Butterflies and Flowers

Butterflies and Flowers

Butterflies and flowers

Gliding and flowing to gentle breeze

Her countenance as roses in continuous bloom

Sending sweet aroma to tease

Her beautiful eyes consume all

As her precious heart seizes

All who surround her

Butterflies and flowers

Dancing gleefully through the air

Love as generous raindrops

Gentle showers

Curiosity, desirous freedom lending to flight

Mounting hopeful preservation of family

The one with blue eyes and flowing blonde hair

Seeking justice; patiently awaiting final judgment

Restoration

Butterflies and Flowers

To whom God's favor flows

A lovely and precious mother

wife

sister, daughter

A blessing so generously bestowed

And carefully placed close to our hearts

To share

To love

To protect and preserve unity

Harmony

Francene Hopkins

1-16-2014 (c)

Revised 1-17-2014

Written for and dedicated to my daughter, Lisa Michelle O'Rourke Pilant

Beauty Tip No. 2

Beauty Tip No. 2

Painting Your Face! Drag out all of your beauty items and arrange them on your artist pallet if you have one, if not, use your dressing table top. You will need, from left to right, sandpaper, putty, and a variety of paint colors. I prefer the wilder, brighter colors to make me “look” alive. Tools needed include putty knife, electric buffer, and real, horse hair painter’s brushes (cheap brushes cause streaking). There is no need to remove your face from your head for this procedure, unless you really need to take a closer look at those wrinkles and age spots to ensure they are sufficiently filled and covered with putty. First, wash your face, whether it needs it or not! Sand the rough edges and squirt a little putty in the wrinkles (better than Botox!). Sand again…just because. Apply paint with the appropriate sized paint brush (big brush for big mouths!). Line the eyes and lips with a smaller, thinner paint brush, being careful not to seal them shut. Dab on the blush on the cheek bones, and you’re good to go! Yes, you will resemble a painted flower pot! Nothing like a fresh coat of paint to make a girl feel special.

September 25, 2012

Francene Hopkins

Beauty Tip No. 1

Beauty Tip No. 1

Removing Wrinkles. Detach face from head and place it neatly on the ironing board. Carefully press the eye area. The eye area is much more delicate than the rest of the face and undo pressure could cause permanent wrinkling of the tissue. Also, when pressing the lips, use gentle pressure, as they need to appear plumped, so spritz a little water to rejuvenate them prior to pressing. You may notice that the unwanted hair on your upper lip will be singed from ironing and will disappear altogether once you apply your beauty cream. Shoot! Just dunk your entire face in the beauty cream jar before reattaching it to your head! I do!

Jacks

Jacks!

One of my Bowden classmates suggested we get together and play jacks. I'm not so sure I could play jacks on the floor. First there's the getting down there. Second, the getting back up (I would need assistance or a hoist of some sort). Third, my hands are almost always cold as ice, so bouncing the golf ball on the floor and swooping up the number of jacks I'm supposed to would be a challenge to say the least. Fourth, flipping the jacks could prove to be disastrous! Think about it! I would lose half (or more) of them when I flipped them into the air, and who knows what they would hit and break once they go flying through the air! Plus, there would be the risk of stepping on one of them in my bare feet. How about a game of Monopoly? Spades? Blackjack? Poker? I'm not any good at these games either, but I don't think I would get hurt or break things with cards. The dice? Hummmm...maybe not Monopoly.

Francene Hopkins

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Leo the Lion-Hearted Mop Dog

Leo the Lion-Hearted Mop Dog

Everything was going fine. I made salmon for dinner, pan fried in a little olive oil, pepper and lemon. No amount of talking would convince my bro it is good for him. That's when he started looking for his leftover prime rib from Logan's Steakhouse...half of which I had fed to Leo the mop dog! Bro's jaw dropped when he saw the piece remaining, and I knew I had to confess. I know God is forgiving of my mistakes, but bro prayed to God to help him hide the bodies of those he needs to take care of (I guess Leo the mop dog is in trouble, too!). I pray that God will grant my bro a forgiving heart. Leo loves prime rib!

May 16, 2013

The Window you have Opened

The Window you have Opened

You have given but a small window
To look into your life.
Yet I long to be a part
To share
To give and receive love
To swell my heart with pride
Standing beside you
Rejoicing your accomplishments.

But I peek through the small portal of your life
The window you have opened
Awaiting a door so I may enter
Awaiting …while I watch as days go by
As you pass from childhood to adulthood.

Francene Hopkins
November 17, 2012 ©