I was almost going to take a photo of my legs in crazy tights today and pass it off as my self-portrait but then I realised it was the last day of the month and that it might look weird with one odd photo in the collage. So here’s a photo of my head again.… Read More
My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage.
― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic
I’ve been battling a headache all day. This is my brave face. I’m off to lie down.
There is a drawing of a spotted cow on my blue mug. She is stranded midair on a crescent moon. ‘Nothing is ever easy’ the caption reads. The mug was a leaving present from a job long ago, I can’t remember which one. On my way to the study I take a mouthful of the… Read More
Prompt: Observe everything about the moment — tell yourself you want to remember it three years from now. It is a cold for summer. Usually in February the sun beats down relentlessly forcing the temperatures into the thirties. But today there is a cool wind blowing off the ocean and dark grey clouds covering the sun.… Read More
And just so you don’t think it is all glamour around these parts, here’s me sporting a granny bun I fashioned without looking in the mirror.
I guess it’s only fair to show you how my hair turned out after the curlers. Ta da!! It was lovely to have dinner with my gorgeous boyfriend, but the food was disappointing. I swear dessert was frozen berries with milo sprinkled on top.
We’re going out for a delayed Valentine’s dinner tonight so I have my hair in curlers and a full face of makeup.
Today (and tomorrow in other time zones) is all about compassion. Read my #1000speak post here — it’s the story of my friend Jill, whose husband was caught up in the Sydney siege. Then check out all the other compassion posts here. Be kind to yourself and to others.
Today I was honoured to be named as one of the top 25 grey haired bloggers who rock. Thank you so much to Revolution Gray for including me. If you get a chance check out the other lovely ladies with silver locks listed in this post.
And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth. ― Raymond Carver, A New Path to the Waterfall
The photo posted on Facebook shows a tall slender woman in a long leather skirt. Her top is sleeveless with mesh panels that reveal the curve of her full breasts. A celtic tattoo circles her upper arm. She wears dark sunglasses and hooped earrings. The lines on her neck and the veins on her hands… Read More
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them. ~ George Eliot
