Magical Moment 30, "Dimples and Brown Eyes"

Here I am. Back in North Carolina to see my little "Dimples and Brown Eyes." I wrote this song about my husband before we were together and before I was even sure he returned my feelings. I wrote it while I was on Staff Duty in the Army, probably at 3 am, freezing to death in November of 2006 while Eddie was at SFAS training (read the Frog and the Owl Valentine's Day blog). I remember how easily the words flowed as I wrote them. And this is one of the few songs I wrote with no instrument. No guitar, no piano to help me. But it's definitely one of my favorites. To hear a recording, please go to

http://www.myspace.com/maryelizabethgrimes

Click on Dimples and Brown Eyes in the right hand box and press play. I hope you enjoy it!

Don’t you wanna keep me warm?

I’m pretty sure, I think you do.

No one’s cared for me like you.

You play a song to see me smile.

I’m wishin for you all the while.

Imagine your arm around me,

Oh how safe I would be.

Picture your cheek touching mine,

slowly swayin to Patsy Cline.

It’s not a sin, but it might be wrong.

We just can’t announce what’s going on.

Our little secret just you and me.

We’ll hold our tongues til we’re free.

Don’t you wanna hold my hand?

I don’t care about them and you don’t either.

If we were together life would be sweeter.

Say it, come on, cuz you know I won’t.

How much more bait can I throw?

Thoughts of you pull me through the day,

all the sweet things you say.

Those dimples and brown eyes, I can’t resist you.

How lovely it’d be to lean over and kiss you.

It’s not a sin, but it might be wrong.

We just can’t announce what’s going on.

Our little secret just you and me.

We’ll hold our tongues til we’re free.

We’ll shout it from the rooftops a little down the line.

But for now, I’ll silently claim you as mine.

It’s not a sin, but it might be wrong.

We just can’t announce what’s going on.

Our little secret just you and me.

We’ll hold our tongues til we’re free.

"Tijuana, First-hand Facts of the Red-Tent Asylum Process"

My mind is so full of information that I want to share with you all from my week in Tijuana. This post will be just that, information. Factual and first hand. Witnessed and experienced by me. Thousands of migrants from all over the world, mainly from Central America, have traveled to Tijuana’s west U.S. port of entry seeking safety, better economic conditions, and/or to be with family already in the U.S. My motivation for taking this volunteer trip was to help the families in the extreme asylum-seeking cases - those who live in terror and fear both IN their home country and FROM their home country. Gangs and governments work hand in hand to target and terrorize families for their own personal interests. There is a list. The list has numbers on it. Asylum seekers want to get a number from this list and they want their number to be called. Like a deli. I was incapable of finding answers as to who creates this list, who decides how many numbers are on the list, and basically any ot...

Magical Moment 620, "Lilac Garden"

Eddie and I visited the Lilac Gardens at Ringwood Manor in New Jersey, a pristine and beautiful state park with 8 species of lilacs and several varieties within. We went on a rainy afternoon, which turned out perfect because the rain stopped for us when we got there, and began again as soon as we left. It also decorated the plants with gorgeous rain drops, adding to their beauty. And now for a quick game of "Where's Elizabeth?" And "Where's Eddie?" ~~Have a great weekend! ~~

Magical Moment 625, "Thailand - the Elephants"

Needless to say, my favorite part of our Thailand vacation, was our week long volunteering at Elephant Nature Park ! The logging industry was banned in Thailand in 1989, leaving thousands of elephants unemployed. These elephants are now used for tourism. You may have heard of elephant shows featuring the animals playing soccer or painting pictures with their trunks. They are no doubt amazing to watch, but the sad truth is that these elephants have gone through a series of torture and abuse to "break their spirit" by their trainers. This short clip is very hard to watch, but it will give you an idea of what the elephants in captivity in the country of Thailand go through. The only elephants in Thailand who do not endure this, are the very few baby elephants who are first generation born in "safe captivity" at places like Elephant Nature Park. Every other elephant at this park has been brutally abused. Some have been blinded by their owners, le...

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