pointless pastels

What is the point of glossing over the details? Taking a bit of leeway in the actual facts? Leaving out some pertinent information?
I call it deception.
Not that I don't expect a bit of temperance. When I ask Pat if I look OK in an outfit, I want him to tell me something positive. " Baby, there can't be enough of you!" he'll often state. God bless that man I was lucky enough to marry.
But when there is something to be said about those near and dear to you, related or not , why not just say it? There is nothing to be gained from withholding news, good or bad. My good friend Kirstin once counseled me, "Why lie when the truth will do?" I have appreciated that bit of advice on more than one occasion.

Quote of the day from Henry David Thoreau;

"It is a gift to be able to paint a particular picture or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look. To affect the quality of the day-- that is the highest of the arts."


Take good care!