I love this window, at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts…my favourite it the brontosaurus in the lower left, but it’s a tough choice! I’m on Spring Break at the moment and still struggling with the shoulds, coulds and woulds…but mostly, I’m just relaxing and hanging out with the kids.
We spent the day at the zoo today, and for the first time (of several visits) I noticed this sign, showing Taronga Zoo is over 5,000 miles away….makes me feel a long way from home….
Make all you can,
Save all you can,
Give all you can.
John Wesley (1703-1791)
At first when I read this quote, sipping my tea, I thought it simply applied to money, but now I think it means much more these days, whatever the original intent of the quote. Making is a very creative pursuit, so that certainly applies to those of us striving to cram more creativity into our days; saving is not just smart but green and more than merely frugal - it is a necessity in these times; giving…well that is just always a good thing, we can always give more to the world, the universe at large, and those we love.
(And these adorable lavender bag teabags were found on Flickr, and seemed to fit all 3 meanings…)
My favourite tea (a spicy herbal tea from Good Earth) has these great little quotes on the paper tab for the teabag, and today’s quote just felt blog-worthy…
“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” Pablo Picasso 1881-1973
Stunning photographs….I love the theater series too….
Dorothea Lange, one of my all-time favourite photographers. This image is part of a wonderful project called Flickr Commons, which includes the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and more, and I am actually doing a project on this for my archives management class (part of a graduate certificate in Museum Studies). I was so excited to see this iconic image, I couldn’t resist blogging it!
http://www.rosschapin.com/Plans/Houses/PlumCorner/PlumCorner.html
The other architect I admire lately designs the modern-day versions of gypsy caravans, though as my better half points out, living in one with 2 small children might be less of a fairytale…still, I’m sure they’d be fun for short-term!
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/
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Yes, I’m just another overly proud parent. My daughter recently turned 5 and is showing an interest in learning to use a computer, so I unleashed her on my tablet for the first time. I only showed her how to change colours, and she only knows the pencil tool so far, but I thought it was a pretty good first effort. Her hand-eye coordination is really good. (And she forgot the arms, which is typical of her drawings lately - I’m trying not to read too much into that!)
English cottage garden, originally uploaded by weehen.
Yes, it’s no secret that I love cottages, and hanker after one of my very own some day. Not only do I love tiny wee homes, but I absolutely adore cottage gardens. And not just the poppies, foxgloves and wisteria varieties either. This little garden is so stunning with it’s raised beds of succulent lettuce and vegies, various flowers and vines around. Isn’t it gorgeous? I could potter in a place like that endlessly.
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