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The Month of Love…

01 Tuesday Feb 2011

Posted by Satin & Sand in Design, Fashion, Photography, Reflections

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beautiful, Beauty, February, Love, Photography, postaweek2011, romance, Romantic, Valentine's Day

© Lauren DiMarco Photography by Slavic

When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge to laugh with you. When you cried you had my urge to hold you. When you said you loved me, you had my heart forever. Anonymous

February is my favorite month! I am an incurable romantic and although my expectations for Valentine’s Day have never been fulfilled, I still hold onto my fantasy that one day they will!

Models – Lauren DiMarco & Oleg Galagan

Pagan Purple: 54 Beautiful Words Starting with the Letter “P”…

25 Tuesday Jan 2011

Posted by Satin & Sand in Art, Fashion, Photography, Writing

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52 Beautiful words beginning with the letter "P", beautiful, Beauty, Carly Larsson, Fashion, Lauren Currie, Photography, postaweek2011, Purple, Word list, Words, Writing

© Carly Larsson

I love reading and using beautiful words. Below is a list I have compiled beginning with the letter “P.”

1.  Pagan
2.  Purple
3.  Phosphorescence
4.  Persimmon
5.  Periwinkle
6.  Pas de deux
7.  Prism
8.  Peony
9.  Pianissimo
10. Pashmina
11. Pearl
12. Pristine
13. Porcelain
14. Portuguese
15. Palette
16. Pleasure
17. Pure
18. Petrified
19. Papillon
20. Provocative
21. Pleasure
22. Positive
23. Paradigm
24. Parachute
25. Provocative
26. Piquant
27. Pirate

To be continued…

Model: Lauren Currie

101 Ways to Add More Beauty to Your Life – Part 2…

23 Sunday Jan 2011

Posted by Satin & Sand in Art, Design, Fashion, Photography, Reflections, Travel, Writing

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Add beauty to your life, beautiful, Beauty, Greece, Photography, postaweek2011, Santorini, To do list, Word list, Words

© Lydia Hudgens

Continued...

34. Travel to a foreign land.
35. Buy flowers from a farmers market.
36. Stargaze.
37. Create a family tree.
38. Taste exotic fruit.
39. Buy a painting from an art school.
40. Make a cat purr.
41. Learn a few phrases in a foreign language.
42. Visit a cathedral with stained glass windows.
43. Watch a sunrise.
44. Read to a child.
45. Learn to play a musical instrument.
46. Ride a horse.
47. Laugh out loud.
48. Snuggle.
49. Wear your best watch or jewelry.
50. Cry at movies.
51. Display your treasures and collections.
52. Listen to Puccini, Tchaikovsky, or Chopin.
53. Wear cowboy boots.
54. Ride in a fast boat.
55. Watch Masterpiece Theater.
56. Notice your city or town’s architecture.
57. Say “Yes” more often.
58. Listen to a new music genre.
59. Learn a limerick.
60. Buy fine cotton or silk sheets.
61. Write with a different color ink.
62. Visit a National Forest.
63. Buy or make new sofa cushions.
64. Learn to skin and/or scuba dive.
65. Greet your baristas by name.
66. Buy balloons.
67. Believe in miracles.

To be continued…

103 Ways to Add More Beauty to Your Life…

22 Saturday Jan 2011

Posted by Satin & Sand in Art, Dance, Design, Fashion, Food, Photography, Reflections, Travel, Writing

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Beach, beautiful, Beauty, Capitola State Beach, Photography, postaweek2011, Self-help, Sunset, Top 103 list, Word list, Words

© Joan Currie - Capitola State Beach

Part 1.

1.  Watch a sunset – see the green flash.
2.  Admire rainbows, jet streams, and beautiful cloud formations.
3.  Look through a kaleidoscope.
4.  Use your “good” china and silverware.
5.  Take a road trip.
6.  Decorate a birthday cake.
7.  Blow bubbles in the sunlight.
8.  Examine a postage stamp, dollar bill, or coin through a magnifying glass.
9.  Buy a bird feeder or bird bath.
10. Walk in the woods.
11. Drive in a convertible with the top down.
12. Visit a planetarium, aquarium. or zoo.
13. Learn calligraphy.
14. Hold a baby.
15. Place photos of you and your loved ones at your happiest around your home.
16. Go to the ballet, opera, or theatre.
17. Create a secret garden.
18. Learn to dance the cha cha, tango, samba, waltz, or swing.
19. Read poetry.
20. Spend time with an octogenarian, nonagenarian, or centenarian.
21. Wear something red.
22. Light candles.
23. Ride a zip line, climb a wall, or jump on a trampoline.
24. Make a snow angel.
25. Visit an art museum or gallery.
26. Play catch with a dog.
27. Doodle.
28. Watch fireworks.
29. Paint one wall in your home your favorite color.
30. Volunteer.
31. Buy a couple of goldfish.
32. Forgive past wrongs.
33. Say “I love you!” more often.

To be continued…

Holiday Cocktail Parties…

19 Sunday Dec 2010

Posted by stanfordblog in Fashion, Photography, Reflections, Relationships

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Ann Landers, beautiful, Beauty, Christmas parties, Cocktail parties, Edward Jahn, Fashion, holiday parties, Lauren DiMarco, Photography

© Edward Jahn

At every party there are two kinds of people – those who want to go home and those who don’t.  The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.
Ann Landers

My cousin has mastered the art of working a room. Two hours into a cocktail party, he has connected with everyone there and forged several new and possibly lasting friendships. I, on the other hand, typically engage in two or three meaningful conversations and then am ready to bolt, unless there is dancing – and in that case, I am good for the duration.

Model – Lauren DiMarco

Angels…

18 Saturday Dec 2010

Posted by stanfordblog in Art, Fashion, Photography, Reflections

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Angels, Christmas, Fashion, Gabriela Camerotti, John Milton, Memoir, Photography

© Gabriela Camerotti - http://www.gabrielacamerotti.com

O welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,
Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings!
John Milton (Comus)

I remember fashioning angel wings from wire and tulle fabric, and decorating them with soft down feathers, and gold and silver glitter for my daughters’ Christmas pageants in elementary school.

Glittery Gifts: Earrings…

14 Tuesday Dec 2010

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Beauty, Christmas, Christmas gift, Earrings, Fashion, Photography, Shay Jones

© Joan Currie

Diamonds are radiant white,
They shine like starts in the night.

Shay Jones

What a delight to receive sparkly jewelry at Christmas! I wear these rhinestone earrings at least once every holiday season.

Male Aesthetic…

07 Tuesday Dec 2010

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Jesper Brandt

© Jesper Brandt

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. – Henry David Thoreau

I watched Tom Ford’s finely crafted movie, A Single Man, last night. It reminded me that when I lived in Boston, I was very attracted to the Brooks Brothers look of the impeccably dressed Brahmin in a starched white shirt, Windsor knotted tie, and suit. However, since moving to California, I have found the surfer look much more appealing – that of an open, raw sensuality that commands an appreciative audience and finds no need to cover up.

Wool Socks…

27 Saturday Nov 2010

Posted by stanfordblog in Crafts, Design, Fashion, Photography

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beautiful, Beauty, Knitted socks, Pablo Neruda, Photography, Robert Bly, Wool socks

© Joan Currie

The moral of my ode is this:
beauty is twice beauty,
and what is good is doubly good
when it is a matter of two socks
made of wool in winter.
Robert Bly – Ode to My Socks – translation of Pablo Neruda

I slipped on my cozy wool socks last night and slumbered under the warmth of my eiderdown comforter – absolute bliss!

Beautiful Aspirations…

26 Friday Nov 2010

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Bill McClaren, Fashion, Goals, Henry Ford, Micha Borodaev, Moja Maat, Photography

© Moja Ma’at

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. – Henry Ford

Amidst the bustle of holiday festivities and competing obligations, try not to lose sight of what is important to you.

Model – Micha Borodaev

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