The Writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication. – Jason Love cartoon Does this define you? Or, are you a different kind of writer? Leave a comment below .…
If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world. -C.S. Lewis
The FORD-method is an easy way to get a friendly conversation going. The FORD-method is an acronym that stands for family, occupation, recreation, dreams. By asking questions related to these subjects…
g o o s e g i r l i n b r i t t a n y As I'm getting packed to leave for Paris, I realize that I never finished showing you the rest of the trip we took this summer through Normandy, Brittany and the Loire. This is a trip that I would recommend to anyone, as it was easy, affordable, and sooooo beautiful. Have any of you ever done this trip? I know a few of my friends who read this blog actually live there!! You know how envious I am of you, don't you? :) My trip to Paris next week is a little Photo Workshop, but I really want to lead one through this part of the French countryside next summer! Stay tuned! The opening photo is a fantasy, of course, and parts of the composite were shot in France. But little goose girls are hard to come by, so I used a painting of a Breton girl by the Victorian painter George Clausen. Anyway, , here are a few shots from the beautiful medieval town of Bayeux, home of the Bayeux Tapestry, where I met these charming children on holiday from the UK. I wish I were their teacher!! [I can't help it. I gravitate to kids. This is how I used to photograph my own students when I took them on EuroTrips. Sniffle. I miss it.] Bayeux had lots of sweet boutiques, with many devoted to needlework This one was my favorite. Ooo, the dentelles!.. inside the shop. I bought my one frivolous item on the trip here from this adorable shopkeeper: very jazzy French leggings. I really wanted her dress! Never, ever, ever stay at this hotel: La Maupassant. Even though it is extremely cheap and you feel very virtuous for being so frugal,[ because you are going to spend the farm on a chateau the next night] and they promise you a bathroom and shower in your room, don't believe it. You will lie awake ALL night long, staring at the sink and taking pictures of your feet with your iPhone, and hang out the window taking pictures of the building across the street, afraid to go down the hall to la toilette, and at the first hint of light you'll creep out of bed, so as not to wake the sleeping giant next to you, and tip-toe downstairs to go out photographing those... Blue Buildings at dawn. But, in truth, it really wasn't so bad. So... Off to Dinan,in Brittany, where things were decidedly Old World. What a charming city! Isn't it straight out of a fairytale? And speaking of fairytales, have you visited le Château de Chenonceau? I think it's the prettiest of the big chateaux, and I'm smitten with the kitchen, downstairs, under the main floor this is where the scullery maids peeled vegetables and threw the peelings out into the river I love this little scene isn't this a homey centerpiece for a kitchen table? this is a bit out of focus, but I had to show you massive fireplace where they cooked and baked bread Gasp! These were some pottery jars that I thought looked so beautiful If I could BE any piece of furniture, I would be this. In fact, I look quite like this... There are beautiful flower arrangements all over the chateau and all of the flowers are grown in the chateau greenhouses and gardens I had to play with this photo that my husband took of one of the gardener's cottages... and turn it into a bit of a fairytale the gardener's cottage ******** !!!!Late Breaking News!!!!! Sweet Ria, from the lovely blog It's Me is doing the most delightful GIVEAWAY!!! Wouldn't you just love to own this book? Ahhh. That Scandinavian Style that we all love so much... Just Click on "It's Me" and leave a comment and find out how you might become the winner!! ***************** So, mes amies, we're off to beautiful France again on Tuesday! Wish you were all coming along with us!!!!! Maybe on our workshop in April, hmmm???? See you in two weeks, Lord willing, Love,dawne
A few years ago, I took a knitting class and learned just enough to realize that knitting needles are definitely not my needles of choice. I did manage to master the lowly garter stitch and now every so often find myself knitting scarves whenever I need something to keep myself mindlessly occupied. Luckily, my son can use these scarves in his Civil War reenacting so at least my efforts are not in vain! Here in California we don't have much use for wool scarves but once or twice a year I wear one myself when the weather is exceptionally cold. During the American Civil War, women and children on the home front knit many different kinds of items for the soldiers, including mittens, gloves, stockings, caps and scarves. I am amazed that little children of six or so years of age could knit stockings that would put me to shame. I can only imagine how many thousands of scarves were lovingly knit at home for all of the husbands, sons, fathers, and brothers away fighting in that terrible war. It's heartwarming to think just how grateful those soldiers must have felt when they happily received those precious items from home. Sandy
Part of the variable Time (T) in Cl+O+R+P+T LifeCores are diagrams created by someone to show the major events, major periods, and “natural history” of their life using the metaphor of…
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As we adjust to the new time and darkness descends so much earlier than we would like, try to remember this quote. It's only a little after five o'clock and it's already nearly dark. I must hurry and feed the wonder dog so we can walk without turning on the spot lights out back. via
Use The DBT Skill of I.M.P.R.O.V.E. to work through a distressing thought or experience by improving the present moment. This acronym is a helpful reminder of tools that can enable you to move through a challenging circumstance, or the memory of something difficult you have gone through in the past.
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