quoted her in my new Life Seasonings go-to guide, entitled “Hope.” I have been asked why I started this new book series. Every day I seek words of wisdom. Every day I need words of wisdom. I thought there just might be other people like me who seek the same.