Was Michelle Obama's wry smile as Rev. Lowery called her daughters "angelic." This morning my 4yo, who skips into her pre-school giggling every single day, decided to tell me "I hate school." I put my hands on my hips and talked to her as if she were born in Alabama (which she was, ha):
"Girl! Dick Cheney his own self never told a lie that big!"
Mrs. Obama, as one who is also the mother of two daughters, ages 6 and 5-in-a-month, I'm removing the drops of blue nail polish from my living room carpet this afternoon in your honor.
'Dick Cheney his own self never told a lie that big!'
ReplyDeleteI don't believe you.
;>)
I caught that, too. A producer doing a good job.
ReplyDeletewonderful.
ReplyDeleteand i am just loving this day. those 2 young girls just make me happy. i think of my own 41/2year old granddaughter who is the joy of my life and is chinese and i am filled with the knowlege that she can be or do anything she chooses!
Noticing that glance must be a mother-thing - I noted it, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it is the perspective of Lowrie's 86 (87?) years.
Once, many years ago, a somewhat older woman told me that *all* babies are beautiful. I had never noticed that before, but I've looked at every baby I saw ever since that day, and she was absolutely right.
thanks Blue Gal
ReplyDeleteThat is such a touching song...and so a propos; he has an incredibly difficult road ahead and will need all the light he can find within him and from all those who care about making a better place to live.
ReplyDeleteHow is that you always set exactly the right tone BG?
there's a Ferlinghetti poem up at my place for you.
ReplyDeletei like it and thought of your blog.