“Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can’t put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you’re doing it from a position of correction.” ― Kevyn Aucoin, Gigi Flower, Dress Up Games:…
May 19: Flowering trellis
“She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.” ― A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young Winter is finally dead, announced by the climbing clematis and rose buds adorning the trellis! The buds all popped at the same time – making…
May 17: Home alone…
“I just…I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.” ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games With everyone gone, the house is empty and the animals are home alone. This is pitiful scene met me on my way out the door! Riley sulking on the couch with his favorite ball! He has just been…
May 16: Magic carpet ride
“Don’t need a magic carpet to soar or wings to fly. I simply close my eyes and place my soul against the sky.” ― Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy Well, Campbell thinks this is a magic carpet – not to take him on an amazing journey, but in the offering up of snacks that could fall…
May 15: Lost in time
We speak continually of saving time, but time in its richness is most often lost to us when we are busy without relief. David Whyte These once beautiful steps from the Strawberry Mansion to the Schuylkill River have been lost in time, overgrown with undergrowth and crumbling at the bottom. We are always in a…