Posts Tagged With: love

Day 4032: Brace yourself

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Ann Koplow

Brace yourself for

the 2024 USA presidential race,
extreme weather,
the unexpected,
aging,
problematic bureaucracies and institutional systems,
heartbreaking injustices,
what the media chooses to report, and
yet another daily blog post from me.

I’m going to brace myself for yet another INR test this morning plus a colonoscopy next week, which I hope can be performed without a scalpel.

Here’s what I find when I search for “brace yourself” on YouTube.

Brace yourself for more gratitude from me!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: acceptance, “Brace urself”, cats, group therapy, INR, January 16 2024, love, Sza, The Prisoner, the South Shore of Boston, Without a Scalpel Day | 10 Comments

Day 4010: What I like to share

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Ann Koplow

While yesterday I shared and aired grievances, what I like to share includes so much more.

What I like to share includes love, family, friends, cats, music, food, hope, good grammar and spelling, and the Daily Bitch Calendar.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “what I like to share.”

What do you like to share?

What I like to share always includes gratitude for YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: animals, Christmas Eve, December 25 2023, gifts, gratitude, grievances, love, Sesame Street, Sharing Song!, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter | 12 Comments

Day 3648: An important date

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Ann Koplow

Today is an important date because

it’s the third anniversary of when Michael and I got married (after many important dates),
my son Aaron is coming over to stay for a few days before we take a trip together to New York,
every day is an important date for somebody, and
I have all these images to share with you.

Today is CLEARLY an important date.

Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “an important date.”

Thanks to all who make every day an important date for me, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Amanda Lambros, anniversaries, date night, Date night is cheaper than a divorce, December 27 2022, Godiva chocolates, gratitude, love, Stop & Shop, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter | 22 Comments

Day 3646: Comfort

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Ann Koplow

Last night, at a family Christmas Eve celebration, I saw this:

Because I feel so much comfort (and joy, which I’m just noticing now) in the presence of loved ones, I comfortably thought, “‘Comfort’ is the title of tomorrow’s blog post.”

Do you see comfort in my other images for today?

Puns are a comfort to me (although not to everyone).

Here’s Annie Lennox singing the Christmas song with “comfort” in it:

I find comfort in Nat King Cole’s version …

… and in this one by Simon & Garfunkel:

I also find comfort in the line “let nothing you dismay.”

Thanks to all who give me comfort every day, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Annie Lennox, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman”, Beatles memorabilia, Christmas Eve, family, love, Nat King Cole, National Days December 25 2022, No “L” Day, pets, Simon & Garfunkel | 16 Comments

Day 3558: Leave nothing behind but love

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Ann Koplow

Love is a wonderful thing to leave behind — a sentiment left behind last night by Yogi Tea:

I’m wondering how my beloved son and heir, Aaron, will feel if I leave nothing behind but love. I think he’ll remember me, no matter what.

Let’s see if this blog post leaves nothing behind but love.

I have nothing but love to leave behind for the Daily Bitch Calendar.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “leave nothing behind but love.”

Besides love, I always try to leave behind gratitude, so thanks to all who help me leave behind a blog post every day, including YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “To Leave Something Behind”, cats, gratitude, haddock dish, love, National Days September 28 2022, Sean Rowe, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, what we leave behind, Yogi Tea | 12 Comments

Day 3281: The best present ever

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Ann Koplow

The best present ever, I think, is waking up to another day with people I love. It looks like I’m getting the best present ever again today.

Do you see the best present ever as I present today’s images to you?

It’s a present to me that I’m just now seeing that today is No “L” Day (which I’m presently realizing is a pun). If I had seen that before I started writing today’s blog, I might have felt compelled to leave L’s the hell out.

Instead, I’m leisurely going to lounge around and share the present of this lovely melody on No L day.

Last night I had the best present ever of singing that song together again with family and friends.

I have so much gratitude, here and now, for all the best presents ever, including YOU.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, chocolates, Christmas 2021, gifts, gratitude, love, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the feast of 7 fishes, The First Noel, Twitter, ukulele | 12 Comments

Day 3222: L-words

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Ann Koplow

Let’s not Linger LaziLy; Let’s Look at the Latest LiveLy daiLy caLendar:

Look and Listen! Luscious L-words Like Let, Living, Life, LateLy, Last, and Loving:

L-words to describe Joan besides LoveLy, LiveLy and Liberated?

Let’s Listen to “La-La (Means I Love You)” by the DeLfonics:

Day 3108: I love a parade

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Ann Koplow

I love a parade and I loved unexpectedly encountering a July 4th parade when I went out for my morning walk yesterday.

Here’s a parade of photos from that parade:

To avoid a parade of questions about this, “SQU” stands for Squantum.

I was told that after the parade, a prize would be given for the best float. I think it’s a toss-up between “The Pandemic Ends” and “Miracle on Squantum.”

Here’s my video from the parade, which I love:

I hope you love this parade of other images from yesterday.

I can’t get enough parades of gratitude, so thanks to all who parade through this daily blog, including YOU!

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: animals, compliments, gratitude, independence, Independence Day parade, July 4 2021, love, North Quincy High School marching band, Squantum, the South Shore of Boston | 7 Comments

Day 3003: If you love someone

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Ann Koplow

If you love someone, let them know!

If you love someone, share what you love with them.

If you love someone, share music with them.

If you love someone, invite them to share their thoughts and feelings with you (in a comment, below).

If you love someone, express gratitude to them.

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "My Grandmother's Hands" by Resmaa Menakem, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", Atlantic magazine, Branford Marsalis, F-bomb, gratitude, love, South Shore of Boston, Sting, The Daily Bitch Calendar | 20 Comments

Day 2918: NO

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ann Koplow

On the first anniversary of my NOtable husband Michael and I saying “YES” in marriage, I am publishing a NO post. Want to kNOw why?

As of this writing, our NOt-too-longer NOxious President has said NO to extending unemployment benefits to millions of people. He has said NO to people in need like NObody else I can remember. I’m so glad we said NO to a second term for him.

Do you NOtice any NOs (or sNOw) in today’s images?

There were NO likes on some of my tweets and NO cilantro on Michael’s Mexican lasagna, but NO worries, regrets, or judgment here.

When Michael and I got married a year ago today, we would have said “NO” if the justice of the peace had asked if we wanted a religious ceremony, but she did NOt ask.

It makes NO difference to me; I would NOt change a thing.

What are your thoughts, feelings, and other NOtions about this NO post? NOte that comments go below.

I’m left with NOthing but gratitude for all the NOurshing blessings in my life, including YOU!

Categories: life during the pandemic, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: December 2020, Donald Trump, gratitude, love, Mexican lasagna, NO signs, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter, unemployment benefits, wedding anniversary | 25 Comments