If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
mardi 31 mars 2009
Being Thankful...
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
lundi 30 mars 2009
Yours Truly...
It doesn’t take much.
I keep waiting for it to toughen up a little bit,
.
vendredi 27 mars 2009
Past Perfect...
jeudi 26 mars 2009
Meanwhile...
skies are blue,
and the dreams that you dare to dream
really do come true”
Lyman Frank Baum
~ the rustic setting of all these images in what looks
rather like an old fisherman's cottage in the Greek islands
.
All images: Toast
lundi 23 mars 2009
Fin de Semaine Dernière...
.
dimanche 22 mars 2009
Spring Fever...
That is what the name of it is.
And when you've got it, you want -
but it just fairly makes your heart ache,
you want it so!"
Mark Twain
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mercredi 18 mars 2009
Hey, You...
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Yesterday, as we lingered over lunch,
a friend of a friend, who's thinking of starting a blog, asked me:
"What advice would you give to someone new to blogging?"
Qui? Moi?
Give advice on blogging?!!
I mean, honestly, who, in their right mind, would ask moi
for advice on blogging?!
Despite my best intentions, I can honestly say
I quite often think of one thing and then something completely
different imposes itself and somehow ends up on my blog
- now, from what I've read about blogs and blogging
on other people's blogs,
this is not the way most bloggers blog...
Posts are pre-planned, thought out, perhaps even written ahead.
I, on the other hand, am still muddling
my way along somehow, pretending I know what I'm doing!
.
It was my nearest and dearest who jokingly suggested
I give her a list of "don't do what I do" tips!
Nevertheless, I must say, this whole conversation
got me thinking and
I wondered if any of you out there (all three of you!!!)
have better advice...
Which blogging platform do you,
or would you, use?
Blogger?
TypePad?
WordPress?
Any others I haven't heard of?
..
* I've had this photo in my collection for a very long time - I've no idea where
I initially sourced it; if anyone does know, please inform me -thanks!
mardi 17 mars 2009
J"ADORE...
.
lundi 16 mars 2009
Time Waits For No Man...
Prends le temps d'aimer...
C'est le secret de l'éternelle jeunesse !
Prends le temps de lire...
C'est la source du savoir !
Prends le temps d'écouter...
C'est la force de l'intelligence !
Prends le temps de penser...
C'est la clé de la réussite !
Prends le temps de jouer....
C'est la fraîcheur de l'enfance !
Prends le temps de rêver...
C'est un souffle de bonheur !
Prends le temps de rire...
C'est la musique de l'âme !
Prends le temps de pleurer...
C'est l'émotion d'un grand coeur !
Prends le temps de vivre...
Car le temps passe vite
Et ne revient jamais
samedi 14 mars 2009
Love to Love...
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Barbara Tfank is a costume and fashion designer.
Her simple and elegant clothes are classic and very reminiscent of
"Breakfast at Tiffany's"
vendredi 13 mars 2009
So Far, So True...
- Laughing is good therapy
you make smaller ones next time
jeudi 12 mars 2009
Less is More...
that is outwardly more simple
is brought into direct and conscious contact
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° my fresh, warm, morning baguette - a simple but delicious
breakfast...
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° walking barefoot on the sand - one of my many favourite
.
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° summer shopping with my French market basket - no logos, no plastic,
just stylish and practical..!
.
Simplicity is a quality that is frequently tinged with
negative connotations.
Hence - She's a bit simple - He's a simpleton
- It's so simple anyone could do it.
Simpleness may suggest plainness, a lack of style and sophistication.
I want to speak up for simplicity.
To me it's something that we should often both seek and treasure.
With simplicity you know what you are getting
- it is clear and honest and true,
unadorned and pure...
.
What are some of your simple pleasures..?
mardi 10 mars 2009
Shopping in Style...
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I always find something to please
.
I love the whole concept created by Emily Chalmers,
who started out as an interiors stylist.
.
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All photos from the Caravan site