photo journal observing an ordinary life in a beautiful world
Flowers supple and languid as ballerinas posed in a pretty vase. China, tea cups, napkins, and personalized note cards shone like presents at each place setting. Soon the ladies would arrive, each wearing their tea-party best and bearing thoughtful hostess… Read more
Little girls with mothers who are teachers-of-life grow up to be women who observe, taste, admire, explore, and appreciate. Ramona had a daughter she named Diane. She sacrificed beyond measure for that little girl, protected her, taught her, healed her… Read more
A wee sample of a few things that cause my heart to flutter: I like the smell of coffee percolating, the way tulips nod their heads when brought inside, handwritten notes and letters, walking barefoot in the sand, summer sunsets,… Read more
BELIEVE My mom gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, she believed in me. “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” from Mulan, a Walt Disney production. Lately my confidence… Read more
Amphithrite Point Lighthouse, Ucluelet, B.C. Canada If You Get There Before I Do Air out the linens, unlatch the shutters on the eastern side, and maybe find that deck of Bicycle cards lost near the sofa. Or maybe walk around… Read more
“What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can’t reread a phone call.” ~Liz Carpenter Handwritten letters may be a rarity but they definitely are relevant. These days everything is all about speed and convenience. Sometimes we… Read more
Konrad Adenauer wrote, “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.” same sky; different horizon My Flickr page since 2004