Prayers

We often tend to think of our lives, our individual situations here on earth as extended and permanent, until we are facing old age or the unthinkable, .... a crises that changes everything. In reality, our time here on earth is fleeting. Every day is a gift. We have a purpose, whether we are here eight years or eighty. Each breath counts. Praying for the people of Ukraine, and of all peoples everywhere.

To Rest Now and Then

I'm not sure why this little space has gone so quiet as it used to be my wandering place where thoughts and rhymes and ideas escaped into the bigger world, and then became a part of my soul. Perhaps a wanderer has to rest now and then. I honestly forget it's here sometimes waiting for me to find it again. I'm sure that I will when the noise of the world softens, and the Annish girl in me awakens once again.

Duchess

 A beautiful set of portraits of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge to commemorate her 40th birthday tomorrow. These will become standard, iconic photos of her, the future Queen of England, on par with those stunning photos of Queen Elizabeth as a young queen. Catherine has a beautiful character, inside and out. Just a lovely person who has come into her own. Photo is by Paolo Roversi. Very Victorian-esque.

Dresses

Movie stills from different period films show the same dresses worn in different movies by different actresses. Love that someone took the time to notice these! And there are more at this link. These two are my favorites. Margaret Hale (Daniela Denby-Ashe) from North and South and Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson) from Sense and Sensibility, respectively.

Colors of Summer

The colors of summer picked by the handfuls long ago then placed in cheap glass vases overflowing with pinks, oranges, and yellows, to sit on the table until it was time for the next grubby handfuls. Because you must recreate childhood summers.

Another Bookshelf?

July 1st at the library sale. Lucky me, look what I found. Looks like we're going to need another bookshelf soon. Oh, dear.

Doctor Thorne

 

Do yourself a favor and watch Doctor Thorne on Amazon Prime. It is based on the novel by Anthony Trollope. Here are some one word reasons to watch:

Brilliant

Exquisite

Light

Wholesome

Deep

Once Again, It's May

 The older I get, the more I realize I love the days of May. The world awakens and beauty springs forward. May always feels old fashioned to me because it brings the old world's dearest things to the front again. Things like picking flowers from the garden into a vase and hearing new birdsong and thinking of rhymes. Taking long walks when it warms and opening back doors to let the fresh air come in. I rather like old world things because they are simple yet profoundly beautiful and meaningful. The old world saw such things and embraced the loveliness they brought, turning these simple things into deeply loved practices to adorn our days.

Book Illustrations of Anne

 I came across these stunning images by artist Ji-Hyuk Kim this morning. These are beautiful interpretations of Anne's story that I am thrilled many children will come to know Anne by. Anne's story needs to be handed down to the next generation and it's wonderful to see that she still inspires us today. Honestly, I have been thinking about her era and the simplicity and beauty of it. Lucy Montgomery has captured the magic of the time and the island and also the nuances of the natural world that she noticed in her lifetime in Green Gables. Life wasn't perfect, in fact, it deals with many hard things such as being an orphan. But life is meant to be experienced deeply and Anne did. So should we.

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Ji-Hyuk Kim

Ji-Hyuk Kim

Ji-Hyuk Kim

Gazebo TV

 How wonderful, I've discovered Gazebo TV. 

I Aspire To Anne-Inspired Living

 What can be said about dearest Anne?

She introduced me to Tennyson, rambles, and Avonlea.

Her era was simple and beautiful. Life was drunk deeply and lived eloquently.

The Highwayman recited before a gathered audience, picking apples in fall, reading lines between work. 

She noticed beauty in the White Way of Delight, in fact, she noticed, everything around her, from the smallest flower of Queen Anne's Lace to The Lake of Shining Waters.

I aspire to Anne-Inspired living.

Start With Love

 

Happy New Year

 

Suddenly I feel Like Lizzy and Jane Bennet

 

I suddenly feel like Lizzy and Jane Bennet and want to be accomplished at many things. Too many things are calling out to me and I hardly know which to start first. Today my mind was going in several different directions and I finally had to tell myself to stop wanting to do everything at once. Rome wasn't built in a day remember. I think wanting to do so many things has to do a little bit with the pandemic situation. I'm sure I'm not the only one!

What You Bring

 

Some are compelled to tell stories, some to make rhymes. Others gather to listen. All of us revolve around each other and need each other. We are not complete without each other. For if there is no one to listen to the story, does it matter? If no one reads the written word, is it silently whispered or does it just fade away and become forgotten. Does the spoken word echo out into the trees if no ears will listen? So I cherish what you bring, and I hope you can understand my thoughts. Together we are writing our individual stories that stretch out through a lifetime, but somehow woven together.