dsaarinen

Writer, reader, devoted mama to Koko 😇 and Eli & grandmother to Miami Joe and wildflower Violeta. A happy-go-lucky Finnish American. Wordscribe on Instagram.

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

Twitter, twitter, little star.

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

A 90-minute nap with deep sleep and REM rivaled a full night of 8-hour sleep for visual skill learning.

The afternoon nap may be one of the most underrated performance tools we have.

[Wizard of Barge @wizardofbarge]

the only thing between you and your dreams is a LOT of failures, go fail baby !!

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"I think it is the best of humanity that goes out to walk. In happy hours, I think all affairs may be wisely postponed for walking."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

@cookiesinheaven I believe I have bought stuff from them online!

[Chris Willman @ChrisWillman]

Bob Dylan in the NYT today, in a piece where artists in their 80s were asked to describe the best and worst parts of being that age, and whether they had advice for the president on his reaching the milestone. (Dylan apparently passed on the final question, not surprisingly.)

[Earth @earthcurated]

A group of fireflies is called a sparkle ✨

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

Picked blueberries with a friend yesterday, then made a clafoutis.

[Novelle art. @artistryhere]

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[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

May you be blessed this summer,
many times over, by...

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

@earthcurated Yes, I always think that someone who has passed is visiting when I see a red cardinal.

[Earth @earthcurated]

In American folklore, cardinals are messengers between the spiritual and natural worlds

[VenetiaJane's Garden @VenetiaJane]

“Barnaby bright, Barnaby bright;
Longest day and shortest night”

St. Barnabas’ Day, 11 June, coincides with the summer solstice in the Old Style calendar. St. Barnabas is a saint invoked to bring peace. His flower is the ‘Midsummer Daisy’, the ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

91 degrees and humid. Feeling exhausted by the heat.

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

@SketchesbyBoze Here in GA, college is free for 62 and older. I'm taking classes starting this fall to finish a degree that got interrupted by life events.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Someone sent me an email with this signature: “It is normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and another 2 days to reflect and respond. The culture of urgency and constant interruption is not compatible with my way of life.” And I think it is the best I have ever seen.

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

@ElliottBlackwe3 I'm reading books about Hildegard von Bingen, both are called ILLUMINATIONS.

[dsaarinen @dsaarinen]

John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison, "Don't Look Back." https://t.co/mIE0RWTs6T

[horse dentist @equine__dentist]

ducks are fundamentally unserious creatures

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

Scientists discovered that octopuses sometimes punch fish for seemingly no reason at all

[Mental Health America @MentalHealthAm]

The world moves fast, but you’re allowed to slow down.

Take care of yourself, friend.