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• Ready

  

  The drumbeat of spring permeates my ears. Every day the sound grows a little stronger, a little louder. A heartbeat in the same rhythm pattern as mine. In my... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Let the Rain

  kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston Hughes ~~~~~~~ Let the rain come For that is... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• S c a t t e r e d Thoughts

  

  When nature spills her scattered thoughts, I will stop and listen every time. The most quiet moments, Offer her deepest reflections, And she pens them so many... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS, SNOW

• The Heart of the Forest

  

  While nature sleeps, I dream in color ... and the heart of the forest beats strong ~ Source: Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Revery With a View

  

  If you are to have revery with a good view, you best wear white. For the view requires that you take on wings and soar, dove-like. Drench yourself in the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Almost Flying

  

  Dancing is almost flying. Don't be afraid to be who you are ~ The moment is yours. Source "Don't worry that it's not good enough, For anyone else to see", just ... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Message of Christmas

  

  Source Are you far away from home, This dark and lonely night. Tell me what best would help to ease your mind. Someone to give direction for this unfamiliar... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Bookish Gift Guide 2013

  

  Here are 5 bookish gift ideas for yourself or for the bookish kind in your life. Merry, Pretty, Bookish Christmas! Book Poem https://www.etsy. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Joy Paints the Sky

  

  Angels celebrate that December is here, and Joy paints the sky in brilliant colors. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Vogue and the Pre-Raphaelites

  

  Recently, I saw this Vogue cover in the stores. And I immediately recognized it as being modeled after this Pre-Raphaelite painting called "Flaming June," by... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Praise.

  

  For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light, Lord of all, to thee we raise... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Backyard Path

  

  I adore the backyard path (that may be stretching it a bit) that I can easily take when the mood strikes me, leading me to another world in minutes. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Fly Away

  

  Out in the cold, the night sky is stirring, Swirling a whirlpool of creamy clouds. Like Alice, I spy a rabbit hole to heaven, And wish I could jump jump jump... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Little Further On

  

  ... fall continues to divert me. I crave her delicate leaves in beautiful arrangement, And they are everywhere. The further on she goes, I can't begin to tell... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Walk Through Tall Trees

  

  EVERY LEAF SPEAKS BLISS ~ EMILY BRONTE Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Awesome

  You live for years and years, walking the clay of this earth, Believing you have seen it all in the wisdom of your years. Then one day you see something you... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Rest in Harvest

  

  You never know what you are going to find at Goodwill. Today, I found this gorgeous print of "Rest in Harvest," by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. So many layers... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Wind-Loving, Autumn-Craving Girl

  

  There is a little art shop on Etsy that sent me a beautiful fall journal with the original umbrella girl art work that I bought from her (read the quote from... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Little Piece of Poetry

  

  that is on its way to me, ...written by Brooke Schmidt who holds the copyright to it., ...cut from books and cleverly pieced together. She calls it Talismans... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Perfect Kind

  

  There is a delicious storm outside tonight ... not harsh at all. The perfect kind ... breezy and cool, cloudy, trees swaying in the wind, quiet except for mothe... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE