http://greasy.com/marta/index.html marta's Blog en-us © 05:25:34 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Wed, Jul 05:25:34 9 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/marta/happy_fathers_day.html So much love, so rare! How strong your hand and so close by, if my small hand reached up, unsure! Just your finger steadied my steps ... with so much strength to spare. How kind your eyes watching me grow, as my young years flew by, so fast! Just your warm glance inspired me on — how much of life we shared! How sparkling your electric mind, when clouds blocked my blue horizon! Your rainbow words lit each new path ... with so much constant care. How sure your trust in all I do — it has ... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:36:07 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/happy_mothers_day.html Editorial cartoon by Bill Day, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee. Editorial cartoon by Mike Lester, Rome News-Tribune, Rome, Georgia. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:08:37 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/budding_time.html green butterflies At long last just in the last few hours faint hints of color dust the tree limbs for months I've been awaiting this very moment when swelling leaf buds pop open with joy now just born tender growing leaves long to dance on the wind soon — like green butterflies freed from chrysalises — they will — martha jane adams copyright © april 10, 2008 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:29 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/music_barbecue.html Lookin' good, Hobbie! Here are some suggestions for some karaoke music for a rockin' Greasyland barbecue party! Music to grill by.... To encourage a grillin' good time, the propane tank specialists at Blue Rhino company partnered with iTunes to create a "Music to Grill By" playlist based on a consumer poll. Blue Rhino conducted the 2007 Official Grilling Man and Grilling Woman Surveys asking more than 2,000 people in the "continental U.S. and Canada" to name their favorite grilling song. T ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:02:04 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/small_pleasures.html A tiny egg sits in small 2-inch hummingbird nest, resting on a swaying palm frond in a backyard in Mar Vista, California. (Los Angeles Times photo by Hartmut Walter.) This wonderful story captured my heart — enjoy! Hummingbird nest carries a reminder of small pleasures As a chick is hatched and matures, one yard becomes a lesson in enjoying the little things By Molly Selvin Special to The Los Angeles Times April 10, 2008 I've been obsessed with the hummingbirds in our yard. Mornings and ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:12:32 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/jayhawks_rock.html Mario Chalmers of Kansas celebrates sinking a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation that sent the Jayhawks into overtime against Memphis in the NCAA championship game. Chalmers was named the most outstanding player of the game as the Jayhawks won 75-68. (Reuters photo by Jeff Haynes.) Kansas wins NCAA title in OT Chalmers' 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation saves Jayhawks The Associated Press updated 12:18 a.m. ET, Tues., April. 8, 2008 SAN ANTONIO — So patient for ... Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:13:11 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/cherry_blossom_time.html (Photo courtesy of Lesley Frowick from NationalGeographic.com) Cherry blossoms are abundantly in bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The blooming of the pink and white blossoms heralds spring's arrival in the nation's capital, where hundreds of thousands of visitors flock each year to visit the National Cherry Blossom Festival.Maintaining the 3,000-plus cherry trees is a big job for the National Park Service. According to the service, there are exactly 1,678 cherry trees surrou ... Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:07:40 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/birthday_boy.html Happy Birthday, Hobbes! Love, Winnie and Pooh Bear Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:58:46 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/happy_april_fools_day.html In honor of April Fool's Day: The light of spring On the emerald earth, Two giggling souls, And a mood of mirth, A foolish jest, That a smile amends — It took no more To make us friends. From the poem, "Song," by Alice Duer Miller Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:10:50 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/rebirth.html — "We are filled with hope" © 1980 by Corita — At Love's touch the flowers awoke, At Love's tender call Birds into sweet singing broke.... — Excerpt adapted from the poem, "Love’s Resurrection Day," by Louise Chandler Moulton ..... May we each roll the stones away from the entrance to our heart and discover our own rebirth. © martha jane adams, Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:35:28 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/day_spring_.html On this first day of spring, I saw an ivory birch Lifting a filmy red mantle of knotted buds Above the rain-washed whiteness of her arms. On this first day of spring, I saw a robin strutting, Thin, still, and fidgety, Not like the puffed, complacent ball of feathers That dawdles over the cidery Autumn loam. On this first day of spring, Up the stocky hills Some springy shrub, a scarlet gash on the grayness, Climbs, flaming, over the melting snows. On this first day of spring, The willows ar ... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:35:45 GMT http://greasy.com/marta/shamrock_blessings.html For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day. May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks, may your heart be as light as a song, may each day bring you bright, happy hours that stay with you all the year long. — Irish Blessings ........................................................................................... The Shamrock When spring rains make flowers bloom And Johnny-jump-ups come to light, And clou ... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:47:27 GMT