Welcome to my corner of the world. I'm so glad you're here. Join me in a conversation about how we build a bridge between daily life and the life we're longing for. As you explore, you'll discover stories, some of my favorite things, a whole lot of love, and perhaps even join me in a little lip syncing. Learn more about me right here.
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Bowls of heart pocket talismans have been gathering in the studio filled with the words and phrases kindred spirits are holding close this year. What is your word? You can find the talismans right here.
another photo from bandon, oregon . january 2009
1. apple + peanut butter
2. friends + truth
3. curled up + a (doesn't require too much heavy thinking) book
4. dreams + do
5. this song + hips moving
what five (really) good things are going on in your world?
i would love to know.
five (really) good things
Reader Comments (20)
1. registration in the mail.
2. a working hot water heater (!)
3. a great book and a warm bed
4. hot chocolate to go with #3
5. we move our clocks forward on 3/8.
all good - thinking of you, resisting the urge to phone. wink. xoxo
1. My amazing wife Sarah.
2. My wonderful children.
3. The love of true friends.
4. The scare of cancer (it has given me a fresh perspective on life and what it means to LIVE!)
5. This Blog and it warm, compassionate spirit and inspiration.
1. A new feeling in my living space due to a Feng Shui clearing.
2. New friendships
3. Magic in the air
4. Orders on the desk in my studio
5. Love
6.YOU!
1.everytime my daughter laughs
2.a hot glass of vanilla soy milk
3.music, music and more music
4.our valentine's day giveaway for the children
5.an extraordinary hubby
1.)the mental health day I took today
2.)time with C today
3.)the holga that we bought today
4.)the new 50mm lens
5.)feeling much better than I did yesterday
Gorgeous photo honey! xoxoxo
1. a long afternoon stroll with a friend & our children
2. mary oliver reading her own poetry in my studio tonight
3. a rainy night
4. being happy with where i am right now
5. coming here and feeling like it's a place i know and finding comfort in that.
and that photo... so wonderful! xo
1. a delivery from Amazon
2. taking a photo that amazes me
3. writing in flow
4. the smell of a new book
5. falling in love (at least as I remember)
1. dark chocolate
2. a warm, cozy, quiet home
3. lots of sleep
4. adventure walks in the snow
5. hope
Oh, and, #6 - finding myself through books, reading the words of others and having them jump off the page with relevancy and truth!
1.visiting here...and as usual, smiling...
2.the sounds of little voices chattering at the lunch table.
3.the sound of my Golden girl barking to get in the house...to check for any lunch scraps...
4.naptime...in one hour. This gives me two or so hours to do what ever my heart desires.
5.feeling pure, unadulterated joy!
(and I second Misty about the photo.:)
1. Finally cleaned the fish tank. Whew!
2. Felt great about the way teaching went yesterday. (Youth sewing -- 3 nine-year-olds, and 2 11-year-olds. No broken needles -- hurray!)
3. Lots of good books in the house, and I can't wait to dive into them all.
4. Actual daylight when I got out of bed this morning.
5. Enough *energy* to do and to dream. Which feels really special after a semi-illness last week.
Keep dancin'!
1. poetry workshop with elaine sexton beginning in two weeks.
2. the earth warming up a bit for spring.
3. friendship.
4. my new pink macbook.
5. re-reading all my previous submissions to poetry thursday.
1. Cocoa Camino dark chocolate and almonds
2. sitting at my favourite coffee shop with my laptop (and above-mentioned chocolate!)
3. the sound of birds singing in the morning
4. a burst of creative energy
5. a husband-to-be and a Golden Retriever to curl up with when I get back home
1. squam being beyond my control
2. prints almost ready for etsy
3. painting almost the whole day away
4. dark chocolate
5. jen's new video, head chatter.
and that pic took my breath away!
1. eating an avocado sprinkled with sea salt and cracked pepper
2. the quietness of snow
3. Philosophy apple cider shower gel
4. offering to tutor someone
5. learning how to make ravioli from scratch
1. registered for squam/september.
2. knitting class tonight: knitting my first hat!
3. walking home with gentle snow*flakes falling all around me.
4. writing lists (including a daily list for this month: a list of "how i love" each day).
5. this invitation. thank you, beauty*
ps i heart the song "Say Hey"!
xo,
gem
1. Having a massage (My BF is a message therapist so I have free massage for life-how wonderful and generous is that?!?)
2. Pink lady apples
3. My puppy, Indy
4. My son thriving in his final year of HS.
5. Jesse Cook's music- "Havana" and "Turning".
~new books (a lot of comments are about books!)
~more snow (might as well embrace it, we've got much more winter on the way)
~hot, strong coffee!
~Tori Amos (just loving her this week)
~my husband, my daughter.. the lights of my life.
Hope you are well. xo
1. a warm cup of light tea
2. 100 calorie vanilla pudding packs
3. snow melting off the windshield
4. waking up to a kitty's meow first thing in the morning
5. a green belt with yellow flats.
5.5. you.
1. smiling grandchildren
2. good coffee in the morning
3. deepening friendships
4. creating
5. walking along the river
your #5 made me smile and feel happy inside and i hadn't even checked the song yet....
xox
chocolate buds
cold diet coke
sharing the couch
radiohead on the radio
lights at the end of the tunnel...