tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70946326950064831952024-02-06T19:07:49.156-08:00Painting the Roses Red"Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall."Divine Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517336425661233719noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094632695006483195.post-19598681518513755832012-06-07T18:35:00.002-07:002012-06-17T18:52:30.055-07:00Today's Wisdom - Even Dorothy Knows<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">"When you come to the fork in the road, take it!"</span></div>
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<br />Divine Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517336425661233719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094632695006483195.post-45809362049778794082012-06-04T04:34:00.002-07:002012-06-04T04:38:30.935-07:00King and Queen of Hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">"The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">as well as a whole pack of cards ...."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">on which the words "EAT ME" were beautifully marked in currants.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">"Well, I'll eat it," said Alice, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">"and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door; </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">so either way I'll get into the garden, and I don't care which happens."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">~ Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"</span></div>
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