Love, Laughter, and Life

Adventures With a Book Lover


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Haiku Moment: anything

lines, zags, speckles, dots, holes

heart, tower, treasure, or picture

rocks can be anything

anything by Angie Quantrell

rocks from her enormous rock collection


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More (A Letter for 2025)

Dear Lord,

Thank You in advance for the many blessings You bestow and will shower down upon me and my family this year. Bring each blessing to mind so I can notice and give thanks.

Help me, Lord, to

move more

think more

laugh more

learn more

care more

dream more

create more

write more

thank more

reach out more

encourage more

forgive more

LOVE more.

Let this be a year when WE grow closer as I lean into You.

Amen.


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Haiku Moment: icy fingers

splayed digits pose

winter encases

icy fingers

icy fingers by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: bumper crop

abundant marbles

cluster for birdy harvest

feathered bumper crop

bumper crop by Angie Quantrell

photo by Angie Quantrell

Fall in the Yakima Valley


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A Monoku for Veterans

for your sacrifice we pause, remember, and give thanks

monoku for veterans

by Angie Quantrell

Thank you, all veterans.

What is a monoku? Read more from Danna Smith here.

Photo: Our veteran son and his family.


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Haiku Moment: lounging alone

lounging alone on

glistening bed, to showcase

my excellent form

lounging alone by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: wearing frost

autumn darkness falls

sprinkles icy trim around

petals wearing frost

wearing frost by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: possibilities

summer’s seed complete

good food? carved face? fall decor?

possibilities

possibilities by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley, from the garden


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Haiku Moment: autumn sun

orange beckons me

summer patience rewarded

autumn sun peeking

autumn sun by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: autumn tree

hide and seek pumpkin

twisting, vining, reaching out

autumn tree decor

autumn tree by Angie Quantrell