Advice From a Dandelion

• Never apologize for being one of the first to celebrate the arrival of spring.

• Remember that small can be beautiful.

• Be proud of who you are and what you can do—even though some may despise you.

• When you are stomped on, knocked down and criticized, answer without anger, but with your usual bright face.

• Deep roots can help assure a worthwhile life.

• Be proud of your heritage. I trace my relatives to the ancient Romans.

• Sometimes it only takes a spot of beauty to add a little joy to one’s day.

• Love the little children as they love me, often bringing a bouquet of my yellow flowers to their moms on Mother’s Day.

• Treat me with respect. I, like you, have a purpose in life.

• There is goodness in everything—look for it and applaud it.

• Do not stop being beautiful because some may think you do not belong where you are.

• Even under the harshest of conditions, remember who you are and do your best.

• Being of help to others, sometimes if only in a small way, should be a major purpose in your life.

• On the path of life, one is not wrong and the other right, we are just different.

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Each of us has our own special beauty.

• Don’t be envious of those who appear to have more than you do. Be proud of what you have.

• Do the best you can with what you’ve got.

THE OLD-TIMER SAYS: There is much to be learned from a dandelion.

ANNOUNCEMENT: My “Telling Your Story” Writing Class at The Clearing in Door County is set for July 19, 9-4. Call 920-854-4880 if you are interested in attending. The class usually fills, so you may want to reserve a spot sooner than later.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
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May 9, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Memorial Library (Rescheduled because of weather), Wild Rose. Mid-Wisconsin launch of Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin.

May 11, 2:00 p.m. Arcadia Bookstore, Spring Green. CCC story.

May 13, 6:30 Verona Library, CCC Story

May 14, 12:00 Noon, Sequoia Library, Madison. Simple Things

May 18, 10-2:00 Dregne’s, Westby, Book Signing.

June 1, 10:30-3:00, Speaking at 1:30. Stonefield Village, Cassville.

PURCHASING BOOKS AND DVDs:

Order your signed Apps books and DVDs from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, a fundraiser for them. Phone: 920-622-3835 for prices and ordering.
Patterson Memorial Library
500 Division Street
Wild Rose, WI 54984
barnard@wildroselibrary.
www.wildroselibrary.org

Books To Consider Reading:

Simple Things: Lessons From the Family Farm

Garden Wisdom (What I’ve Learned From Gardening)

Cold as Thunder (A look into the future)

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin: Nature’s Army at Work.