Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

snowbird

oiseau de la neige!
I don't know much about no French, but I believe this means snowbird?
I love your quirky storytelling ability.
Sylvia
compound complex

Muchas gracias, Sylvia!
I don't know the exact word for snowbird en francais, but o.d.l.n. translates literally as bird of the snow.
Well, off to scrubbing toilets and mopping floors, whence comes my truest inspiration!
Love,
CoCo
BabaYaga

I think this needs a bump, today
compound complex

Thank you, dear Baba :
Only 5 minutes did I feel the need to look up this old thread and retread it! The few to whom I e-mailed it today were appreciative of how apropos it has proven to be at this point in time for them personally.
Me, too.
Love,
CoCo
not a captive

CoCo, This flower may not be adequate to say "thanks".
Maeve
compound complex

Dear Maeve:
It is more than adequate ... it is a rose by any other name!
Many thanks,
CoCo
snowbird

Wonderful thread!
Syl
BurnTheShips

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
I'm so inadequate.
BTS
snowbird

I'm so inadequate.
BTS
Uh uh.
You're always patient and kind toward this backward fool.
Don't make me start crying, too.
It won't be pretty.
Syl
BurnTheShips

*sigh*
Feeling pretty down today. Character flaws.
BTS