Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.

In a world gone bad, a bear - even a bear standing on its head - is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity.

Loss leaves us empty - but learn not to close your heart and mind in grief. Allow life to replenish you. When sorrow comes it seems impossible - but new joys wait to fill the void.

The work of a garden bears visible fruits-in a world where most of our labours seem suspiciously meaningless.

A cat likes to hear you calling him. He sits in a bush a yard from your shoes - and listens.

Riding turns 'I wish into 'I can'.

Thank you for being interested. Doesn't sound much but it meant just about everything.