24 Wednesday Aug 2011
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© Lauren DiMarco
Il lui dit que le chapeau lui va bien, très bien même, que c’est…original… un chapeau d’homme, pourquoi pas? elle est si jolie, elle peut tout se permettre. – Marguerite Duras
In The Lover, a movie based on Marguerite Duras’ novel, L’Amant, the male lead character meets his beloved for the first time when she is wearing a man’s hat. The hat suits her perfectly and is utterly charming – and seductive.
Model – Lauren DiMarco
18 Thursday Aug 2011
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© Joan Currie
Strange fits of passion I have known:
And I will dare to tell,
But in the Lover’s ear alone…
William Wordsworth
There is a certain sensuality when skin is swathed in cotton sheets.
17 Wednesday Aug 2011
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© Joan Currie
O my beloved basil, did I not love thee enough?
When we first met, you commanded my attention
Much more than the ruminating rosemary or soulful sage.
Joan Currie
Having returned after many years to gardening, I am captivated by the intricacies of growing, blooming, and propagating. I am also interested in the creation and maintenance of a thriving ecosystem.
There is one herb in my garden that does not get along as it should. At one time, the sweet basil sported a full, fragrant coat of green leaves, but now it lilts to the side like a jaundiced man hanging from the gallows.
For weeks now, I have tried to revive this plant by changing its location from full to partial sun, and administering extra water and organic fertilizer – to no avail. And, although I have always espoused the ethics of care, to my chagrin, I am thinking about sending this cluster of chlorophyll off to the compost heap.
22 Friday Jul 2011
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© Ryuuzaki Julio
He wants to remain within her, to lie blind in the furls of her flesh. – Anaïs Nin
I am in need of a sincere apology…
Models: Lauren DiMarco & Oleg Galagan
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13 Wednesday Jul 2011
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© Joan Currie
When you know better you do better. – Maya Angelou
My thanks to a very bright eleven-year-old for compiling this list.
1. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2. The Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Red Pyramid
3. The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Lost Hero
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Lightning Thief
5. The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis
Book 1: The Mysterious Benedict Society
6. Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
Book 1: Magyk
7. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney
Book 1: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
8. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
9. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
10. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
11. A Wrinkle in Time series by Madeline L’Engle
Book 1: A Wrinkle in Time
12. The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall
Book 1: The Penderwicks
13. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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12 Sunday Jun 2011
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© Joan Currie
I could not help but love him, love him,
Till my love grew pain to me.
And to-morrow he weds the Princess
In that palace beside the sea.
from The Mermaiden by Owen Meredith
The sea offered up these treasures for me today.
07 Tuesday Jun 2011
Posted in Photography, Reflections, Writing
© Joan Currie
The light, flowing out from under the edge of a parasol of bluish crystal, spilled up against the hand, and made every contour of the skin apparent, exaggerating the powerful knuckles and the veins engorged by the pressure of the arm.
The Hand by Colette
Unlike the protagonist in Colette’s short story, who is repulsed by her new husband’s hand, I find a man’s hand to be very appealing – especially when holding an early morning cup of coffee.
I am also fascinated by the hands of a man when he is chopping wood, hammering, building a fire, baiting a hook, tying a fly fishing lure, braiding dock lines, knotting a tie, putting on cufflinks, shaving, changing a tire, waxing a car, steering an outboard motor, flipping hamburgers on the grill, gripping a golf club, skipping stones, strumming a guitar, painting a fence, petting an animal, and taking my hand.
28 Saturday May 2011
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© Lauren DiMarco and “Cat”
Although it was difficult to restrict the list to just 80 words, here is Part 2 of my favorite words beginning with the letter “C”…
41. Chivalry
42. Chocolate
43. Chopstick
44. Chutney
45. Cinema
46. Circus
47. Citrus
48. Chalk
49. Chapel
50. Charity
51. Chromosome
52. Chickadee
53. Chinese
54. Cinnamon
55. Cityscape
56. Clandestine
57. Clay
58. Cloque
59. Coastal
60. Cochlear
61. Coffee
62. Cognac
63. Congeal
64. Coniferous
65. Constellation
66. Cornflower
67. Cornucopia
68. Corvette
69. Courageous
70. Cranberry
71. Crater
72. Cream
73. Crepe
74. Crewel
75. Cricoid
76. Crinoline
77. Crocus
78. Croissant
79. Crystalline
80. Custard
26 Thursday May 2011
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© Lauren DiMarco
On my walk this morning, I thought of these beautiful words starting with the letter “C”…
1. Caboose
2. Cachepot
3. Cachet
4. Calcification
5. Calico
6. Calligraphy
7. Calliope
8. Camera
9. Campanile
10. Canadian
11. Canterbury
12. Canyon
13. Capillary
14. Cashmere
15. Cassiopeia
16. Castle
17. Cayenne
18. Celebration
19. Celsius
20. Celestial
21. Celtic
22. Cinnamon
23. Chalet
24. Chameleon
25. Chamois
26. Champagne
27. Chandelier
28. Chapbook
29. Chapel
30. Charcoal
31. Charmeuse
32. Chastity
33. Chenille
34. Chevrolet
35. Chiaroscuro
36. Chiffonier
37. Chignon
38. Childhood
39. Chiffon
40. Chime
To be continued…
Model: Lauren DiMarco
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26 Thursday May 2011
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© Lydia Hudgens
Twas brilling, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
In Through the Looking Glass, Alice asks Humpty Dumpty to explain the meaning of the words in the poem Jabberwocky. She learns that slithy derives from the combination of lithe and slimy and mimsy from flimsy and miserable. Carroll seems to have been the originator of seemingly nonsensical or portmanteau* words – pairing words or parts of words to express qualities pertaining to both.
Here are my favorites, but for a more comprehensive list see Wikipedia’s. You might also try creating your own!
1. blog = web + log
2. bleen = blue+ green
3. bodacious = bold + audacious
4. dreambition = dream + ambition
5. chortle = chuckle + snort
6. cometeor = comet + meteor
7. dyellow = dye + yellow
8. fablegend = fable + legend
9. glamping = glamour + camping
10. godeity = god + deity
11. grapear = grape + pear
12. hattitude = hat + attitude
13. kingdomain = kingdom + domain
14. koga = kickboxing + yoga
15. knork = knife + fork
16. liger = lion + tiger
17. lurve = love + crave
18. moblog = mob + blog
19. narratell = narrate + tell
20. netiquette = internet + etiquette
21. penvy = pen + envy
22. pleasurejoicing = pleasure + rejoicing
23. pluot = plum + apricot
24. prettiful = pretty + beautiful
25. saintellectual = saint + intellectual
26. smarkitect = smart + architect
27. stitulating = titillating + stimulating
28. tangello = tangerine + pomelo
29. tendernessence = tenderness + essence
30. vlog = video + blog
* A suitcase that has two compartments.
Model: Lauren DiMarco
Satin & Sand 