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“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” ~ John Lennon
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Category Archives: Favorite Things
Purple Flowers
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.”– John Harrigan
“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”– Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy ‘This-es’ and ‘Thats’
I have some things I’ve found that haven’t fit in my posts lately, but I think they’re wonderful and wanted to share them with you –
I have more, but I’ll share them at another time. I hope you enjoyed seeing these.
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Random Wonderful Finds
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Random Finds
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Mysterious Boy
I’ve been finding and collecting pictures for some time now that I’m not sure I understand. Two of them for sure seem to be the same artist.
I find them from time to time on Pinterest. Never any artist attribution. Never any other information.
I love the art work. I’m not sure if this is real wood carving or AI or what.
I’ve tried looking up the people who posted these on Pinterest, but that hasn’t helped.
I love whatever this is. I think it’s very distinctive. Maybe this is a game character or series character.
If you know anything more about this boy or the artist, please let me know.
UPDATE: One of my readers kindly wrote, telling me that the mysterious boy is from a book called, “The Little Prince.” The French artist’s name is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who both wrote and illustrated the book with watercolors, described as integral to the story.
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A Thing of Beauty
My new drink holder – lovingly machined from aluminum by my husband over LOTS and LOTS of hours at the lathe so that the cat won’t dump my cold drinks.
(He made one for himself several months ago because HE kept dumping his drinks onto the tray table next to his chair and the carpet. It worked really well, so when Jet (aka Monster Cat) started giving me problems, I asked if he would make ME one. He made mine deeper than his for more stability, he says. Mine weighs 11.3 oz. His 7.8 oz.
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This and That 7-18-2024
I hate needles, so I’m too much of a chicken to get a tattoo, but I LOVE this design.
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Favorite Things – Evolution of My Turkey Sandwich
When my mom fixed Thanksgiving dinner every year, I always wanted the drumstick. I don’t remember her cooking turkey any other time, but she did a great job making it a dinner to remember. She liked cooking alone, so my help consisted of setting the table and helping with clean up. My favorite part of the Thanksgiving celebrations each year were the turkey sandwiches in the days afterwards.
Now my favorite turkey sandwiches are a part of my low carb lifestyle, being modified to ditch the bread for me and substituting Mission Net Carb Zero Tortillas. They’re harder to eat, but delicious just the same.
And now, since I discovered that the deli turkey I had been enjoying for LUNCH for some time now was super high in Sodium (1018 mgs when a healthy amount is 1500-2300 PER DAY) I am now cooking my own turkey breast (carbs=0, sodium=47 mg).
Since one of my husband’s favorite things is turkey sandwiches, I can now use my tortillas and enjoy the sandwiches with him, free of guilt with a huge smile on my face – which we’ll do tonight! :0)
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Gorgeous Floral Prints
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This n That
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Delightful Art by Karin de Haas
I found the work of Karin de Haas yesterday on Pinterest, and I’m simply fascinated. Her subjects exude absolute joy and make me feel happy, hopeful – even joyful – looking at them. How can you be sad looking at this wonderful lady and her cat? I want to hug them both.
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Beautiful Birds
‘”‘Why do birds sing in the morning? It’s the triumphant shout: “We got through another night!”‘ ~ Enid Bagnold
“Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.”
~ Dilbert
“The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.” ~ John Berry
“I don’t ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.” ~ Pete Hamill
“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” ~ Langston Hughes
“I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.” ~ e. e. cummings
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” ~ Chinese Proverb
“My heart is like a singing bird.” ~ Christina Rossetti
“Use the talents you possess – for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best.” ~ Henry Van Dyke
“How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?” ~ Boyle Roche
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“Sunrise, Sunset…”
“Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears”
Source: Musixmatch, Songwriters: Jerrold Lewis Bock / Sheldon M Harnick,Sunrise, Sunset lyrics © Jerry Bock Enterprises, Bock Ip Llc, Times Square Music Publications Company, Trio Music Co., Inc.
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Art is Emotion
I appreciate art work of all types. I can look at a painting and appreciate the expertise that went into it, its inherent beauty – but unless it SPEAKS to me – makes me FEEL something, it isn’t really ‘art’ to me.
I want to REACT when I see a photo, a painting, a sculpture. I might want to TOUCH it to fully appreciate the 3-D-ness or texture. I might tear up. I might smirk or laugh. I might be so touched I feel as if I melted into a puddle. I might wish I could BE there. I want to BE different because I saw it.
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Three Things
THING ONE –
@David J Salter on X
THING TWO –
Bob – @blueeyedegret on X
THING THREE –
James McGairy – Swale Evening – @JamesMcgairyart on X
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Definition of “Ethereal”
“Ethereal” – adjective – extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
M Bakatselou
M Bakatselou
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Delightful ‘Finds’
As I travel around on the net, I gather things I love. Sometimes I end up with enough from one artist to feature him or her in a post. Other times I only find one thing and just enjoy them awhile and then share them with you.
David Salter – @Daviidjsalter on X
dekor-salon.ru
Design7777-Pinterest
Dory R-Belted Kingfisher-ink and wc-Dory R Artified
dragonfly-fabricsquare-Saphies Paws-Etsy
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Flower ‘Fix’
Many times I just need to see some beautiful flowers to lift my spirits and remind me there are still wonderful things in our world. I hope these photos and paintings help YOU, too –
Tatsiana_Kashtalyan-via Oksana Ivanik Art-@ivanik_oksana on X
Malgorzaty Kruk
Malgorzaty Kruk-kruckart.com
winterberryirises.com
“Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.” ~ John Harrigan – Bloomaker.com
Ahhhhhhhhh!
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Ethereal
Susan – Pinterest
Somehow I just needed to be “eased-into” today with something soft, fragile, and beautiful. I don’t know for sure if these are paintings or photos, but I think they’re exquisite.
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Bits and Pieces
“When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Not all this “Who are you and how did you get in here?” nonsense.”
Pinterest – I love this. I wish I knew who the artist is. I almost expect these sweet little girls to move!
I’m going to go upstairs in a bit and work on the glassware project. I received the kit of diamond bits for the Dremel. My husband confirmed that I’m SUPPOSED to be able to simply pull the current bit out of the Dremel and push the new one in. Time will tell…
String Art is another area that is evolving beyond belief. I love the whole idea of this art form, and I’m amazed at the creativity shown by the artists. Here is the latest one I’ve found. It simply knocks my socks off.
StringArtByOlesia-Etsy
Ian Bourne Art – @IanBourneArt on X
Lil Ol Couple – Hippopottermiss on DeviantArt.com
Mozaico
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Ethereal
Headbanger Deb-pinterest
Delicate and ethereal. Mesmerizing.
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Beautiful Things I’ve Found Lately
Anna Pokrzywnicka
Christine Cummings Ceramics
fineartamerica.com
carved canteen vase – welburngourdfarm.com
Holly Storlie-dailypaintworks.com
Twilight in the Wilderness-Frederick Church
saatchiart.com
The First Snow-Andrey Tutunov-urgetocreate.tumblr.com
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Heart-Warming Stories 2
Great Schools
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Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were
discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted.
A little girl said, ‘I know all about
Adoption, I was adopted.’
‘What does it mean to be adopted?’, asked
another child.
‘It means’, said the girl, ‘that you grew
in your mommy’s heart instead of her tummy!’
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Thanks to my friend Marsha for this story.
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Favorite Thursday
Today is my favorite Thursday of the month – the Thursday I get a massage. Ahhhhhhh!
My sore muscles, stiff places, pops and crackles all wait impatiently each month for Lynn’s attention. The stars align and it’s my morning to go enjoy her healing hands.
If I won the lottery, I would probably ask her for more, but I’m very grateful for the one Thursday I feel totally relaxed each month.
Each time when she gets finished, I tell her ‘thank you,’ and ‘good night,’ hoping she could simply leave me there…
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More 3-D
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Art Cement
I want this!!!!! And if I had won the Mega Millions yesterday, I could probably afford it. :0(
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The Joy of Bubbles
Blowing bubbles has always been one of my favorite things. I don’t know why, but I can’t stop smiling when I’m around them – whether I’m doing the blowing or others are.
Bubbles are a happy-maker. You can’t be UNhappy and blow bubbles at the same time. I always have some bubble juice stashed somewhere, just in case – kind of like the things on the wall in buildings that tell you to ‘break glass in case of fire.’ “Break out the bubbles in case of sadness.”
And creative people have come up with new and different ways for people to enjoy blowing bubbles!
This looks like the one I’ll be using tomorrow. Mine is called, “Peppa Pig Giant Bubble Wand.” It cost $1.99 plus tax and I scooped it up at the grocery store Friday. I can’t wait to use it sitting on the deck, and maybe even running out in the back yard (being careful not to fall in the soft spots created by moles, voles and other “ole’s” as I do.)
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I Really Like These
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