wandering mind

I usually don't read chick lits and have been known to pooh, pooh chick lits - but man o man - I just love "Can you keep a Secret" by Sophie Kinsella - I mean I don't remember when was the last time a book made me laugh out loud. This is the second time I am listening to it on CD and it is absolutely hilarious - especially listening to it being narrated. Highly recommended. Check it out here .

Do you all know about "find a penny, pick it up and all day long you have good luck"? Me and my daughters are strong believer of that and always pick up the pennies along the way if we find them - but you see they have to be right side up otherwise it doesn't work. So, if I see a penny and it is not heads, then I just leave it. As my daughter was getting out of the car this morning, see spotted a penny on the curb, but alas, it was wrong side up. Instead of leaving it alone like I usually do, she flipped it and left it there. I was blown by this simple act of kindness for a stranger. She couldn't get the luck from the penny, but she made sure that the next person spotting the penny will. Why haven't I ever thought of that? (penny image from here )

I came back and found another one smiling :) Hope every one had a nice Easter break. More later...

Came home from work and found my orchid smiling. Going away for a few days - see you in a few :)

Have you ever seen a shamrock plant ? I bought one 3 years ago. I never transplanted it to a bigger pot. It has been dutifully flowering with the most beautiful delicate flowers. Apparently, the name Shamrock is derived from Celtic word for Clover - more information here . The underside of the leaves is a pretty purple . At nights, the flowers bow their heads and the leaves close up as they settle for the night. I find this plant truly magical.

inviting you to smile and lighten up :)

My dinner tonight was begging to be photographed Roasted red peppers (in the toaster oven on 450 F with some olive oil ) on flat bread sandwich thins topped with a mix of yogurt cheese and asiago cheese, two kinds of grapes, and strawberries. The only thing missing was a good wine to go with it :) I wanted to share this amazing art that I found: Pursuit of Happiness