Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Your Dreams
“Let your dreams be as vast as the night sky,
as bright as the sunset, and as powerful as the wind.”
-Anonymous
as bright as the sunset, and as powerful as the wind.”
-Anonymous
Beauty
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen,
nor touched …
but are felt in the heart.”
-Helen Keller
nor touched …
but are felt in the heart.”
-Helen Keller
Wings
"The reason birds can fly and we can't
is simply that they have perfect faith,
for to have faith is to have wings."
- James Barrie, author of Peter Pan
is simply that they have perfect faith,
for to have faith is to have wings."
- James Barrie, author of Peter Pan
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A Cup of Tea
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Steam rises from a cup of tea and we are wrapped in history,
inhaling ancient times and lands,
comfort of ages in our hands. __Faith Greenbowl
Labels:
a cup of tea,
afternoon tea,
ancient lands,
ancient times,
confort,
Faith Greenbowl,
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Freeform Peyote Bracelet - 1st Piece
Those little bright orange beads are cubic zirconia.
I hated the price, but loved the brilliant addition to the bracelet.
Labels:
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bracelet,
cubic zirconia,
freeform,
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Indepencence Day 2008
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The day dawned hot and clammy.
Much too hot for the jeans, long sleeved shirts, hats, boots, and gloves we were wearing.
Briers, snakes, and chiggers, you know.
With buckets and snippers, we climbed into the old pickup truck and headed for our mountains.
Our steaming thermos of coffee brightened our spirits,
but did nothing for the rising temperatures.
Much too hot for the jeans, long sleeved shirts, hats, boots, and gloves we were wearing.
Briers, snakes, and chiggers, you know.
With buckets and snippers, we climbed into the old pickup truck and headed for our mountains.
Our steaming thermos of coffee brightened our spirits,
but did nothing for the rising temperatures.
The sun peaked over the ridge as we topped the mountain and pulled onto the side of the narrow road.
Blackberries!
Sweet mountain blackberries!
Not those awful bitter things that farmers grow and sell in town.
These are the blackberries that granny's pies were made of!
They are tiny and require lots of leaning and bending to find the best ones.
Ah, we have found the briers and chiggers, but thank Heaven,
no snakes as yet.
Soon the juice is streaming down our arms and our faces
for who could resist just one more mouthful of God's goodness.
We have filled our buckets and moved from the hot coffee to mugs of sweet iced tea.
The valley is in a light haze.
That beautiful lacey haze that comes when the cool earth begins to give up its moisture to the first rays of warm morning sunlight.
Time to head back down the mountain to the waiting pancakes and bacon.
The berries are rinsed as soon as we get home - the chiggers again!
The are refrigerated in preparation for the afternoon's party with black berry pie and ice cream!
Blackberries!
Sweet mountain blackberries!
Not those awful bitter things that farmers grow and sell in town.
These are the blackberries that granny's pies were made of!
They are tiny and require lots of leaning and bending to find the best ones.
Ah, we have found the briers and chiggers, but thank Heaven,
no snakes as yet.
Soon the juice is streaming down our arms and our faces
for who could resist just one more mouthful of God's goodness.
We have filled our buckets and moved from the hot coffee to mugs of sweet iced tea.
The valley is in a light haze.
That beautiful lacey haze that comes when the cool earth begins to give up its moisture to the first rays of warm morning sunlight.
Time to head back down the mountain to the waiting pancakes and bacon.
The berries are rinsed as soon as we get home - the chiggers again!
The are refrigerated in preparation for the afternoon's party with black berry pie and ice cream!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Pearly Bubbles
I created this lovely necklace while visiting Anna Maria Island
- one of our favorite vacation spots.
The disks are mother of pearl.
The pearls are glass Swarovski pearls.
The length of the pearl strand is 18 1/4"
from sterling toggle to sterling ring.
The pearl dangles add 2 3/4" to the necklace.
This necklace is perfect for a moonlit stroll on the beach!
Available at
http://www.r2swanger.etsy.com
- one of our favorite vacation spots.
The disks are mother of pearl.
The pearls are glass Swarovski pearls.
The length of the pearl strand is 18 1/4"
from sterling toggle to sterling ring.
The pearl dangles add 2 3/4" to the necklace.
This necklace is perfect for a moonlit stroll on the beach!
Available at
http://www.r2swanger.etsy.com
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