The Frith: ASSORTED MINTS

Sunday, July 27, 2008

ASSORTED MINTS

FRITH LIKES TO PAINT HER OWN AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S NAILS.

HERE WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE MORNING'S WORK ON PAPA'S FEET.

THE LATEST IN FASHIONABLE HEADWEAR FOR TWO YEAR OLDS.

TRES AMUSANT, NON?

FRITH AND MAMA HAVE DISCOVERED A HOT NEW PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM IMRE'S HOUSE. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CALL IT IMRE'S PARK.. IMRE MIGHT APPRECIATE THE MEMORIAL IN HIS HONOUR, CONSIDERING HE AND ANNE ARE MOVING TO FRANCE ON THURSDAY.

FRITH INFORMED ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE A TRIP ON A TRAIN.

SHE TRIED TO CONVINCE FATNESS TO GO WITH HER. HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE, BUT IN THE END DECIDED NAPPING ON THE DECK WAS A BETTER USE OF HIS TIME.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: more great shots... the 'big-girl-pants' hat shots are particularly hilarious!

and imre's park looks awesome! where is that located exactly...?; July 28, 2008 11:19 a.m.
Anonymous said...: the park is on huntingwood.. right on creighton, right on governor's, right on huntingwood, parks on the right about halfway up. there's parking too.; July 28, 2008 1:56 p.m.
chrismarkbye said...: Universal themes...first, diapers as headgear:

http://thebyeblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/on-toddlers-and-hats.html

And pedicures given to dads by daughters:

http://thebyeblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/first-bike-outing.html

LOL!; July 29, 2008 2:21 p.m.
Anonymous said...: i didn't remember the nail painting one from the byeblog (it's excellent!) but i actually tried to link to the one of joely in the diaper hat, but couldn't make it work that day. i'll do it now :); July 29, 2008 5:01 p.m.

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DERIVING FROM THE ANCIENT WORD "PRIYAS" MEANING "ONE'S OWN", FRITH'S ORIGINAL MEANING WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE "THE PEACE ENJOYED WHILE AMONG ONE'S OWN FAMILY OR TRIBE" .. FRITH IS OFTEN TRANSLATED SIMPLY AS "PEACE".

THE FULL MEANING OF FRITH ENCOMPASSES PEACE BUT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND IT, TO COVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN SOCIAL LIFE. THE TERM FRITH CAPTURED A HUGE PROPORTION OF EVERYTHING GOOD THAT COULD EXIST IN LIFE, AND ALL OF THESE GREW OUT OF THE ROOTS OF THE KINDRED ITSELF -- THE KINDRED RELATIONSHIP.

ANCIENT VIKINGS WOULD INVOKE AN AGREEMENT AMONG ALL PRESENT THAT ARGUMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS ARE LEFT 'OUTSIDE' THE DOOR DURING CELEBRATION : A 'PROMISE' TO KEEP FRITH. ANYBODY WHO DID NOT RESPECT THIS WOULD HAVE LOST FACE AND ALSO HONOUR. IN THE OLDEN DAYS ONE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE ALL WEAPONS OUTSIDE, TO ENSURE THAT DISCUSSIONS DIDN'T END IN BLOODSHED. SO FRITH IS AN AGREEMENT AMONG SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO RESPECT EACH OTHER TO KEEP 'PEACE'.

FRITH DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE SHOULD ALL GET ALONG; IT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD ALL STAND, AND ACT, FOR SOMETHING REAL AND MEANINGFUL, AND THAT THOSE OF US WHO FIND OURSELVES STANDING FOR ENOUGH OF THE SAME IMPORTANT THINGS SHOULD STAND TOGETHER, IN LIFELONG COMMITMENTS WITHOUT CONSTANTLY WEIGHING THE BENEFITS AGAINST THE COSTS.

IN ESSENCE, FRITH IS NOT AN ABSENCE, BUT A PRESENCE. IT IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF STRIFE; RATHER IT FILLS THE SPACES BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING THAT IS STRONGER AND MORE IMPORTANT, MORE MEANINGFUL, THAN STRIFE.

FRITH IS AN ACTIVE, DELIBERATE, MINDFUL PEACE.

The Frith

Sunday, July 27, 2008

ASSORTED MINTS

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