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Day 3 Quote Challenge: And above all…

And above all quote by Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors and has been since I was a child. Between my childhood, teaching first grade, and reading to my own children, I think I’ve read almost every one of his books. Roald Dahl’s use of language and the way he played with words is tremendous! One Back to School Night a parent asked what my least favorite word was (my answer was two words, “I can’t”) and then asked what my favorite word was, very quickly I replied, “scrumdiddlyumptious.” Actually quite fitting in retrospect as I now have a food blog!
And above all quote by Roald Dahl
Here Roald Dahl asks us to continue to look at the world with childlike wonder.  Keep an open mind, and your “glittering eyes” can find magic in the most unlikely places.  Beauty is all around us, though sometimes we need to look a little more carefully to find it. This quote is from his last book, The Minpins, and is the last line in the story.

I would like to thank Natascha over at Natascha’s Palace for nominating me for the 3 Day Quote Challenge. Natascha is an elementary school teacher, a Canadian ex-pat in Spain, and an incredible home cook. Her blog is full of delicious food and lovely anecdotes about her life in Spain. Thank you, Natascha for thinking of me!

Rules of the challenge:
Thank the blogger that nominated you.
Share one new quote on three consecutive days on your blog. They can be from anywhere, anyone, or anything.
On each of the three days, nominate three more bloggers to carry on with the fun! No pressure; nominees are free to decline.

My Day 3 nominees are…
Conor from One Man’s Meat
Teagan from Teagan’s Books
Jhuls from The Not So Creative Cook

Day 2 Quote Challenge: No Act of Kindness…

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Another quote that has graced our chalkboard is the moral of Aesop’s fable, The Lion and the Mouse. Aesop was an ancient Greek story teller; he is mentioned multiple times by an absolute “who’s who” of ancient Greece. Aristotle references him; Aristophanes writes of reading Aesop’s works; in a poem to Euripides, Sophocles speaks of one of Aesop’s fables, The North Wind and the Sun.

The Lion and the Mouse is the tale of a mighty lion who, after some convincing, agrees to free a timid mouse instead of making a meal of her. Before scurrying away, the mouse promises that one day she will repay the lion for his kindness. Needless to say, a few days later the lion is trapped in a hunter’s net. Hearing the lion roar in frustration the mouse appears and quickly sets to work gnawing through the ropes that bind; the tables have turned and the small mouse frees the ferocious lion.

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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” is a good reminder for us all, on several levels. We may do a kindness to someone who one day will repay us in some way. Another way to look at this moral is to understand that no matter how “small” we are, we can make a positive difference in someone’s life- just by being kind. My favorite way to interpret this quote is the idea that even the smallest gesture, one we may not even think about- a smile, opening a door, saying please or thank you, can bring a little light into someone’s day.

I would like to thank Natascha over at Natascha’s Palace for nominating me for the 3 Day Quote Challenge. Natascha is an elementary school teacher, a Canadian ex-pat in Spain, and an incredible home cook. Her blog is full of delicious food and lovely anecdotes about her life in Spain. Thank you, Natascha for thinking of me!

Rules of the challenge:
Thank the blogger that nominated you.
Share one new quote on three consecutive days on your blog. They can be from anywhere, anyone, or anything.
On each of the three days, nominate three more bloggers to carry on with the fun! No pressure; nominees are free to decline.

My Day 2 nominees are…
Francesca from Flora’s Table
Osyth from Half Baked in Paradise
Lynda from Sultanabun

 

Day 1 Quote Challenge: These Require Zero Talent

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In my life before kids, I was a first grade teacher and I loved it! Even though I’m no longer an “official” teacher, as a mom (or dad, coach, neighbor, aunt, uncle, human(!)) I still consider myself a teacher. We all are- we all have the opportunity through our actions and words to inspire, model, and teach others, hopefully for the better.

An old fashioned chalkboard hangs in my kitchen and there is usually a quote written on it. In my ideal world, it would be a “quote of the day” or “quote of the week” but in reality, it’s more like “quote of the month.” Oh well, I try! This is the quote that has been hanging up since mid-January. It felt right for the New Year as my gang was heading back to school, sports, and other after school activities. I wish I knew the quote’s author; to be quite honest, I think I saw it on a friend’s Facebook wall and a google search showed lots of posters with the quote, but no author credit.IMG_9487.jpgI would like to thank Natascha over at Natascha’s Palace for nominating me for the 3 Day Quote Challenge. Natascha is an elementary school teacher, a Canadian ex-pat in Spain, and an incredible home cook. Her blog is full of delicious food and lovely anecdotes about her life in Spain. Thank you, Natascha for thinking of me!

Rules of the challenge:

Thank the blogger that nominated you.
Share one new quote on three consecutive days on your blog. They can be from anywhere, anyone, or anything.
On each of the three days, nominate three more bloggers to carry on with the fun! No pressure; nominees are free to decline.

My Day 1 nominees are…
Kathryn from Another Foodie Blogger
Bernie from Dublin Housewife
Cameron from World’s Biggest Fridge Magnet