inspired to be ourselves
The Summer of 2010 is almost over, but The Fresh Air Fund (founded in 1877) still needs loving host families. They are looking for families in the following areas to host THIS summer – Red Hook, Columbia County, Saugerties, Delmar, Guilderland & Altamont, Latham and Rensselaer, NY. If you or someone you know is able […]
That is Alexandra, age 19, standing in front of the trees in blossom along the driveway to my in-law’s home in Roanoke in the spring. Beautiful all the way around. She is not, in fact, saluting. It was a sunny afternoon. Today I’m trying to notice all the pretty things I can.
When things are fuzzy and I can’t make out the details, my first reflex is to panic and rapidly try and bring things into sharp relief. I might worry and stress and get short of breath. Sometimes I obsess about it and try with all my might to try and mold the situation until I […]
At Eat the Damn Cake!, Kate covers so many subjects I can’t name them all here. But you should know that her writing is powerful and interesting and I agree with her on a lot of things. Here she is eating cake in a photo taken by her friend Stephanie. Here is one of her […]
I feel like dancing in the dark. I want to wear silky, tasseled and beaded fabrics with low lights leaking in between brightly colored hanging scarves and the smell of incense lightly teasing my nose. I want to be taken to another place. And then, I want to be home by midnight and sleep in […]
Creating things makes me happy. I love tassel earrings. If you love them and want to make your own, click here for the tutorial.
At 9626 Deventures, cousins Anna and Annoushka, who live in Brisbane and Brooklyn, each post a daily photo based on the same theme. I love the similarities and the differences in each set. Really great. Check them out.
