Author Archives: Valerie Fraling

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer those days of soda and pretzels and beer. Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer. Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies then lock the house up, now you’re set…You’ll […]

“What the world needs now is love sweet love, it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love sweet love, no not just for some but for everyone. Lord, we don’t need another mountain, there are mountains and hillsides enough to climb, there are oceans and rivers […]

“There’s a time of the day when the sun is going down, that’s the golden time of day. It’s a time that the sun turns a gold all around, that’s the golden time of day. At the end of the day when the wind is soft and warm, don’t it make the flowers sway when […]

“The summer smiles, the summer knows, and unashamed she sheds her clothes. The summer soothes the restless sky and lovingly she warms the sand on which you lie. The summer knows, the summer’s wise, she sees the doubts within your eyes and so she takes her summer time. Tells the moon to wait and the […]

“The celebration… you cannot practice it or anything. It’s a moment when the excitement of your goal makes you react to the moment.” -Peter Bondra “I think I always had a lot of confidence in this horse but I didn’t have the opportunity to ride the horse. Then Mr. Brown gave me the opportunity to ride […]

“That life that’s what people say you’re riding high in April shot down in May. But, I know I’m gonna change that tune when I’m back on top in June. I said, that’s life and as funny as it may seem some people get their kicks stompin’ on a dream, but I don’t let it […]

“Spring is the Birthday of the World.’Tis like the birthday of the world, when earth was born in bloom; the light is made of many dyes, the air is all perfume: There’s crimson buds, and white and blue. The very rainbow showers have turned to blossoms where they fell, and sown the earth with flowers.”-Thomas […]

“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.”-Ralph Marston Pendry Hotel adds a ‘touch of class” […]

Spring to me represents a spirit of birth as the buds awaken from the dismal days of winters and peek out over a new day of hope and a chance to start over again. Spring is the season of colors, birds chirping, fresh rain in the air and the feeling of anticipation as if something […]

“He brought the country back from the brink of financial disaster after big banks caused the economy to collapse. He saved over a million jobs by bailing out the American auto industry. He gave healthcare to over 30 million Americans with the Affordable Care Act. He ended the war in Iraq and ordered the raid […]