21 Friday Sep 2012
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© Joan Currie
Nothing is more fleeting than external form, which withers and alters like the flowers of the field
at the appearance of autumn.- Umberto Eco
I passed these lovely flowers on my walk today – even more beautiful now than when they were in full bloom.
18 Tuesday Sep 2012
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© Joan Currie – Mixed media
The stars will be watching us,
and we will show them
what it is to be a thin crescent moon.
You and I unselfed, will be together,
indifferent to idle speculation, you and I.
The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar
as we laugh together, you and I.
In one form upon this earth,
and in another form in a timeless sweet land.
from A Moment of Happiness by Rumi
I love to linger in our own sweet, sweet world…
Model: Lauren DiMarco
16 Sunday Sep 2012
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© Joan Currie – Velvet pumpkins
And the prayer, which my mouth is too full to express,
Swells my heart that thy shadow may never be less,
That the days of thy lot may be lengthened below,
And the fame of thy worth like a pumpkin-vine grow,
And thy life be as sweet, and its last sunset sky
Golden-tinted and fair as thy own Pumpkin pie!
from The Pumpkin by John Greenleaf Whittier
I love to decorate for the harvest season!
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Decorating Tip
Thanks to YouTube videos (check out EAB Designs), I sewed some beautiful velvet pumpkins to add to my collection of bought ones. Inspired by the new Restoration Hardware catalog, I also dyed a beige vintage tablecloth given to me by my favorite aunt (who passed away several years ago) a light grey color for a more contemporary look. I think she would approve!
12 Wednesday Sep 2012
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© Joan Currie – Blue bridge in Dublin, Ireland
Our last impression of her as she turned the corner was that smile, flung backward like a handful of flowers. Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety
Trying to make every parting a beautiful memory…
© Joan Currie – Morning blues – I will miss the lattes and banana bread!
© Joan Currie – My favorite antique store…
10 Monday Sep 2012
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© Joan Currie – Fusilier’s Arch, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. – Oscar Wilde
I was utterly and pleasantly seduced by all that was Dublin these last two weeks.
26 Sunday Aug 2012
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© Khrystynana Kazakova
She wasn’t exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way.
from Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Is the love that takes your breath away too painful to bear?
25 Saturday Aug 2012
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© Joan Currie
Clutter is the poetry of our homes. it is an intimate view that is not always perfect –
a few dishes in the sink, books piled next to the bed.
Everything in its place may give a certain satisfaction,
but a lived-in room exudes comfort and warmth.
by Mary Randolph Carter
I love being at home surrounded by the poetry of a well-lived and interesting life.
“be generous” card – Danielle LaPorte.
23 Thursday Aug 2012
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© Joan Currie
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
Sometimes it is better to turn around and start again.
16 Thursday Aug 2012
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© Lauren DiMarco
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both. Bono
I am putting aside my rose colored glasses for rock star ones…
16 Thursday Aug 2012
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Lauren DiMarco in Vancouver © Joan Currie
Her memory from old habit of the mind
Went slipping back upon the golden days
In which she saw him first,…
from The Idylls of the King – Guinevere by Tennyson
I remember first seeing him standing in the doorway of the dockside restaurant.
Satin & Sand 