30 Thursday May 2013
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Lauren DiMarco in Ireland © Joan Currie
First time he kissed me, he but only kissed
The fingers of this hand wherewith I write,
And ever since it grew more clean and white,
Slow to world-greetings, quick with its “O, list,”
When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst
I could not wear here plainer to my sight,
Than that first kiss…
from First time he kissed me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Grateful for the small yet sacred declarations of love…
08 Friday Feb 2013
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Lake Ontario © James Currie
And then,
the sacrament of waiting began.
The sunrise and sunset watched with tenderness.
Clothing her with silhouettes
they kept her hope alive.
from The Sacrament of Waiting – by Macrina Wiederkehr
Sometimes the waiting period is better than the one that follows…
27 Sunday Jan 2013
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Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again…
Cover of John Denver’s song Leaving on a Jet Plane
The Macarons Project
Putting aside my flight of fantasy for the real thing…
08 Tuesday Jan 2013
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© Joan Currie
Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. – Eric Zorn
For once, I am hoping to keep the promises I made to myself…
29 Saturday Dec 2012
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© Khrystyna Kazakova with Inna Mathews and Kristina Varaksina.
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.
Neil Gaiman
Taking some time to figure out my new year’s action list…
Model: Khystyna Kazakova
25 Tuesday Dec 2012
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© Bacca da Silva
But in this season it is well to reassert that the hope of mankind rests in Faith. As man thinketh, so he is. Nothing much happens unless you believe in it, and believing there is hope for the world is a way to move toward it.
Gladys Taber
Taking some time to appreciate all the happy moments from today…
Model: Lauren DiMarco
17 Monday Dec 2012
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© Lauren DiMarco
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under the tree.
Roy L. Smith
I hope there will be a special place in our hearts for those who have lost loved ones too, too soon…
03 Monday Dec 2012
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© Lauren DiMarco
In my thinking about happiness, I’ve come to realize that staying connected to people from my past is an important happiness booster… – Bjorn Wallander
Sometimes around the holidays I need to hear my childhood friends’ voices…
26 Monday Nov 2012
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© Joan Currie – Charleston bodice & skirt – Mixed media
This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding — it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.
from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers
The holiday season has arrived. Dressing up for a razzle-dazzle evening…
18 Sunday Nov 2012
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© Joan Currie – watercolor
Absence extinguishes a minor passion and intensifies a great one – as the wind blows out a candle but fans a fire.
from In Absence by François , Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Trying to wait patiently for your return…
Satin & Sand 