“I really thought
that love would
save us all”~ John Lennon
Singer and co-founder of The Beatles
Born on: 9th October 1940Porte Ponderings:
Lunch out with my husband:
I honestly can say life with Harold has never been boring. ❤
“Don’t raise your voice.
Improve your argument”~ Desmond Tutu
South African social rights activist
who rose to prominence as
an opponent of apartheid in the 1980’s
Born on: 7th October 1931Porte Ponderings:
Taco Tuesday. The first Tuesday of October is also National Taco Day. Two reasons to eat tacos. As if you needed any 😉
After missing for more than a week, Archie has come home. He’s very dirty and lethargic, but he’s back ❤
“Making peace,
I have found,
is much harder
than making war”~ Gerry Adams
Irish republican president
of the Sinn Féin political party
Born on: 6th October 1948Porte Ponderings:
Sukkot, a Jewish weeklong celebration honouring the 40 years of wondering in the desert and finding the Promise Land. A harvest time festival.
Now if only Israel would make peace and stop the genocide in Gaza as part of the celebration.
But it is truly harder to make peace than to make war.
“The dreams of yesterday
are the hopes of today
and the reality of tomorrow”~ Robert H. Goddard
Professor, physicist, and inventor
Born on: 5th October 1882
“Every expert was
once a beginner”~ Rutherford B. Hayes
19th US president
Born on: 4th October 1822
“I want my flowers
while I’m alive”~ Chubby Checker
Singer and songwriter
Born on: 3rd October 1941Porte Ponderings:
Yes, I once danced with Chubby Checker. I was at Busch Gardens with my friend Kathy Collins. We sat in the front row and we got up and danced with Chubby Checker. He was amazing. I loved going to the Real Music Series with my Season Pass to Busch Gardens in Tampa. So glad I did this.
“Be the change
you want to see
in the world”~ Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of the Indian independence movement
Born on: 2nd October 1869
I don’t drink coffee to wake up.
I wake up to drink coffee.
~ Unknown
“What goes best
with a cup of coffee?
Another cup.”– Henry Rollins
American singer and writer
Born: February 13, 1961
“I love you for who you are.”
Happy National Son’s Day.
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