31 Sunday Jul 2011
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© Joan Currie
Folks still remember the day ole Bob Riley came bouncing along that dirt road in his pickup. – Jack Handy
Every time I pass this abandoned truck, I try to imagine all the places it visited in its glory days.
24 Sunday Jul 2011
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A great trip in a car is like watching a first-rate movie — but a great trip on a motorcycle is like living the movie. – CNN, American Road Trips
This lucky Harley man and his Blintze Boys buddies (below) stopped in Half Moon Bay before cruisin’ up the coast.
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21 Thursday Jul 2011
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It is a peculiarity of knitters that they chronically underestimate the amount of time it takes to knit something. – Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Although I am not planning to give up my present love (Rowan yarn), I have to confess that I am smitten with two others: Ozark Handspun and Be Sweet yarns. I plan to use all three when making Christmas gifts this year for my daughters.
British royalty fans will want to check out the July 20th posting of the Be Sweet Blog and the instructions for the shawl that Kate Middleton wore recently.
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20 Wednesday Jul 2011
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© Joan Currie
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me to one who lives there,
He once was a true love of mine.
by Simon and Garfunkel
I found myself singing Scarborough Fair as I readied my pots for an indoor herb garden.
Hayley Westenra’s version of the song is much more compelling.
07 Thursday Jul 2011
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Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe—
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field
The Queen Mother watches over this Laura Ashley-inspired pink room.
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06 Wednesday Jul 2011
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NOW list to my morning’s romanza – I tell the signs of the Answerer;
To the cities and farms I sing, as they spread in the sunshine.
Walt Whitman
My first shower in the new house – I am going to love living here amidst such beautiful light!
05 Tuesday Jul 2011
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Roses red and roses white
Plucked I for my love’s delight.
She would none of all my posies–
Bade me gather her blue roses.
Rudyard Kipling
I was delighted to find this cobalt blue-tinged pitcher today while unpacking. I may fill it with tiny blue roses…
13 Monday Jun 2011
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An artist is the sum of his own risks.- Zowie Broach & Brian Kirby
The trend in high fashion photography is to capture a video of the shoot and turn it into a short film – especially if the shoot has a fantasy theme. Here is a beautiful example directed by Rummy Makmur and Anya Zuyeva:
Models – Lauren DiMarco & Aaron Mann
Designer/Stylist – Anya Zuyeva
Hair – Lana Orca
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10 Friday Jun 2011
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The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn’t subdue you and make you feel abject. It’s stimulating loneliness. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I often wish that I lived in this charming blue cottage by the sea.
25 Wednesday May 2011
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To read more
get better in math
make more friends
more good manners
clean up my room more
get better at sports…
This printed list of resolutions fell out of my daughter’s ballet book (#5 below).
There was a teary moment when I discovered this grade one list today, however, my daughter did accomplish all the items on it – including becoming an architect, bibliophile (especially of Jane Austen books), cross-country runner, and having many, many wonderful friends.
Here are ten of our well-loved, beautiful children’s books:
1. The Balloon Tree by Phoebe Gilman
2. Corgiville Fair by Tasha Tudor
3. Amy’s Goose by Efner Tudor Holmes, illustrated by Tasha Tudor
4. Masquerade by Kit Williams
5. Of Swans, Sugarplums, and Satin Slippers by Violette Verday, illustrated by Marcia Brown
6. Little Grey Rabbit’s Storybook by Alison Uttley, illustrated by Margaret Tempest
7. Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
8. Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter
9. The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
10. Who Goes To The Park by Warabé Aska
Satin & Sand 