A Series (4x5)  $21.50 each

A1 ~ Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the road.

A2 ~ Don’t fly through life so fast that you forget to smell the flowers.

A3 ~ What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

A4 ~ There are no mistakes in life ~ Only lessons.

A5 ~ Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans. - John Lennon

A6 ~ Many great opportunities are brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

A7 ~ Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t, you’re right.

A8 ~ Chance made us sisters. Hearts made us friends.

A9 ~ Whenever a child is born, not only is the child born - the parent is also born.

A10 ~ A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.

A11 ~ Mothers and daughters are closest when daughters become mothers.

A12 ~ Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.

A13 ~ If you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-Turns.

A15 ~ A true friend is someone who’s there for you when they’d rather be anyplace else.

A16 ~ Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things.

A17 ~ If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

A18 ~ Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep.

A19 ~ May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.

A20 ~ While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.

*A21 ~ A mother holds her children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

*A22 ~ Some days I wake up Grumpy. Other days I let him sleep.

*A23 ~ If this job was easy, a man would be doing it.

*A24 ~ It doesn’t matter where you go in life…it’s who you have beside you.

AW1 ~ One barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints - Italian Proverb

*AW2 ~ I drink to make other people more interesting.

*AW3 ~ When in doubt add more wine.

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B Series (2x10)  $24.00 each

B1 ~ Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. - Robert Frost

B2 ~ Life is too short to wear tight shoes.

B3 ~ God danced the day you were born.

B4 ~ Life is short. Eat dessert first.

B5 ~ To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

B7 ~ Life is surely a wild ride over rough terrain. - Virginia Bearg

B8 ~ Friendship isn’t a big thing – It’s a million little things.

B9 ~ Happiness is being married to your best friend.

B10 ~ Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

B11 ~ God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.

B12 ~ Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.

B13 ~ Bloom where you are planted

B14 ~ Women hold up half the sky

B15 ~ There are two things we can give our children one is roots, the other is wings

B16 ~ What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God.

B17 ~ We can't tell our children to reach for the sun. All we can do is reach for it ourselves.

* B18 ~ The road to a friend’s house is never long

* B19 ~ One of the best things about the future is that it comes one day at a time

* B20 ~ As for me and my house we will serve the Lord - Joshua 24:15

* B21 ~ The best antiques are old friends.

* B22 ~ My sister has the best sister in the world!

* B23 ~ My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

BW1 ~ Life’s too short to drink bad wine.

BW2 ~ The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

BW3 ~ Drunkenness is not the wine’s fault, but the man’s. - Chinese Proverb

BW4 ~ With wine and hope, anything is possible. - Spanish Proverb

BW5 ~ I like to cook with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food.

BW6 ~ Wine a bit - You’ll feel better

* BW7 ~ Why limit happy to an hour?

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C1 ~ There’s something special about a family. Even when you’re far away, you know there’s a
place, a special place called home, where you are known and loved. - Patricia Joy Bearg, 1966

C2 ~ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be
felt with the heart.

C3 ~ Love is giving someone the space to be the way they are – and the way they are not.

C4 ~ To my mother;
So many times, mother I’ve wanted to sit down with you, near you, beside you, I’ve wanted
to talk with you. To share how it’s been for me. How I’ve lived enough to understand how a
mother feels. How much she gives out of love for her child. Mother, I know it now and I love
you so, for the gift of your love. - Patricia J. Bearg, 1979

C5 ~ Dance like no one is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, live
like it’s heaven on earth. - William Purkey

C6 ~ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the
things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

C7 ~ The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of
everything they have.

C8 ~ I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I
sought my brother and I found all three.

C9 ~ If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder. If you want a hug,
I’ll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend,
I’ll just be me.

C10 ~ Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect, but are always
perfect for you.

C11 ~ The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and
walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you’ve had.

C12 ~ Nobody knows of the work it makes, to keep the home together. Nobody knows of the steps
it takes, nobody knows-but Mother.

C13 ~ A Baby is a Blessing, A Gift from Heaven above, A Precious Little Angel, To Cherish and to Love.

* C14 ~ Bless this room and the child who dwells here… growing & playing, sleeping & dreaming

* C15 ~ If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take the appropriate measures.

* C16 ~ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that
take our breath away.

* C17~ Marriage - Joy is the start of it, Sharing is a part of it, Love is the heart of it

* C18 ~ My aunt – You are someone special, a friend my whole life through. I hold a place within my heart, set aside specially for you.

* C19~ To my Father –
It hasn’t always been easy for us to talk, to share our feelings. But as we both grow older
I think more often of your love, the many ways you’ve shown it and I realize what it is I’ve wanted
to say. Thank you for being there for me. I love you - PJ Bearg c 1992

CW1 ~ He who loves not wine, women and song remains a fool his whole life long.
- Martin Luther, 1777

* CW2~ Wine gets better with age… The older I get the more I like it.

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DH ~ House Rules:
1. If you open it, close it.
2. If you turn it on, turn it off.
3. If you unlock it, lock it.
4 If you break it, repair it.
5. If you can’t fix it, call someone who can.
6. If you borrow it, return it.
7. If you use it, take care of it.
8. If you make a mess, clean it up.
9. If you move it, put it back.
10. If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission.
11. If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone.
12. If it doesn’t concern you, don’t mess with it.

D1 ~ There is still time to watch more sunsets, eat more ice cream, take more chances, go
barefoot, sing more, smile more, wish on more stars, pick more flowers, live more, give more.

D2 ~ Sometimes I can see you and when I really do my heart erupts so warm. Behind the mirage of
your body, lies the golden glow pulsating, unchanging, that is truly you. - William Davy James

D3 ~ Because you have listened to the heartbeat of the earth you are cordially invited to come
climb my hill and share with me the quietude of woodland paths ~ the friendly patter of the
rain ~ evening skies, splashed with the crimson fire of sunset ~ vesper songs and wishing stars ~
moon drenched meadows and the majesty of storms ~ Come share these things of beauty.
Come ~ come climb my hill. - Winston O. Abbott

D4 ~ The way is long – let us go together. The way is difficult – let us help each other. The way is
joyful – let us share it. The way is ours alone – let us go in love.
The way grows before us – let us begin.

D5 ~ A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain
together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping
and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

D6 ~ St. Francis Prayer:
Lord, make me a channel of thy peace; that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
...For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying
that one awakens to eternal life. Amen.

D7 ~ I want to: Love you without clutching. Appreciate you without judging. Invite you without
demanding. Join you without invading. Criticize you without blaming. And help you without
insulting. If I can have the same from you, then we can truly meet and enrich each other
- Virginia Satir

D8 ~ We’ve shared some stormy times, some sad times, some really good times and I want you
to know that through it all I’ve loved you ~ then, and now. How that is love, the pains, the
fears, the sadness, and the laughter, shared. Thank you for being you, thank you for being
part of my life. - Patricia Joy Bearg, c 1981

D9 ~ A Mother’s Love
Your arms were always open when I needed a hug. Your heart understood when I needed a
friend. Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. Your strength and love has
guided me and gave me wings to fly.

D10 ~
Don’t wait for time. Make it.
Don’t wait for love. Feel it.
Don’t wait for money. Earn it.
Don’t wait for the path. Find it.
Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.
Don’t go for less. Get the best.
Don’t compare. Be unique.
Don’t fight your misfortune. Transform it.
Don’t avoid failure. Use it.
Don’t dwell on a mistake. Learn from it.
Don’t back down. Go around.
Don’t close your eyes. Open your mind.
Don’t run from life. Embrace it.

D11 ~  If I had my child to raise all over again, I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later. I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I'd take more hikes and fly more kites. I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play. I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars. I'd do more hugging and less tugging.

* D12~ Grandma -
You have ears that truly listen, arms that always hold,
a love that is never-ending, and a heart that is made of gold.

* D13 ~ Grandpa -
You tell me many tales, you have arms that always hold,
a love that has no limits, and a heart that is made of gold.

* D14 ~ Office Hours
Open most days about 9 or 10, occasionally as early as 7, but some days as late as 12 or 1.
We close about 5:30 or 6, occasionally about 4 or 5, but sometimes as late as 9 or 10.
Some days or afternoons we aren’t here at all, and lately we’ve been here all the time,
except when we’re someplace else, but we should be here then too.

D16 ~ To my child:
I want to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed being with you these years. As a gift for your life, all
the peace and joy, the freedom from want, but all I have to give you now is the knowing how
very much you are loved in all ways. - Patricia Joy Bearg

D43 ~ I want to be an outrageous old woman who never gets called “old lady”.
I want to get leaner and meaner, sharp-edged and earth-colored,
until I fade away from pure joy.

DW1 ~ Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be
saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved. - Medieval German Saying


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F1 ~ There are times when you look at me and your eyes say “I’ve loved you
forever”. - Patricia J. Bearg

F2 ~ It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible
to the eye. - The Little Prince

F3 ~ Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be
what they choose for themselves

F4 ~ One purpose of a relationship is the commitment to each other’s
well-being and companionship in the adventure of life.

F5 ~ It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on,
someone to count on... someone to tell on!

F6 ~ There is no better friend than a sister, and there is no better sister than you.

F7 ~ Sister to sister we will always be, a couple of nuts off the family tree.

F8 ~ Yesterday is the past and tomorrow is the future. Today is a gift - which is
why they call it the present.

F9 ~ A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother
the longest.

F10 ~ Of all the friends I’ve ever met you’re the one I won’t forget, and if I die
before you do, I’ll go to heaven and wait for you.

F11 ~ What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your
gift to God.

F12 ~ A new arrival sent from above, a precious baby to protect and love.

* F13 ~ Live • Laugh • Love

* F14 ~ dream • create• inspire

* F15 ~ Believe • Imagine • Hope

* F16 ~ There may be trouble ahead, but while there’s laughter, love & romance let’s face the music and dance.

* F17 ~ Live well • Laugh often • Love much


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H1 ~ Tub Rules
1. Occupancy of more than 46 persons at the same time is prohibited.
2. All bathers please refrain from eating the soap.
3. If there is a ring in the tub, please answer it.
4. Guest towels are to be used by guests. Non-Guests please dry your
hands on your clothes.
5. Singing in the tub is permitted but dancing is frowned upon.
6. Please remove rubber ducky and beach balls.

H2 ~ I’m glad that you are: Someone to talk with, dance with, sing with, eat with,
laugh with, cry with, think with, to understand. Someone to be my friend. - Schutz

H3 ~ And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful
than the risk it took to blossom.

H4 ~ And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to
play with your hair. - Kahlil Gibran

H5 ~ In the castle of my soul is a little postern gate whereat, when I enter I am in the
presence of God. In a moment, in the turning of a thought, I am where God is.
- Walter Rauschenbusch

H6 ~ There is a place in you where there is perfect peace. There is a place in you
where nothing is impossible. There is a place in you where the strength of
God abides.

H7 ~ It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
invisible to the eye. - The Little Prince

H9 ~ He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses
the joy as it flies lives in eternity’s sunrise. - William Blake

H10 ~ The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering
from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they are
okay, then it’s you.

H11 ~ Love. Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

* H12 ~ Rules for Being Human
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the
entire time you’re here.
2. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this
school you will have the opportunity to learn. You may like the lessons or think
them irrelevant or stupid.
3. There are no mistakes. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the
process as the experiment that ultimately “works”.
4. Learning lessons doesn’t end. If you are alive, there are lessons to be
learned.
5. “There” is no better than “here”. When your “there” has become a “here”,
you will simply obtain another “there” that will, again, look better than “here”.
6. Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about
another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
7. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources
you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
8. You will forget all this.

* H13 ~ Marriage -
Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come
ninety percent of all your happiness… or misery. Be your mate’s best friend, be
kinder than necessary. Spend less time fussing about who’s right and more time
deciding what’s right. Listen - Be romantic

* H14 ~ Footprints in the Sand
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach
with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he
noticed two sets of footprints – one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints and
noticed that many times along the path there was only one set of footprints in
the sand. He also noticed that this happened during the lowest and saddest
times in his life. This really bothered him, so he questioned the Lord. “Lord, you
Said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way, but
I noticed that during the most troublesome times of my life, there was only one
set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you the most,
you deserted me.” The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I Love you
and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you
see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

* H15 ~ Success is –
Thinking big thoughts, but relishing small pleasures.
Being tough minded-but tenderhearted. Striving for excellence, not perfection.
Learning to listen. Opportunity usually knocks very softly. Seeking opportunity,
not security. A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.

* H16 ~ “It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the skin horse. “You become. It takes
a long time. That’s why it doesn’t often happen to people who break easily, or
have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.
Generally, by the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and
your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.
But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are real, you can’t be
ugly, except to people who don’t understand.
- The Velveteen Rabbit

* H17 ~ Generations -
The Love of a family flows strong and deep,
leaving us memories to treasure and keep.
Grandmothers have the wisdom of long experiences
and the love of an understanding heart.
Mothers are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation
Daughters are angels sent from above to fill our heart with unending love.

* H18 ~ Generations -
Family is a connection to life, A link to the past,
and a road to the future.
Grandfathers are a delightful blend of laughter,
caring deeds, and wonderful stories.
Fathers make the world a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer.
Sons are the beginning of all things… wonder, hope,
and the dream of possibilities.

HW1 ~ The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a
constellation. The universe is too full of stars. - Benjamin Franklin


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