Life is Grand in the Short Lane

by Margo on March 16, 2009

Thanks so much to Lola at Lola’s Diner for the Life is Grand award. Lola’s blog itself is grand, and I’m very grateful to her for thinking of me. Be sure to stop by Lola’s place sometime and check it out for yourself!

Grand has always been one of my favorite words. Can you tell by how many times I’m using it? I can think of no better way to remember what a kick in the pants life is than by using “grand” often.

So my life would be a little more grand if I could have a grand piano like the one in the award badge, but I’m not complaining. Grandness can be found anywhere.

Here are the five reasons I think life is grand right this minute:

1. My daughters (and Lily the Labradoodle) love to play the piano.

2. Because, as E.B. White said, “No matter what changes take place in the world, or in me, nothing ever seems to disturb the face of spring.”

3. My bathtub is divine and sometimes I even use it.

4. I have good friends who traveled a long way to see me last week.

5. I get to walk on the beach whenever I want.

May your life be filled with unlimited grandness. Thanks again, Lola!

I pass this award on to the following blogs:

The Girl Next Door at Next Door to My Ex
Dory at Can’t Remember Diddly
Sheri at A Novel Menagerie
Shawn at The Shark Tank

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{ 12 comments }

1 Shawn March 16, 2009 at 5:15 pm: Thanks! Those sound like some great reasons to love life. Especially the piano playing dog.
2 beth March 16, 2009 at 6:28 pm: I am so jealous! Living that close to a beach is my ultimate dream.
3 Vic March 16, 2009 at 7:09 pm: I find you grand.
4 Marie Reed March 16, 2009 at 7:11 pm: Awwww… Lily and your Labradoodle look so happy! What a wonderful picture. What is your dogs name?
5 HumorSmith March 16, 2009 at 8:20 pm: Yeah Margo! I like grants too. Government grants are hard to get, but they help with all sorts of things. Permission grants are lots easier to obtain and they really grease the skids so I can slide on through. Yes, grants are just…um….oh. You said grand?

Never mind.
6 Margo March 16, 2009 at 9:54 pm: Shawn, The piano playing labradoodle is the grandest of all, huh?

Beth, you live in a beautiful place too, but no beach, I take it. Sedona is one of my favorite places to visit. Maybe we can trade places sometime.

Vic, You too!! xxx ooo

Marie, Hi and bienvenue! (hope I spelled that right). That’s my 16 year old daughter with my labradoodle who is named Lily. She is cute, and very talented I’m looking for some more old postcards so I can participate in Postcard Friday again! That was fun.

Humorsmith, I grant you permission to grandly poke fun at my grandiosity anytime Granted, I sometimes throw grand tantrums.
7 Dorothy March 16, 2009 at 11:27 pm: Thanks for visiting our blog…neat site you have.

Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com
8 ANovelMenagerie March 16, 2009 at 11:48 pm: I just love Lily the Labordoodle!

The picture of the dogs on the sand is awesome!

Thanks for passing it along! I will participate!
9 pearlsoftruth March 17, 2009 at 9:39 am: Wow, your beach looks just like part of the Gold Coast, southern Queensland! Brisbane is near the Gold Coast, where I was born and bred…
10 Dory March 17, 2009 at 5:29 pm: Thank you SO MUCH! You’re so sweet to think of me!
11 lilaphase March 18, 2009 at 3:03 am: I second Vic – you are grand!
12 Margo March 19, 2009 at 2:15 am: Dorothy, You are welcome! And thank you too…

Sheri, Lily is amazing, huh? congratulations, and thank you for being my first blog friend

Amanda, Here’s a little useless, irony – We refer to this part of SC coast “The Grand Strand”.

Dory, You’re welcome!

Lilaphase, You too! xxx ooo right on the lips!