…for the love of Snoopy. 💗
For everyone who needs an extra hug today:
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Hugs from us too!
M&M
Tag Archives: hugs
It’s Our Birthday!!
Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC
Hi Folks:
Well, it’s now been 11 (!!) years since our blog took its first breath, and we currently have 635 blog posts and 150 pages on our site. The posts cover poetry, photography, our hugging adventures (88 countries and counting!) and various other musings; our pages include some of our stories and free Adventures of Rainbow Mouse colouring pages to download and enjoy. We’ve shared some wonderful adventures with you through these and are looking forward to sharing more in the future! This blog is our gift to you, our readers, and we very much appreciate having you here with us. Feel free to drop by any time, check out Marcia’s books, download our colouring pages, read our stories, leave a comment or reach out, relax and enjoy yourself. We don’t have any birthday cake that we can share, but we send you love.
Remember to hug someone you love today, even if it’s just screen to screen. You’ll both feel better for it! 🙅♀️🙅♂️
M&M
P.S. Extra special thanks to our son Nick, who does all of the techie stuff that keeps us afloat!! 🙂
And They Called It Puppy Love…
Hi Folks:
It’s been far too long since we’ve been able to go out and share Free Hugs with people, so we really appreciated seeing this today! Many thanks to Robert Martinez for the share and the smile. 🙂
Hugs,
M&M
A Double-Down Anniversary
Hi Folks:
Today (June 8, 2020) is a very special day for us, for a couple of reasons. For one, 18 years ago today Marcia proposed. On one knee, at the edge of a creek along a walking trail in the woods. After weighing the pros and cons of the idea, giving each side appropriate merit and thinking of all of the possible outcomes (all of which took approximately 0.36 seconds), Mike of course said, “YES!” Not that much of a fool. We continue to say “YES!” to each other every day. 🙂
ALL LIFE MATTERS
ALL LIFE MATTERS
Simple as that.
Always has been… 💗
2020
Forbes.com: In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality
2018
President Austin: Superhero
2016
This video of people hugging Dallas cops has been viewed 25 million times
2015
2014
Police officer and young demonstrator (Devonte Hart) share hug during Ferguson rally in Portland
Hug someone you love today. or a stranger. Or, preferably, both. Even virtually.
Hugs from Us too.
M&M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRW-A5aDuU
#ALLLIFEMATTERS
Rayna, the Robot Loves You Too…
Just ask the Skin Horse. He knows the truth of these things.
Hugs,
M&M
P.S. This reminds us of the story of the father and son who went fishing in a quarry where everyone knew there were no fish. They caught four.
Share Virtual Hugs With Loved Ones…
Hi Folks:
Free Hugs, March 1, 2020
As we mentioned in our last Free Hugs post, this is our 11th calendar year of sharing hugs with locals and visitors to our fair city. However, as the world closed down we – reluctantly – put our posters away, at least for now. In a given hugs session we have the privilege of meeting and interacting with people from up to a dozen countries, but that’s obviously not appropriate at the moment. After our last Free Hugs session we did our self-isolation bit for 14 days. We’re fine; hugs are great medicine. 🙂 Continue Reading →
Happy Random Acts of Kindness Week!!
Hi Folks:
This is Day 3 of Random Acts of Kindness Week! Monday, being Family Day, of course we went out hugging. As mentioned in a previous post, 2020 marks our 11th calendar year of hugging locals and tourists alike – our 11th year begins officially on June 9, 2020 😉
Hugging 2020: Bringing Vision
Hi Folks:
We’ve had so much rain this January that yesterday was our first opportunity to go out hugging this year. We’re not complaining – we’ll appreciate the water supply come summer – but it has put a damper (so to speak) on our hugging activities! Marcia has designated 2020 as a year of vision for her, and 2020 begins our 11th calendar year of sharing hugs with both locals and visitors to our fair city. So far we’ve shared hugs with people from (at least) 88 countries, and just yesterday we got to meet and share hugs with people from Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, Slovakia, U.S. and Venezuela! All of this within the space of an hour. It continues to amaze and delight us. We also had our first vehicle passenger hug for 2020, where a car pulls over, a passenger gets out, runs over for a hug, then dashes back to the car!
Many thanks for all of the smiles, waves, vehicle honks and special thanks to those who took a few moments out of their lives to share them with us. We offer but people have to come to us. We really appreciate it when you do!!
Hugs,
M&M
The Reindeer Take Victoria… Again!!
Hi Folks:
Well, as the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” And while there are many reasons to celebrate the Holiday Season, the transition from shorter days to longer and all that accompanies that, the truth is that this can also be a stressful time of year for many people. People get caught up in the too-short days, the not-enough time, and the hustle and bustle that’s being pushed upon them from all sides. And when they get pushed around too much, sometimes something very sad happens… They lose their smile somewhere along the way. 😪
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