“It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.”– Mary Dunbar How lovely the silence of growing things … To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. … well stated by Audrey Hepburn. I know… Read more
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where flowers bloom
“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to no one. She spent hours on the riverbank. She smoked cigarettes and had midnight swims…” — Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things “Where… Read more
A Little Beauty
a little beauty every day
On Twitter, the writer Hiromi Goto (@hinganai) often posts a single photo with the hashtag “ALittleBeautyEveryDay.” I thought I’d do similar, so today I’m posting a series of my photos to share A Little Beauty On This Day. A little… Read more
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Tide you over
I’ll be MIA for Monday’s post so to tide you over, just a few images while you wait. A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers … — a chinese proverb Where but in a garden do… Read more
Books Diane Recommends, General
Good glorious Morning
Good glorious morning to you. So, picking up from last week’s post, now we’ve left Rome and we’re getting acquainted with the cruise ship. It’s beginning to feel like a daunting task selecting and sharing “just the right” photos from… Read more
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Like Pearls Slipping off a String
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly,… Read more
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currently, in my garden
“Have you ever seen a flower down Sometimes angels skip around And in their blissful state of glee Bump into a daisy or sweet pea.” –Terri Guillemets “A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet… Read more