It's the Year of the Rabbit. That's true.
But, we musn't forget the Other Animals who live here in the Lilypad.
Oh, no.
We musn't.
This week on ZOE PRESENTS, we see a movie that stars all of the Stars here at Lilypad. As the movie begins, you'll find that Miss Blueberry has really stepped up Her acting from last weeks "Rest-ie." As for the....Others...I couldn't get them to do anything that could officially be called jumping or leaping or anything, but at least there's a wee bit of Activity.
That's all we ask for.
It stars their new Cat Tree, which has proved to be more popular than we ever would have imagined. Like, so WAAAAAAAAY more popular than we ever would have imagined. Like, WOW!
MISS ZOE PRESENTS!!!!
Miss Zoe Presents: A Lilypad Movie Starring Everyone! from marcy hall on Vimeo.
HAPPY WEEKEND!!!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
ZOE PRESENTS....
Well, here's the thing. It's Flip Friday and we have a GREAT movie for you, but we can't get it to upload to Vimeo or to YouTube.
What are we to do?
What we normally do is press on with something else and post a movie for Cinematic Saturday. And that's precisely what we will hope for for this week. That by Saturday, whatever technical difficulties that are afoot will have worked themselves out.
Because you know what, Vimeo? If you don't work it out this is what you are going to have to deal with:
UH-HUH. Yeah, that's right. That's some serious explaining you'll have to do.
I'm just sayin'.
OK, so try back tomorrow. Please. It's the Year of the Rabbit. You owe it to yourself and to the World.
What are we to do?
What we normally do is press on with something else and post a movie for Cinematic Saturday. And that's precisely what we will hope for for this week. That by Saturday, whatever technical difficulties that are afoot will have worked themselves out.
Because you know what, Vimeo? If you don't work it out this is what you are going to have to deal with:
I'm just sayin'.
OK, so try back tomorrow. Please. It's the Year of the Rabbit. You owe it to yourself and to the World.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The Year of the Rabbit!!!
A YEAR OF THE RABBIT PROCLAMATION:
Whereas, it has been Declared The Year of the Rabbit; and
Whereas, Creative Control has been handed over to the Big Zoe residing at Sparkle Pond; and
Whereas, She still demands to be in the forefront of your mind as often as possible; and
Whereas, She knows you wish to look upon Her Great Beauty;
THEREFORE, be it Resolved that there is a New Blog Banner Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit Which Shall Reflect Those Mandates and/ or Considerations.
Forthwith and Heretofore and All That Stuff.
Oh, and Happy Tuesday.
Feel Free to go about your day now. Thank you.
Whereas, it has been Declared The Year of the Rabbit; and
Whereas, Creative Control has been handed over to the Big Zoe residing at Sparkle Pond; and
Whereas, She still demands to be in the forefront of your mind as often as possible; and
Whereas, She knows you wish to look upon Her Great Beauty;
THEREFORE, be it Resolved that there is a New Blog Banner Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit Which Shall Reflect Those Mandates and/ or Considerations.
Forthwith and Heretofore and All That Stuff.
Oh, and Happy Tuesday.
Feel Free to go about your day now. Thank you.
Monday, January 3, 2011
The Year of the What?
As you know, a lot of people choose words for the New Year that embody what they want to aspire to in the year ahead.
I like the idea of choosing a word like this as opposed to making resolutions that I inevitably cannot maintain. (Well, I suppose it is DO NOT, not CANNOT, right? But, whichever it is, I have a hard time following rules even if they are for my own good.)
I tried hard come up with a word that represented something I wanted to work on this year. 2010 was a hard year for us here at the Lilypad. It sounded like it was a hard year for a lot of people, actually!! It was a year of challenges and learning and having to face a lot of fears.
The word I was looking for had to be...well...sort of the opposite of that. It had to represent FUN and EASE and CREATIVITY, things that I've been neglecting in my life over the past many months.
Saturday night, on the eve of the first night of 2011, I chose my word: RABBIT!!
Well, it is so obvious, isn't it, that my word would have to be Rabbit?
Besides THIS obvious reason...
...there is another reason. If you didn't already know, 2011 will be the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac. When I read about the traits attributed to the Rabbit, I thought it sounded like a lot of great things to aspire to! Rabbits symbolize such traits as Creativity, Compassion, and Sensitivity. Rabbits are Serene and have Good Manners. They like to have FUN!
These are all things I want to aspire to in 2011, so why not sum them all up in ONE FABULOUS WORD???
I like the idea of choosing a word like this as opposed to making resolutions that I inevitably cannot maintain. (Well, I suppose it is DO NOT, not CANNOT, right? But, whichever it is, I have a hard time following rules even if they are for my own good.)
I tried hard come up with a word that represented something I wanted to work on this year. 2010 was a hard year for us here at the Lilypad. It sounded like it was a hard year for a lot of people, actually!! It was a year of challenges and learning and having to face a lot of fears.
The word I was looking for had to be...well...sort of the opposite of that. It had to represent FUN and EASE and CREATIVITY, things that I've been neglecting in my life over the past many months.
Saturday night, on the eve of the first night of 2011, I chose my word: RABBIT!!
Well, it is so obvious, isn't it, that my word would have to be Rabbit?
Besides THIS obvious reason...
(BECAUSE THE BIG ZOE DEMANDED IT!!!)
...there is another reason. If you didn't already know, 2011 will be the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac. When I read about the traits attributed to the Rabbit, I thought it sounded like a lot of great things to aspire to! Rabbits symbolize such traits as Creativity, Compassion, and Sensitivity. Rabbits are Serene and have Good Manners. They like to have FUN!
These are all things I want to aspire to in 2011, so why not sum them all up in ONE FABULOUS WORD???
RABBIT!!!
RABBIT!!!
RABBIT!!!
Cheers to you for a Happy 2011!!
May it be a true Rabbit Year for you and yours!
Friday, December 31, 2010
ZOE PRESENTS: Flip Friday
We all know that without ZOE, there would be no Flip Friday. And just because ZOE is at Sparkle Pond it doesn't mean that She is any less important to the Flip Friday Film Making Process process.
In fact, as a Resident of Sparkle Pond, She has Complete Creative Control now.
Complete Creative Control.
Got it?
We here at the Lilypad have decided to rename Flip Friday to add "ZOE PRESENTS: Flip Friday." It's a more accurate depiction of what is really going on that way, don't you think?
This week, we have for you a Rabbit Movie. Miss Blueberry stars in Her Very First Solo Role. Well, that's not entirely true, I guess, as She did have Her own Digging Movie a while back. Today's Solo Role is as the Lilypad's only Currently Corporeal Rabbit, and that is Something.
I must say one more thing, and that is that I use the term "Movie" rather loosely here, as Miss Blueberry is, ummmmm......not so much Move-ing as Rest-ing. We could call it a Rest-ie.
AND NOW.....ZOE PRESENTS...... BLUEBERRY!!!
A Blueberry Movie from marcy hall on Vimeo.
Happy last day of 2010 from our Lilypad to you!!!
In fact, as a Resident of Sparkle Pond, She has Complete Creative Control now.
Complete Creative Control.
Got it?
We here at the Lilypad have decided to rename Flip Friday to add "ZOE PRESENTS: Flip Friday." It's a more accurate depiction of what is really going on that way, don't you think?
This week, we have for you a Rabbit Movie. Miss Blueberry stars in Her Very First Solo Role. Well, that's not entirely true, I guess, as She did have Her own Digging Movie a while back. Today's Solo Role is as the Lilypad's only Currently Corporeal Rabbit, and that is Something.
I must say one more thing, and that is that I use the term "Movie" rather loosely here, as Miss Blueberry is, ummmmm......not so much Move-ing as Rest-ing. We could call it a Rest-ie.
AND NOW.....ZOE PRESENTS...... BLUEBERRY!!!
A Blueberry Movie from marcy hall on Vimeo.
Happy last day of 2010 from our Lilypad to you!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
One More to Sparkle Pond
I have not posted here since Zoe went to Sparkle Pond a couple of weeks ago.
You all know how much I LOVE Zoe (no past tense, here!). But sadness and grief are not why I haven't been writing.
The reason I haven't been writing is that our beloved Miss Emmie was also getting ready to follow her Bunny to Sparkle Pond.
Miss Emmie had made it fairly obvious over the last year that she was gearing up to go pretty soon. We weren't sure when or how it would go, but we knew it was coming.
Over the last couple of weeks, since Zoe's departure, and in the midst of feeling sad about all that had transpired and the suddenness with which it all happened, Miss Emmie gave us a clear sign that she was done on this earth as well-- she stopped eating. We knew what was coming, so we focused all our attentions on her for her remaining time here. On Tuesday, in the middle of the night, she went to be with Zoe and the others.
2010 has been a difficult year at the Lilypad. We have had four residents go off to Sparkle Pond. But in addition to being difficult, it's also been wonderful because there is always LOVE.
The GIANT LOVE that Rosie, Scottie, Emmie, and Zoe (as well as Jobie and Ernie, who were in Sparkle Pond from years past) brought to us? It is worth the sadness and sense of loss we feel no matter how hard it is to feel it.
The Love is Always Worth it.
Rest in peace, Miss Emmie. We love you.
You all know how much I LOVE Zoe (no past tense, here!). But sadness and grief are not why I haven't been writing.
The reason I haven't been writing is that our beloved Miss Emmie was also getting ready to follow her Bunny to Sparkle Pond.
Miss Emmie had made it fairly obvious over the last year that she was gearing up to go pretty soon. We weren't sure when or how it would go, but we knew it was coming.
Over the last couple of weeks, since Zoe's departure, and in the midst of feeling sad about all that had transpired and the suddenness with which it all happened, Miss Emmie gave us a clear sign that she was done on this earth as well-- she stopped eating. We knew what was coming, so we focused all our attentions on her for her remaining time here. On Tuesday, in the middle of the night, she went to be with Zoe and the others.
2010 has been a difficult year at the Lilypad. We have had four residents go off to Sparkle Pond. But in addition to being difficult, it's also been wonderful because there is always LOVE.
The GIANT LOVE that Rosie, Scottie, Emmie, and Zoe (as well as Jobie and Ernie, who were in Sparkle Pond from years past) brought to us? It is worth the sadness and sense of loss we feel no matter how hard it is to feel it.
The Love is Always Worth it.
Rest in peace, Miss Emmie. We love you.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Miss Zoe Lives Forever
On Tuesday, December 14th at around 8:30 PM, Miss Zoe, Bunny of my Heart and Soul, left this world to go to Sparkle Pond. We were holding Her and were with Her every second.
It's a little too hard to write much more than that right now, so I'm not going to try.
Just know this: Zoe will never be gone. Those of you who loved Her know that She will live forever. She will always be in charge of you. She will always be telling you what to do and what to think.
And, She will never stop teaching you about Love and the Power of Love. She was Love in a Rabbit Shape. Fuzzy Love. Velvet Love. Pure, Unconditional Love.
If you would like to do something in Her memory, please donate to her favorite charity,
(scroll down the page to find their Donate Button),
or give to your local Rabbit Adoption Center.
Oh, and give yourself a Big Hug From Zoe.
You've not heard the last from her. Not by any means.
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