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the passions of the creator of the 'dressproject'Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.comBlogger579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-89972826316040462572023-11-01T15:12:00.002-04:002023-11-01T15:12:22.396-04:00November is upon us ... <h2 id="yui_3_17_2_1_1698865259198_1389" style="color: #111111; font-family: europa; font-size: 15.2px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">During these challenging times ~ it is important to remember to choose LOVE!</h2><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0dFDzvQwcQEROxsQz5RFJn_Ardqn60Uxqmf1zovOM5wA0BFfEErQqX-hkA2u9N9O7RhL9eNvSZGBe5CD7tz-0cFkbm8Tp-ptDnc6KH3BjMdTYS7NHa58Ywa-0mo50jPO3r8fARwfeWfbdA8g1Tj4js_nk0Lwxb2yZKgMig-uyMzQtL9r5-aY1GPJQQc/s3300/november%2023_finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0dFDzvQwcQEROxsQz5RFJn_Ardqn60Uxqmf1zovOM5wA0BFfEErQqX-hkA2u9N9O7RhL9eNvSZGBe5CD7tz-0cFkbm8Tp-ptDnc6KH3BjMdTYS7NHa58Ywa-0mo50jPO3r8fARwfeWfbdA8g1Tj4js_nk0Lwxb2yZKgMig-uyMzQtL9r5-aY1GPJQQc/w494-h640/november%2023_finished.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: europa; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.48px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><em>feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #111111; font-family: europa; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #111111; font-family: europa; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’re all in this together. Choose love.”</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #111111; font-family: europa; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Jo Dee Messina</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryVTj3zeXRyQsOWZEe37AMbmOQS7uzfIk6c3zwZJ7mAPy1ziabTJzcQYDbe29WLxZBQ7xIn3LJYxcgqNS0pB3IpIosYfCxXWt9PmfgzT2yQ-Iz6L6856WtLrwaEyfZGIgHtR147DyAy996lJxJm58nXp7g40ddNyKPosoTed3XY_u80Nb1M3Whh6GZA/s1165/november%2023_detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1165" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryVTj3zeXRyQsOWZEe37AMbmOQS7uzfIk6c3zwZJ7mAPy1ziabTJzcQYDbe29WLxZBQ7xIn3LJYxcgqNS0pB3IpIosYfCxXWt9PmfgzT2yQ-Iz6L6856WtLrwaEyfZGIgHtR147DyAy996lJxJm58nXp7g40ddNyKPosoTed3XY_u80Nb1M3Whh6GZA/w200-h175/november%2023_detail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>I am also trying to streamline my posting/social media, etc so I plan to be using my blog that is on my website - </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.virginiafitzgerald.com/ponderings-of-virginiacreates">https://www.virginiafitzgerald.com/ponderings-of-virginiacreates</a></p><p>If this is difficult for you please reach out to me at virginiacreates(at)comcast.net. </p><p>Hope to see you there ~ peace</p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-59065177563774059412023-09-29T14:30:00.004-04:002023-09-29T14:30:50.482-04:00You are both a masterpiece and a work in progress ...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkPrMZZQz8WLYII-_DV55rm4yUJMP0IDIHusQ7-_I2gBo4WX6dF1AO708uNZ_oGXxA-qXSNnjyiiP0JZqteR7O0oNCWh22oJ7Wp05hq4UdooCFWm23NBh-z5Mo9O5hkdU3UjcKNijrgbnVPx0wALq3lhDrtZGmyczVb-28mvQIHrz8nh6ld53ohIJfeg/s3300/nov_cal_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkPrMZZQz8WLYII-_DV55rm4yUJMP0IDIHusQ7-_I2gBo4WX6dF1AO708uNZ_oGXxA-qXSNnjyiiP0JZqteR7O0oNCWh22oJ7Wp05hq4UdooCFWm23NBh-z5Mo9O5hkdU3UjcKNijrgbnVPx0wALq3lhDrtZGmyczVb-28mvQIHrz8nh6ld53ohIJfeg/w480-h640/nov_cal_23.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a work in progress, simultaneously.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophia Bush</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peace, Virginia</span></div><p></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-42997194663393710092023-09-01T10:18:00.002-04:002023-09-01T10:18:16.652-04:00Let's be brave this month ...<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVf4ZcVnlXDo9APQVw10o04C_x_mOeXOSZhoGghPzzmnqEl-g2LEKvNV2hOX-xS3I9IyiLNikNSdMY_bf8i26XkzVbeAbJPswZsoWjjBBL2Oq5tlU4Q-NN20_M0xfb9QO7qk-GdoYfU-7tOBdqHvC310GP1x3hidY8JKluFOB2HXlXTTkIJcJhbvjpVw/s3300/september-2023-calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVf4ZcVnlXDo9APQVw10o04C_x_mOeXOSZhoGghPzzmnqEl-g2LEKvNV2hOX-xS3I9IyiLNikNSdMY_bf8i26XkzVbeAbJPswZsoWjjBBL2Oq5tlU4Q-NN20_M0xfb9QO7qk-GdoYfU-7tOBdqHvC310GP1x3hidY8JKluFOB2HXlXTTkIJcJhbvjpVw/w494-h640/september-2023-calendar.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><p></p><p class="b-qt qt_862241" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KXxv0edQYHXG2Qw9RqPdLPREDoiptYevIzHkcovdEq1xe07UhR_OV1el85D2yRlYnNMU5T0Z0dsNt6z25ioMc1V56ECGLRDY6oS_UXFk7eULwrpcRGobwEGq3vf3RPqjTlg3Z3EQmd9O6wGuswuUZnPTKpeoJPXEmzM8aYCOvUC7pR50DnaAM6t4Da8/s557/september-2023-calendar_det.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="557" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KXxv0edQYHXG2Qw9RqPdLPREDoiptYevIzHkcovdEq1xe07UhR_OV1el85D2yRlYnNMU5T0Z0dsNt6z25ioMc1V56ECGLRDY6oS_UXFk7eULwrpcRGobwEGq3vf3RPqjTlg3Z3EQmd9O6wGuswuUZnPTKpeoJPXEmzM8aYCOvUC7pR50DnaAM6t4Da8/w200-h168/september-2023-calendar_det.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;">Courage doesn't grow overnight. </span><p></p><p class="b-qt qt_862241" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;">It can be a long process. </span></p><p class="b-qt qt_862241" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;">Greta Gerwig</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">peace</span></p></div><p><br /></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-4994312433219030722023-07-31T14:42:00.000-04:002023-07-31T14:42:17.990-04:00Ahhh August ...<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQgqzu1lup2ooH62Z02wmQofxsG4KwzAovgJjJLBi9KHCS-Kly2A_dY8363weGmm71AtJAhUKb6afkD5_LMyD38KvohEOcgv3CNNzNNLR_gdwv4lzmcomFZzznpnwFpd7QQ5ZZyfe6anhn3_twlNPiuvA05pBbOi1-GL1wPL4jqUnpqNbQ3Li3m0Fvds/s3300/hgswt_2023-august.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQgqzu1lup2ooH62Z02wmQofxsG4KwzAovgJjJLBi9KHCS-Kly2A_dY8363weGmm71AtJAhUKb6afkD5_LMyD38KvohEOcgv3CNNzNNLR_gdwv4lzmcomFZzznpnwFpd7QQ5ZZyfe6anhn3_twlNPiuvA05pBbOi1-GL1wPL4jqUnpqNbQ3Li3m0Fvds/w493-h640/hgswt_2023-august.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;"><span>“I suppose that’s the way we humans are, thinking too much and listening too little. Paying attention acknowledges that we have something to learn from intelligences other than our own. Listening, standing witness, creates an openness to the world in which the boundaries between us can dissolve in a raindrop. The drop swells on the tip of a cedar and I catch it on my tongue like a blessing.”</span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;"> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="text-align: left;">Robin Wall Kimmerer, </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_19488206" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/24362458" style="text-decoration: none;">Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants</a></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Braiding Sweetgrass: <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/24362458" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants</a> by Robin Wall Kimmerer is one of my favorite books, my desert island book, a book I return to, often. This month I am beyond fortunate to go see Kimmerer teach, in person - a wish come true!! </p><p>Her thoughts and words are so timely now, as we are blindly racing toward environmental disaster. Kimmerer speaks of respect and reciprocity, for ourselves, our surroundings, our world and others. </p><p>I highly recommend this book to all!!! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBaLbZbCf5qgWrEhKa7NVWfU4hTeo4KhQ6WBpsovzV9oTtvll0rf40wlJ5bM10pwt-cgzFtxCYuppi9o4qb2PjdI_SWPsjR6PaaUOpxIqO61E6nRTDrT79dd-MperAR1wyVfe99FPjvcf2bUoSiKyKpypoSEFk3ik8KISqj8OswbaRmSeiPxAr_HIFLM/s400/22285975.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22285975-braiding-sweetgrass" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBaLbZbCf5qgWrEhKa7NVWfU4hTeo4KhQ6WBpsovzV9oTtvll0rf40wlJ5bM10pwt-cgzFtxCYuppi9o4qb2PjdI_SWPsjR6PaaUOpxIqO61E6nRTDrT79dd-MperAR1wyVfe99FPjvcf2bUoSiKyKpypoSEFk3ik8KISqj8OswbaRmSeiPxAr_HIFLM/w129-h200/22285975.jpg" title="braiding sweetgrass" width="129" /></a></div><p></p><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">click below to learn more on Goodreads:<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22285975-braiding-sweetgrass" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22285975-braiding-sweetgrass" target="_blank">Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants<br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49921.Robin_Wall_Kimmerer">Robin Wall Kimmerer</a></h4><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/braiding-sweetgrass-robin-wall-kimmerer/16712606?ean=9781571313560" target="_blank">click here to find an independent bookstore to purchase Braiding Sweetgrass</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>happy reading and peace, Virginia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-64819178758887673952023-07-02T10:26:00.002-04:002023-07-02T10:26:33.077-04:00Everything is better with polka-dots!<h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSCIjAVN2_zBSn8KQZoLMo0AdFkwUg8lu_WZ3fGlfUDziCAtVRboYZVyDSURKm9vntSfHgStoNGtJS0NZ_Ng790yvdObBFHNzcMxnR3euqhg25yoG1wsb-TX0k7JzCF-iBxfyH0g3NIhAIZEdYbrKtUPWGw9V58CeoDhYl--ZjB1sHb_52zUEi32WHxQ/s3300/hgswt_2023-july.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSCIjAVN2_zBSn8KQZoLMo0AdFkwUg8lu_WZ3fGlfUDziCAtVRboYZVyDSURKm9vntSfHgStoNGtJS0NZ_Ng790yvdObBFHNzcMxnR3euqhg25yoG1wsb-TX0k7JzCF-iBxfyH0g3NIhAIZEdYbrKtUPWGw9V58CeoDhYl--ZjB1sHb_52zUEi32WHxQ/w494-h640/hgswt_2023-july.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">“After all, well, moon is a polka dot, sun is a polka dot, and then, the earth where we live is also a polka dot.” </span></span></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><span>Yayoi Kusama ~ </span><i>queen of the polka dot!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This felt like an appropriate collage for this summer month - colorful and playful. I think it would be such fun to wander around this wacky landscape. would you join me??</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacYzT6xag5FMawUaoNkqc47hE2jVBTIVWP9j30IDBR5OutT_ozVMWCzgQhfaTTmT2CLkygvQL2Gl8eHdnbvTRv-rdZloYw0catKYHSOdu6CS7LNH6FJk_-bqke3BO8NVaX33rTFHpSQ-iCill28dnIjLr4U7k3A15IjsCxBI8T-9tOnlB4X2Dd51_LbA/s1052/350139.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1052" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacYzT6xag5FMawUaoNkqc47hE2jVBTIVWP9j30IDBR5OutT_ozVMWCzgQhfaTTmT2CLkygvQL2Gl8eHdnbvTRv-rdZloYw0catKYHSOdu6CS7LNH6FJk_-bqke3BO8NVaX33rTFHpSQ-iCill28dnIjLr4U7k3A15IjsCxBI8T-9tOnlB4X2Dd51_LbA/s320/350139.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Lately I have been attracted to polka dots. And there is an inspiring and prolific artist known for putting polka dots on most everything - herself included. That is the amazing Yahoo Kusama. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Click here to watch a fun video of Kusama's career from the Tate museum for Kids!!</span></i></div><div><span><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-yayoi-kusama">https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-yayoi-kusama</a><i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></span></div><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, and is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts.</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> <a class="ruhjFe NJLBac fl" data-jsarwt="1" data-usg="AOvVaw2Reck4oZUG4K09xnEHazxF" data-ved="2ahUKEwjN7drv0O7_AhVKEVkFHXAzAPwQmhN6BAgeEAI" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi_Kusama" style="color: #681da8; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">Wikipedia</a></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFSfGL8OizR3E1q0oM-4kERalVcVAuNril_dxOORheI2craoqsuRH0THXmrpMfs7Na0i8jsH-zqxNs8m-yqs9UIHou0CY6bTBNCyCzHKYRBZsa6xrWJiqkxFAjD2TJuy5zGGv-c8Y13eB4WN90Y6TbyjQuRMbHV-a-lrrWU6hQyQ96xvyNi1Y2Gju0lc/s2022/Cupfull_Kusama_edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="1451" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFSfGL8OizR3E1q0oM-4kERalVcVAuNril_dxOORheI2craoqsuRH0THXmrpMfs7Na0i8jsH-zqxNs8m-yqs9UIHou0CY6bTBNCyCzHKYRBZsa6xrWJiqkxFAjD2TJuy5zGGv-c8Y13eB4WN90Y6TbyjQuRMbHV-a-lrrWU6hQyQ96xvyNi1Y2Gju0lc/w144-h200/Cupfull_Kusama_edit.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgwpts3OGw1/" target="_blank">link to post</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Yahoo Kusama was one of the prompts for the instagram</div><div style="text-align: center;">challenge that I did last year: </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/cupfull2022/">#cupfull2022</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see my contribution to the challenge check out:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/vacupfull2022/">#vacupfull2022</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"The challenge is ~ to create a cup!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cups represent comfort, gathering, and nourishment. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And each prompt is a variety of favorite women artist/designers to inspire."</div></div><blockquote><div><i></i></div></blockquote><div><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly </span><span style="font-size: medium;">- but not leastly -</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I have added this collage,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 'for the love of polka dots ...' </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to my @Society6 shop </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">they are having a 4th of July sale!!!</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(hope to add it to @redbubble soon)</i></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVoFO9WyGUSiRszAfLJScUp8iPiXbd3m7iG4pd8DXb9OF_JrPodHmS68OUYUDm4oxqSwDWNnKyHiegiMatVAAL0x06bxg9bfuEUcygQ0xucyF1vqMO6txRfBId6iusBMMKpF526gaabuRoOXEEKpadn8uQsYuYq5ADGhuyNmed35dXIT5yoQC1Tx97ZE/s700/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-prints.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVoFO9WyGUSiRszAfLJScUp8iPiXbd3m7iG4pd8DXb9OF_JrPodHmS68OUYUDm4oxqSwDWNnKyHiegiMatVAAL0x06bxg9bfuEUcygQ0xucyF1vqMO6txRfBId6iusBMMKpF526gaabuRoOXEEKpadn8uQsYuYq5ADGhuyNmed35dXIT5yoQC1Tx97ZE/w400-h400/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-prints.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://society6.com/product/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248_print" target="_blank">art print link</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_MByurWNhrmkyXeKxlo1WOXLbvpbG0z12p-Cb6TP0M2edR9VjGbxIAEi1uGGmQz2zXUwtd5o7HtXJSykK4tW3gJRzoK7n8J_AEEHCefLx9JSCu_SOVgy4PnL86BlygRk_JKsj74UURxS9gdIioBjwx9zJFQ7ln4XBUDyrQQAzhd83GaAGR-qorQSUYU/s700/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-coasters.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_MByurWNhrmkyXeKxlo1WOXLbvpbG0z12p-Cb6TP0M2edR9VjGbxIAEi1uGGmQz2zXUwtd5o7HtXJSykK4tW3gJRzoK7n8J_AEEHCefLx9JSCu_SOVgy4PnL86BlygRk_JKsj74UURxS9gdIioBjwx9zJFQ7ln4XBUDyrQQAzhd83GaAGR-qorQSUYU/s320/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-coasters.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://society6.com/product/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248_coaster" target="_blank">society6 coasters link</a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BH5BduHHIW15yD6Dj3TkQnXV8E8BWzwhAJp8zsUTz70zqABV5KlnTSFWL5PzjVmAKoUgNiG2559rPczNACgiZjD68zRPpEvUpUau8k3g0n5fm9V7GU-skHNp54tLYTJ_vGBgMVUzcXmDzR2yAiHGFg0eYIhZ9v7vePIvnCeVn3oMXwwztSw81HuFsyo/s700/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-acrylic-trays.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BH5BduHHIW15yD6Dj3TkQnXV8E8BWzwhAJp8zsUTz70zqABV5KlnTSFWL5PzjVmAKoUgNiG2559rPczNACgiZjD68zRPpEvUpUau8k3g0n5fm9V7GU-skHNp54tLYTJ_vGBgMVUzcXmDzR2yAiHGFg0eYIhZ9v7vePIvnCeVn3oMXwwztSw81HuFsyo/w320-h320/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248-acrylic-trays.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://society6.com/product/for-the-love-of-polka-dots8410248_acrylic-tray" target="_blank">acrylic tray link</a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-19688438928068897912023-06-01T09:34:00.000-04:002023-06-01T09:34:11.034-04:00This month - pay attention!! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY-hJkX2SiAJqoHu2dHXZhzFR4qDphMi6AB36qa8LstZWjwP9eaeSmbPXdTRfa6PeIKpx6LRh98lBe0Mpd7TsFQPnOh9EI3FAFqoSPPLTEVeWaShG-QItJD-hFcpMh31hAM1BdYNeTm70N1MV8LSJUe1IFwnmJa4gH9tRfW_smd9O_vtizl_VNmBi/s3300/2023%20june.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY-hJkX2SiAJqoHu2dHXZhzFR4qDphMi6AB36qa8LstZWjwP9eaeSmbPXdTRfa6PeIKpx6LRh98lBe0Mpd7TsFQPnOh9EI3FAFqoSPPLTEVeWaShG-QItJD-hFcpMh31hAM1BdYNeTm70N1MV8LSJUe1IFwnmJa4gH9tRfW_smd9O_vtizl_VNmBi/w494-h640/2023%20june.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>Mary Oliver is one of my FAVORITE poets!! So many of her poems I have as talismans that I visit when I need some solace or a pick-me-up or just to be reminded of the wonders of life. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovPofIxAM-Jj3qPyqixyKP6qFK-ogCugDukKzbHndVI4652TwI0dPtPSOSn6kUzmyWd9uwp_NruP3wssopORRlQrKRtg8WVLc2qG3JM7f4znGhejYDqHtrK_z5Ho-tPFVpDLmZ9aPShRxClXFisrDeiqaQpKGq7GAyFkMWlEuUl9aRnDqbLkUacS1/s872/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-01%20at%209.25.43%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="594" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovPofIxAM-Jj3qPyqixyKP6qFK-ogCugDukKzbHndVI4652TwI0dPtPSOSn6kUzmyWd9uwp_NruP3wssopORRlQrKRtg8WVLc2qG3JM7f4znGhejYDqHtrK_z5Ho-tPFVpDLmZ9aPShRxClXFisrDeiqaQpKGq7GAyFkMWlEuUl9aRnDqbLkUacS1/w136-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-01%20at%209.25.43%20AM.png" width="136" /></a></div><br />I just finished reading a wonderful memoir, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692711/this-is-not-a-book-about-benedict-cumberbatch-by-tabitha-carvan/" target="_blank">This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch</a> by <a href="http://www.tabithacarvan.com" target="_blank">Tabitha Carvan</a>, where this poem is mentioned and discussed. It was a great read and I highly recommend it!! And it is true it is NOT about Benedict, however if you are a Cumberbitch, it is extra fun!!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy June and make sure you take a moment to</p><p>"all down into the grass ..."</p><p>"to be idle and blessed ..."</p><div class="header-wrapper with-tabs" id="page-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -1rem auto 2rem; max-width: 85.714286rem; padding: 2rem 2rem 0.1rem; width: 851px;"><h1 class="smaller-h1" style="font-family: "Roboto Slab", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Poem 133: The Summer Day</h1><nav class="tab-links" role="tabpanel" style="margin: 0px;"></nav></div><main class="item-container" role="main" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="poetry-row" id="item-article" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; margin: 1rem -1rem 0px;"><article class="poetry-content" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; margin: 0px 1rem; min-width: 0px; order: 2; padding-left: 0.5rem; padding-right: 0.55rem; padding-top: 0.5rem;"><div id="article"><div class="poem" style="background-color: #f6f6f6; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 1.5rem;"><pre style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; margin-top: 0px; overflow: auto;">Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean—
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down—
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?</pre><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem;">—Mary Oliver</p></div></div></article></div></main>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-43227046677160599972023-05-01T07:37:00.000-04:002023-05-01T07:37:22.791-04:00Forever is composed of nows ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95i3vjm3Tt61SS2wfwWM9QC_DfzuQIlF6iOHKAi6EO-LHMvFJZbcchxgT4Hatq6axNzk7XpewV9PGJHRwXaPUDDHW2w_Hk2KtO_R7NlygZ2JWTkMBBctkAkaWtYLrisL0GID5rxkmRK-TbloUCFimbjPc_1kkD9AQ3R-cVDBewP4iAj-YuVdrFyB5/s3300/calendar-2023-may.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95i3vjm3Tt61SS2wfwWM9QC_DfzuQIlF6iOHKAi6EO-LHMvFJZbcchxgT4Hatq6axNzk7XpewV9PGJHRwXaPUDDHW2w_Hk2KtO_R7NlygZ2JWTkMBBctkAkaWtYLrisL0GID5rxkmRK-TbloUCFimbjPc_1kkD9AQ3R-cVDBewP4iAj-YuVdrFyB5/w494-h640/calendar-2023-may.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><p><a class="leftAlignedImage" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7440.Emily_Dickinson" style="clear: right; color: #00635d; display: inline !important; float: right; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Emily Dickinson" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1626025785p4/7440.jpg" style="border: 0px;" /></a> </p><div class="quoteText" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px 5px 10px 0px;"><h1 class="quoteText" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">“Forever – is composed of Nows – (690)<br /><br /><br />Forever – is composed of Nows –<br />‘Tis not a different time –<br />Except for Infiniteness –<br />And Latitude of Home –<br /><br />From this – experienced Here –<br />Remove the Dates – to These –<br />Let Months dissolve in further Months –<br />And Years – exhale in Years –<br /><br />Without Debate – or Pause –<br />Or Celebrated Days –<br />No different Our Years would be<br />From Anno Dominies –”</h1><br />― <span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Emily Dickinson, </span><span id="quote_book_link_17248279"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1443553" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Poems of Emily Dickinson</a> (</span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/921869-forever-is-composed-of-nows-690-forever" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>)</div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-28091965659809381212023-03-31T09:22:00.002-04:002023-03-31T09:22:49.333-04:00Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads ... and give back!<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkKSXG9M0ZFx_ZTJbXW42EkoEc3SsQDMzelyQvISgcFJ-dZfp_zUMTkj_kRisDnbqX0wrj9GZidoeR5HrldgWUuUloHgE0dN_N2m3vv6coVKwkfGU5EY2wsFZ_Mlf0CXv4pXJZwSr2GeTRazHki91ojKAt1jMylvVETV49eDHeAurkIRHGCSaqSSp/s3300/pink%20plant_calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkKSXG9M0ZFx_ZTJbXW42EkoEc3SsQDMzelyQvISgcFJ-dZfp_zUMTkj_kRisDnbqX0wrj9GZidoeR5HrldgWUuUloHgE0dN_N2m3vv6coVKwkfGU5EY2wsFZ_Mlf0CXv4pXJZwSr2GeTRazHki91ojKAt1jMylvVETV49eDHeAurkIRHGCSaqSSp/w494-h640/pink%20plant_calendar.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/deirdre-okane-quotes" target="_blank">Deirdre O'Kane</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">peace, Virginia</div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-66266934996953118372023-03-01T13:33:00.001-05:002023-03-01T13:33:27.152-05:00never lose your invaluable curiosity ...<h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBX1CwCn33xE1icB_W1SPCPtT5B0UPOcLXJurABFbg1MecZNlwM0KQyFVg3bmfHdCrUegdULB-iuc6Mdcxp756R4OmiGc4EInWXP4VXUKSBkyt5Yh4u0LRkD0grxsnITf5Ay-yEsoXR_AsKqs6DXLrieTM_blShzEEsRcqxPCVUGtlCObNqKmFP_k/s3300/calendar-2023-march.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBX1CwCn33xE1icB_W1SPCPtT5B0UPOcLXJurABFbg1MecZNlwM0KQyFVg3bmfHdCrUegdULB-iuc6Mdcxp756R4OmiGc4EInWXP4VXUKSBkyt5Yh4u0LRkD0grxsnITf5Ay-yEsoXR_AsKqs6DXLrieTM_blShzEEsRcqxPCVUGtlCObNqKmFP_k/w494-h640/calendar-2023-march.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">never grow indifferent—</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's as simple as that.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tove Jansson, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/887916">Fair Play</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I loved trying to recreate Jansson’s luscious creepiness & her wonderful line work 🖤<br /><br />Tove Marika Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist and a writer for the rest of her life.<br />Jansson wrote the Moomin books for children, starting in 1945 with The Moomins and the Great Flood. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/wikipedia/">#wikipedia</a> </span></h3>*this challenge was hosted by these lovely artists - if you have a moment, check out their instagram feeds.<h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedG4taJsuirBcoDBGIcmMcRY5MnypI8cAImnaQwtSjqK_PDDejU4sou-LNiEtxTygQRoZDbsQVHcMgx7pOym8vG43i1AKdf3d4oELoLFxrt6sTRt9B4OqgqOjqljOXCs8r6-yrFsA8SrMXGYyVoCKs2h0kqWjwG1ZhPEzE_tD1XAwBtNbnRCsWyYV/s390/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-01%20at%201.01.49%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="390" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedG4taJsuirBcoDBGIcmMcRY5MnypI8cAImnaQwtSjqK_PDDejU4sou-LNiEtxTygQRoZDbsQVHcMgx7pOym8vG43i1AKdf3d4oELoLFxrt6sTRt9B4OqgqOjqljOXCs8r6-yrFsA8SrMXGYyVoCKs2h0kqWjwG1ZhPEzE_tD1XAwBtNbnRCsWyYV/w200-h191/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-01%20at%201.01.49%20PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/lorisiebert.studio/" role="link" style="border: 0px; 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caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></h3>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-56880456689077378422023-02-01T08:18:00.005-05:002023-02-01T08:18:55.799-05:00a month to love and be loved ...<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbZfg61tsBjNPqGE1uPLWwo8pZp2IkR2QNXVyjWZ72wxZ6-gq51Hy8CfMiunbkV_EbdlFkm2giw6Mi7eyYDltdPjXwdZ_4DCGQPUmWC2qTPJhLZb4E2AJp9pGYIpe8e4IXuzTdDx4eu8DOOxmbdpgDRsmwMCjFdFKsaFy1_k6gNlAXLDrleUO92UR/s3300/calendar-2023-february.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="756" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbZfg61tsBjNPqGE1uPLWwo8pZp2IkR2QNXVyjWZ72wxZ6-gq51Hy8CfMiunbkV_EbdlFkm2giw6Mi7eyYDltdPjXwdZ_4DCGQPUmWC2qTPJhLZb4E2AJp9pGYIpe8e4IXuzTdDx4eu8DOOxmbdpgDRsmwMCjFdFKsaFy1_k6gNlAXLDrleUO92UR/w584-h756/calendar-2023-february.jpg" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is only one happiness in this life, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to love and be loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/george-sand-quotes"><span style="font-size: x-large;">George Sand</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxrVesifrMprQpfJT8GSOeN-mHPZtJD3hYlTcyeYZmz6MmHQDABuDCbF79fTs2DikCPGkqnyBr-97znTQoeOq_bzoVCDTlh6OqRL7ndk_dzS5eJvq5g1T8pRqA9SRIcrDT0l3o3ZcEgrWEuSlBg1ltFnF4YXP2Knv0efTCiu4hJuPEgFBx7MCAcdT/s1600/French-writer-George-Sand-photo-by-Nadar-1864.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1330" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxrVesifrMprQpfJT8GSOeN-mHPZtJD3hYlTcyeYZmz6MmHQDABuDCbF79fTs2DikCPGkqnyBr-97znTQoeOq_bzoVCDTlh6OqRL7ndk_dzS5eJvq5g1T8pRqA9SRIcrDT0l3o3ZcEgrWEuSlBg1ltFnF4YXP2Knv0efTCiu4hJuPEgFBx7MCAcdT/w166-h200/French-writer-George-Sand-photo-by-Nadar-1864.jpg.webp" width="166" /></a></div><br />George Sand</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">, pseudonym of </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">, née </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">Dupin</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">, (born July 1, 1804, </span><a class="md-crosslink autoxref" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Paris" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: var(--link-decoration);">Paris</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;">, France—died June 8, 1876, Nohant), French </span><a class="md-crosslink" data-show-preview="true" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: var(--link-decoration);">Romantic</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;"> writer known primarily for her so-called rustic novels.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Sand">https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Sand</a></div><br /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-35229074835951100392023-01-01T09:25:00.004-05:002023-01-01T09:25:45.630-05:00wishing you a joyous, blessed and peaceful new year!! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8nRsDZu9b4R3VU1yy_NRuJkEu5qzqdmAQORi9vGIEFi1uRQxhMvJZqKVXpxMOYx_NYFlG-VMMkBrHHwppM7mCUkBfrFPfRLJuNm6_8RaaeN_uj-xizVeR5exB7vG-RJdWMvdOlq2SMVxoxCxUKOmV-Oyd4CPRaviRflrMnmTGUpX3wBmyAEiOxsd/s3300/jan_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8nRsDZu9b4R3VU1yy_NRuJkEu5qzqdmAQORi9vGIEFi1uRQxhMvJZqKVXpxMOYx_NYFlG-VMMkBrHHwppM7mCUkBfrFPfRLJuNm6_8RaaeN_uj-xizVeR5exB7vG-RJdWMvdOlq2SMVxoxCxUKOmV-Oyd4CPRaviRflrMnmTGUpX3wBmyAEiOxsd/w569-h730/jan_23.jpg" width="569" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> Happiness lies not</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> in finding what is missing but</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> in finding what is present. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Jean Smith</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As we head into a new year, let us be present for where we are and what we have, not waste our precious time here with what we believe is lacking. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">happy new year & peace ~ </span></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-41745544100102084812022-12-22T08:21:00.001-05:002022-12-22T08:21:15.092-05:00Happy Solstice ....<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">May your life be full peace, light and love ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S47PEoKnjt73_yzvuzqfxPWW4oIRerDvxIih37zm_oAPtXXF4RyYYqBKxOzgzz8viM7ClrA3uuqgErKnadmnqMcbj4Nmq-nGYEpI9S46LGgo7PjRi3E3pN3UYHrfYEqzKtb2_7Enk6stcGbFg4l2tiZtZv_yp266SrWcxvQSc_0ykln9_fcIHP3R/s3780/D399AFDC-E20F-497C-B39E-CE0E58ACB285.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S47PEoKnjt73_yzvuzqfxPWW4oIRerDvxIih37zm_oAPtXXF4RyYYqBKxOzgzz8viM7ClrA3uuqgErKnadmnqMcbj4Nmq-nGYEpI9S46LGgo7PjRi3E3pN3UYHrfYEqzKtb2_7Enk6stcGbFg4l2tiZtZv_yp266SrWcxvQSc_0ykln9_fcIHP3R/w512-h640/D399AFDC-E20F-497C-B39E-CE0E58ACB285.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h1 class="quoteText" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">its cusp and midnight,</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the year’s threshold and unlocking,</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">where the past lets go of and becomes the future;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the place of caught breath ...”</span></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333;">Margaret Atwood</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span id="quote_book_link_28778"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/29268" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;">Eating Fire: Selected Poetry 1965-1995</a></span></span></span></div></span></h1>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-2479826783003355372022-11-30T21:47:00.005-05:002022-11-30T22:05:41.857-05:00tis the season to be kind ...<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lPdUwQpvEg0B5wssbFM9cGYoqeF7Pn_QMAbLOSIljDTPIcIMuKaVp0KpQZxTa1ExR907HNe77kMD8xmwKyA6cD90QzZVJyoWB_EKSI3vDHmLL6G-BYJ1q4bAB-i8FUasLrTI85kjFU-MucN_BFMNCTNIHWxBsGjqMzeIocX2BBP7JN6RG37fJJah/s3300/dec_22_appreciate_soul.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lPdUwQpvEg0B5wssbFM9cGYoqeF7Pn_QMAbLOSIljDTPIcIMuKaVp0KpQZxTa1ExR907HNe77kMD8xmwKyA6cD90QzZVJyoWB_EKSI3vDHmLL6G-BYJ1q4bAB-i8FUasLrTI85kjFU-MucN_BFMNCTNIHWxBsGjqMzeIocX2BBP7JN6RG37fJJah/w524-h679/dec_22_appreciate_soul.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-size: 12.32px;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wishing all a joyous and wondrous December!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">& don't forget,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> during this month that gets so hectic,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> be kind to yourself & to others.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">peace, Virginia</span></p><p><br /></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-73371473935937628872022-11-01T08:47:00.004-04:002022-11-01T08:47:30.614-04:00November, a time to turn up the attitude of gratitude ...<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(116, 27, 71); font-size: 26.666666px;">Welcome to November ...</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmx6AU15KVZv0RyNwmzaNITZXtwMUeohlhQAB7IW0p50jubZOzh0d-Ts_jILqpkLKMz_ee6r7StakgvQccbWE7-YbaOcju0ppvGhpdn0gvHhcZDeZH2SW8MzMCqAgs32PZfuPSu9VQmdrAq5sYm8e-mKIQHfNt2g3bpGLHRLdxcaUOcNAdirO2iLE/s3203/nov_22_final.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="2475" height="706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmx6AU15KVZv0RyNwmzaNITZXtwMUeohlhQAB7IW0p50jubZOzh0d-Ts_jILqpkLKMz_ee6r7StakgvQccbWE7-YbaOcju0ppvGhpdn0gvHhcZDeZH2SW8MzMCqAgs32PZfuPSu9VQmdrAq5sYm8e-mKIQHfNt2g3bpGLHRLdxcaUOcNAdirO2iLE/w545-h706/nov_22_final.jpg" width="545" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="b-qt qt_569027" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;">When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out & the tide of love rushes in.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; text-decoration: none;">Kristin Armstrong</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">thank you & peace,</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Virginia</span></p></div><p><br /></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-20469645735382841832022-10-01T14:37:00.000-04:002022-10-01T14:37:01.201-04:00As mother nature preps for her deep sleep, let us all remember the importance of rest!! <p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1CUbGAbqh3Qcs3QrnZY8mDj1MRQucjkavDqic26i53HvonlKZGfCf440jm4OQXZrVj3dRVXqAOA6ycOHIQOaHmhuK9aPglr86Q4hLajlldBkwHSgTAXazxvkS1nuyUp5opAqtc6BWTrlYTOmHyG46omQhaIPlO7SUaxCI5PKk9GxB2JxvChg3u5q/s3150/oct_22_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2400" height="730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1CUbGAbqh3Qcs3QrnZY8mDj1MRQucjkavDqic26i53HvonlKZGfCf440jm4OQXZrVj3dRVXqAOA6ycOHIQOaHmhuK9aPglr86Q4hLajlldBkwHSgTAXazxvkS1nuyUp5opAqtc6BWTrlYTOmHyG46omQhaIPlO7SUaxCI5PKk9GxB2JxvChg3u5q/w555-h730/oct_22_final.jpg" width="555" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Take rest; a field that has rested </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">gives a beautiful crop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ovid</span></div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEawsm6hOmkPUlI4136Lue7m5nXiydWopK691VmYUwUExTKEofIGh3_vNVkwqbhVU4Z4QSYd_JsiPH-CPifV8XiRDl6g4gBfsb5UIE-Guo588B8wAQzwipev7YQI5VM82oxne3JS5y60w4PeXzRxRf4sPVK7IhqTGdx6Z8gOg2JtyoIDgTxqKIAOS/s707/oct_22_detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="707" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEawsm6hOmkPUlI4136Lue7m5nXiydWopK691VmYUwUExTKEofIGh3_vNVkwqbhVU4Z4QSYd_JsiPH-CPifV8XiRDl6g4gBfsb5UIE-Guo588B8wAQzwipev7YQI5VM82oxne3JS5y60w4PeXzRxRf4sPVK7IhqTGdx6Z8gOg2JtyoIDgTxqKIAOS/w235-h235/oct_22_detail.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> I am a HUGE fan of the colder months, much to many of my friend's disbelief. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Besides the fact that I don't do well in the heat, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I find that the cooler temperatures offer many opportunities to curl up and take a moment to pause. Similar to what much of Mother Nature does, burrowing down, underground to regroup and recharge. </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So as we head into October and the next few months full of holidays, merriment and many gathering, I felt a good quote for this month's calendar is a friendly reminder of the importance of taking a rest!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy October!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">peace, virginia</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><p></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-45395457369014319562022-08-31T08:48:00.001-04:002022-08-31T08:48:19.419-04:00 Let's enjoy the journey as we head into September ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdF0WLP3pcU8GWvNBcgZ3I3IRYp_QzvujjA5i9KMAUwquytvNKo3yBNTCAeSib7xOEHDVGAUJDBh07Qyk-5qIRKXBVQhqlJMgDfmuCPhvsz5pY0EvwlUZEZT6tC-EkQByWBnvXbwCDLVgbbL2ecR3N-1SvMa0PtsNutBFAEaGJk3K1Q0eVtvIBPsM/s3300/calendar-2022-september.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdF0WLP3pcU8GWvNBcgZ3I3IRYp_QzvujjA5i9KMAUwquytvNKo3yBNTCAeSib7xOEHDVGAUJDBh07Qyk-5qIRKXBVQhqlJMgDfmuCPhvsz5pY0EvwlUZEZT6tC-EkQByWBnvXbwCDLVgbbL2ecR3N-1SvMa0PtsNutBFAEaGJk3K1Q0eVtvIBPsM/w494-h640/calendar-2022-september.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it is better to travel well than to arrive ~ buddha</div></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">september always makes me think of school - even though i haven’t gone back to school in a long while. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bllv8qPcTWXO30Iux7vSs2vNjbHUUmPUFGnW61Qo9WyYQtYk7m20sc5zxeLYPC54KNLXWAhJ7aHWoHoi4Jhx7kQyBcDpNvlHgQ4H62mG1-hYfxWkz9e1NMKpbura1u2t369_3kPZSei1GvYiex8GnX4TdkjIsCEx2IB5xjWTgGuwZ_XxnZdmuPka/s813/calendar-2022-sep_detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="813" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bllv8qPcTWXO30Iux7vSs2vNjbHUUmPUFGnW61Qo9WyYQtYk7m20sc5zxeLYPC54KNLXWAhJ7aHWoHoi4Jhx7kQyBcDpNvlHgQ4H62mG1-hYfxWkz9e1NMKpbura1u2t369_3kPZSei1GvYiex8GnX4TdkjIsCEx2IB5xjWTgGuwZ_XxnZdmuPka/w200-h185/calendar-2022-sep_detail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>i was that kid that loved school. i loved!!! getting new school supplies - i mean who wouldn’t want new pens and pads of paper?!?? but besides the new supplies i did love being in the classroom - it was an adventure. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel like school was a bit like traveling. though not as exciting as physically traveling, you were expanding your horizons and learning about new places and people and even different languages. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">as a parent i tried to instill this idea about school into my girls (sadly, not quite successfully). i tried emphasize the learning and not grades, to help them see the adventure and not the drudgery. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel every day offers us lessons and new perspectives. so i choose this quote from buddha for this month, in the hopes that we will remember that we are all on a journey and to enjoy the ride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy learning & peace, virginia</div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-14281944317686542112022-07-02T06:45:00.000-04:002022-07-02T06:45:11.585-04:00Pay attention!!! Stay eager!!!! <p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUHHWB5TOuR_85S-_be0xsq3Ds8XELT8y6mN0GgNC5p4m9BI5zN5feAsDjklOsS10X_Oo4U1llTvx-yGJb306QmzSARD8-92rpK5oX5VstIq3iiu4w9eryTcL4LgIx8MiBr1dPDzYe1cTexHJ-DBVFB2SXF5d2H47tFpkLb2QzYMDg6W90wQTVSCU/s3300/calendar_sontag_july22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUHHWB5TOuR_85S-_be0xsq3Ds8XELT8y6mN0GgNC5p4m9BI5zN5feAsDjklOsS10X_Oo4U1llTvx-yGJb306QmzSARD8-92rpK5oX5VstIq3iiu4w9eryTcL4LgIx8MiBr1dPDzYe1cTexHJ-DBVFB2SXF5d2H47tFpkLb2QzYMDg6W90wQTVSCU/w494-h640/calendar_sontag_july22.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feel free to print and use for your personal enjoyment ~ peace</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h1 class="quoteText" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”</span></h1><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Susan Sontag</span></span></div></span>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-30554976994738744542022-06-01T06:58:00.004-04:002022-06-01T06:58:51.465-04:00Summer is on its way ...<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4eJXZAeXufKLxJrsprXW5ijQITQJrayBo3BknxJer_3Dkf2BFIZo91QtLcdCxXKyEPuWB-TCs54xxxDaoho9_1vlwkxyanAtEzji-XVSL_ShX6jST_XkoP8J-wq2QiCV_MTNf04BazHJxnFfdajXPb439MMnE_zMInFfZtfaAFe8sRbRIEZmE_-Q/s3300/calendar-2022-june_lovelace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4eJXZAeXufKLxJrsprXW5ijQITQJrayBo3BknxJer_3Dkf2BFIZo91QtLcdCxXKyEPuWB-TCs54xxxDaoho9_1vlwkxyanAtEzji-XVSL_ShX6jST_XkoP8J-wq2QiCV_MTNf04BazHJxnFfdajXPb439MMnE_zMInFfZtfaAFe8sRbRIEZmE_-Q/w465-h640/calendar-2022-june_lovelace.jpg" width="465" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupTj5wa-5qTXvjmvGmJ8FDl7C_CEABxVq-Ps54yY9OEUWtSj82qji2Bb9lXflfM0hM5Ui8aj0BWTWfb26U7FoAfylIOkFOaOfB3-JJjgjGe3tgkHQLMvo0iGWooCxO-iWRyPr9dNzr-Lynz40k8b8PSE7yPxf2teovfRLjr-ez7FCbZgGG-H24WpQ/s910/calendar-2022-june_detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="910" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupTj5wa-5qTXvjmvGmJ8FDl7C_CEABxVq-Ps54yY9OEUWtSj82qji2Bb9lXflfM0hM5Ui8aj0BWTWfb26U7FoAfylIOkFOaOfB3-JJjgjGe3tgkHQLMvo0iGWooCxO-iWRyPr9dNzr-Lynz40k8b8PSE7yPxf2teovfRLjr-ez7FCbZgGG-H24WpQ/w200-h200/calendar-2022-june_detail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Maud Hart Lovelace, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/804295">Betsy-Tacy and Tib</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/804295">Betsy-Tacy and Tib</a><span style="text-align: right;"> was a favorite for me and the girls for bedtime reading! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right;">peace ~</span></div><p><br /> </p><p></p></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-56591945998186933872022-05-01T04:22:00.000-04:002022-05-01T04:22:27.070-04:00May is here: live immediately!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkujAFhzaRTgPdTZ68iR113Nckeg5Pxzg_BOb8F2EMXs-1OAUOnAseureuHizeEzB8kx2il9CZCUgoKrduXfq3n6HGCGo-tFWC1UsRCZcqDGDGr60ACUPCsuG2ax9cDyy-lbwpwBuxBly_o10s0iFxq4LIFIDF3P8iCl7ZvdWQfwM7cqr2fGFj4kFl/s3300/calendar-2022-may_seneca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkujAFhzaRTgPdTZ68iR113Nckeg5Pxzg_BOb8F2EMXs-1OAUOnAseureuHizeEzB8kx2il9CZCUgoKrduXfq3n6HGCGo-tFWC1UsRCZcqDGDGr60ACUPCsuG2ax9cDyy-lbwpwBuxBly_o10s0iFxq4LIFIDF3P8iCl7ZvdWQfwM7cqr2fGFj4kFl/w480-h640/calendar-2022-may_seneca.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune's control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining?</i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><div style="text-align: center;">The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Seneca</div></i></span></blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>peace, virginia </i></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"></div></i></span><p></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><h1 class="quoteText" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></blockquote><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"></span></h1></blockquote><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-12957309638100214042022-03-31T13:33:00.002-04:002022-03-31T13:33:32.592-04:00April is upon us ... enjoy!!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtKTweKb5Rkg4i_c8aDRSM0EJAp6I_tkhdkaBDenMrHvae4tIf0xN9ZsG6TWjnkleQ0xPqLgkLDSZeyA0YMxzpgMVC0T5LqKikKjrvnErJAheTqVAeNAm8dbmfLlkiDfa2MtIuUgMlPXokWbdgWELK9HI2xcu4KtRXTfd-FgkY4chIwD2Nw3JKWNu/s3300/calendar-2022-april.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtKTweKb5Rkg4i_c8aDRSM0EJAp6I_tkhdkaBDenMrHvae4tIf0xN9ZsG6TWjnkleQ0xPqLgkLDSZeyA0YMxzpgMVC0T5LqKikKjrvnErJAheTqVAeNAm8dbmfLlkiDfa2MtIuUgMlPXokWbdgWELK9HI2xcu4KtRXTfd-FgkY4chIwD2Nw3JKWNu/w494-h640/calendar-2022-april.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="b-qt qt_553053" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #101010; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;"></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></h4><blockquote><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle,</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">but you are worthy of love and belonging.</span></h4></blockquote><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Brene Brown</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">peace ~</span></h4><p></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-62608791920666607832022-03-02T11:47:00.002-05:002022-03-02T11:47:38.719-05:00be the light ... <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-il2Mm6E4Y5r_QHg4boXtOmE94a0s28AOBCh7wtc8s0RmVz2VVzgnxiMVqj8PtneT1xeordTwk-1fYXdSrQxQ1jRV1xs5ILYmuPj_XxerQoYIWem9Z2GQoIVbsVCBT2JuCc2-qQNi_916ETd0ilGdIcowF9qXf-iSkmFTRrNUJ3Fy40KwhRUBp1rJ=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-il2Mm6E4Y5r_QHg4boXtOmE94a0s28AOBCh7wtc8s0RmVz2VVzgnxiMVqj8PtneT1xeordTwk-1fYXdSrQxQ1jRV1xs5ILYmuPj_XxerQoYIWem9Z2GQoIVbsVCBT2JuCc2-qQNi_916ETd0ilGdIcowF9qXf-iSkmFTRrNUJ3Fy40KwhRUBp1rJ=w494-h640" width="494" /></span></a></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Light is to darkness what love is to fear; </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">in the presence of one, the other disappears.</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Marianne Williamson</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />I have posted this collage on my P.O.P. site (<a href="https://society6.com/virginiafitzgerald">society6</a>and <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/virginiacreate/shop?artistUserName=virginiacreate&asc=u&iaCode=u-print-art">Redbubble</a>) and I will donate the entirety of my portion of the sale of this print, 'be the light ... ' to UNICEF to help the children in the Ukraine. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">print on <a href="https://society6.com/product/be-the-light6628744_print?sku=s6-23296111p4a1v45" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">society 6</a>:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-K77Fp7BRRCCqQJsnXIAsKaLHuUC5xF6pexLm4QyOkXc6HW20JeUgJyKlUJUS0j54TWxAOGGZwOMWx8wna9XxmMvt_K5cCHoaHGlw70hK5TZfEEWVrunkdkah3XrWggxkrr-c3-0w3rhq0ZCReVyDBg-arjvI7AFv2N-xZLffKhcweW0chYZlj3N-=s1064" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-K77Fp7BRRCCqQJsnXIAsKaLHuUC5xF6pexLm4QyOkXc6HW20JeUgJyKlUJUS0j54TWxAOGGZwOMWx8wna9XxmMvt_K5cCHoaHGlw70hK5TZfEEWVrunkdkah3XrWggxkrr-c3-0w3rhq0ZCReVyDBg-arjvI7AFv2N-xZLffKhcweW0chYZlj3N-=w200-h196" /></span></a></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://society6.com/product/be-the-light6628744_print?sku=s6-23296111p4a1v45" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://society6.com/product/be-the-light6628744_print?sku=s6-23296111p4a1v45</span></a></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Print on <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/be-the-light-by-Virginiacreate/103391524.1G4ZT?asc=u" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">redbubble</a>:<a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/be-the-light-by-Virginiacreate/103391524.1G4ZT?asc=u" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a></span></div></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/be-the-light-by-Virginiacreate/103391524.1G4ZT?asc=u" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/be-the-light-by-Virginiacreate/103391524.1G4ZT?asc=u</span></a></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></h4></div><div><h3 style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to go directly to UNICEF's site to donate directly</a>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.unicefusa.org</a></span></div></h3><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a></span></div><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; position: relative;"></h4><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I sat down yesterday to create this month's collage for my #virginiacreates monthly calendar - this collage came quite clearly to me. I didn't struggle with it or question it, which usually happens with most of my work. But this piece seemed to flow. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I was listening to an interview with the lovely and talented Anne Lamott (see link below) and she was speaking about the importance of being the light - especially for creatives - and so I named this collage, 'be the light ...' However as I was putting together my March calendar page I started seeing that this piece speaks to the heart-breaking situation in the Ukraine. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_xpxuZtuJ6109AdHH9jQJMJc35yZFrBJjUUwkov4eIVM4BYItkAb5C7IMIol77h_4rIMrN4eoxyXIaWNpW5oW5kBOWH8F2IZbaFCTtS8NzDC34X-7mX9QKZeaQpT3M9n6gBeGOm7XgHFYjYcLyIDsfpRAKKpOwgFLBMvVD70EVI2e34gCaxxgpt2l=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #f2084a; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_xpxuZtuJ6109AdHH9jQJMJc35yZFrBJjUUwkov4eIVM4BYItkAb5C7IMIol77h_4rIMrN4eoxyXIaWNpW5oW5kBOWH8F2IZbaFCTtS8NzDC34X-7mX9QKZeaQpT3M9n6gBeGOm7XgHFYjYcLyIDsfpRAKKpOwgFLBMvVD70EVI2e34gCaxxgpt2l=w150-h200" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I do with many of my collages I cut shapes from pages of different foreign text. I am always picking up foreign books when I see them!! Unknowingly I used pages from one of my book that is in a Slavic language. This particular book seems to be about Walt Disney and is in some East Slavic language though I am not sure which language. I love to use text in my work and especially text using different alphabets. I find lettering/text/language so inspiring and beautiful of many levels. </span></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFzWS-aah4xyTQapdGWhv0gj8GrCWjEWlkUpEkxYnOornGURw9wtcJcpEVK8NW6eMw2PSL4Rs594btxlt75zLeWvBHptalJKKxGjxfN3WB-dVn-WroOQRr62Q21y5vs11hSN_8JQpg9EGp9TcB-7nkaI6l7NbRjWD32pDDI48DA-D3s0rMpLS72y-e=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #f2084a; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFzWS-aah4xyTQapdGWhv0gj8GrCWjEWlkUpEkxYnOornGURw9wtcJcpEVK8NW6eMw2PSL4Rs594btxlt75zLeWvBHptalJKKxGjxfN3WB-dVn-WroOQRr62Q21y5vs11hSN_8JQpg9EGp9TcB-7nkaI6l7NbRjWD32pDDI48DA-D3s0rMpLS72y-e=w150-h200" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="150" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also when I first sat down to make this collage I felt the need to stamp a peace sign, something that I don't always do, but yesterday it felt important.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I mention all this because I really wasn't consciously thinking about the Ukraine crisis, but as I look at the finished collage I feel like it speaks to the crisis, peace & light with a slavic text sprinkled around. And this is an idea that Anne Lamott talks about, that we, as creatives, need to be open so that we are receptors of the world and that it what feeds our work.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; border: 0px; color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color,var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); display: -webkit-box; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size,var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size,inherit)); font-variant: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-variant,inherit); font-weight: 400; line-height: 2.6rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.2rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow,none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform,none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><a href="https://youtu.be/PhP5GmybvPM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A Conversation with Anne Lamott - 2007:</span></a></yt-formatted-string></h1></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/PhP5GmybvPM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Best-selling author Anne Lamott returns to San Diego with more hilarious tales of her life as a mother, daughter and writer who is drawn to the struggles of imperfect characters. The humor of host Dean Nelson puts the normally reclusive Lamott at ease and the two keep the audience laughing throughout this edition of the 2007 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. [4/2007] [Show ID: 12220]</span></a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><a href="https://youtu.be/PhP5GmybvPM" style="color: #f2084a; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://youtu.be/PhP5GmybvPM</span></a></yt-formatted-string></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-23436138110055881892022-02-01T09:13:00.004-05:002022-02-01T09:13:15.003-05:00T'is the month for self-love!! <p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr0bcp-kQGkgFbxOhhmJZGehnzJss1cglI96yah1D8n-JvFSKp5xZb3dCTSnEtYauNq8d2WZGwtuU44iuLivYjrwhPoQmm_SwZttZxCgtRf2t94hJSioONKtA2TjGQH1bc_9MKlzAd8QBOeuJ2ITSC2yt9nMyRdB5RfAEtZSWulDIciwpoUDIIUOTn=s1581" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="1260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr0bcp-kQGkgFbxOhhmJZGehnzJss1cglI96yah1D8n-JvFSKp5xZb3dCTSnEtYauNq8d2WZGwtuU44iuLivYjrwhPoQmm_SwZttZxCgtRf2t94hJSioONKtA2TjGQH1bc_9MKlzAd8QBOeuJ2ITSC2yt9nMyRdB5RfAEtZSWulDIciwpoUDIIUOTn=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.319999694824219px;">for your personal use - peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><h1 class="quoteText" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></h1><blockquote><h1 class="quoteText" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></h1><blockquote><h1 class="quoteText" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”</span></h1><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"> </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333;">Jean Shinoda Bolen</span></div></span><p></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333;"></span></span></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I felt that this was a good quote for this month of love, as we must remember to be kind to ourselves, and shower ourselves with love as we would a valentine !! Self-love and self compassion are so important as only when we love ourselves, truly love ourselves, can we really love another. </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">and remember that YOU are <b>ENOUGH</b>! </h2><p style="text-align: center;">as is! full stop!! </p><p style="text-align: center;">sending love, Virginia</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="authorOrTitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-18548827810149462382022-01-02T22:33:00.000-05:002022-01-02T22:33:15.505-05:00this is the year for our wildest manifestations ...<h1 style="text-align: center;">Happy 2022!!!</h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd3cffO303nxhSTpCqTeqEUvJmYhYS0N0X8gC-NoGu4GYEM7gItjrHAh17SLnHTzBtIE76L37b-BGG9OaQw2n5TYiiS01d87X4CQReKS6PVxktl4SLADGl27zeMHyaTIF1oFrUA1RtBIQ4JiVV-7dGIMwWy4iApDGwBMgPLQAE_-wkrGP8tLBGnjdK=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd3cffO303nxhSTpCqTeqEUvJmYhYS0N0X8gC-NoGu4GYEM7gItjrHAh17SLnHTzBtIE76L37b-BGG9OaQw2n5TYiiS01d87X4CQReKS6PVxktl4SLADGl27zeMHyaTIF1oFrUA1RtBIQ4JiVV-7dGIMwWy4iApDGwBMgPLQAE_-wkrGP8tLBGnjdK=w495-h640" width="495" /></a></div><p></p><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Letting go creates the space we need to welcome our wildest manifestations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Taj Arora</span></div></h1><br /><br /><br /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-22043545132089807302021-12-01T13:26:00.000-05:002021-12-01T13:26:27.094-05:00it is the time for your december calendar and time for home ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKYJGy4-GKqdaagrsO2ABJLVtI3UIo7Y3PAJ5kUXh6qY96x0pDiBM1IMj4Dv4j1C6W5y2N9aKGI7I295wcsSCJ-lY6Hgn4bRgnEROPhJAiQgCbuhzy8m3Y1zzIOfRVg0z8YmdzeRxzB8/s2048/calendar-2021-december.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKYJGy4-GKqdaagrsO2ABJLVtI3UIo7Y3PAJ5kUXh6qY96x0pDiBM1IMj4Dv4j1C6W5y2N9aKGI7I295wcsSCJ-lY6Hgn4bRgnEROPhJAiQgCbuhzy8m3Y1zzIOfRVg0z8YmdzeRxzB8/w464-h640/calendar-2021-december.png" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is the time for home.”</div><div style="text-align: center;">Edith Sitwell</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you and peaceful and calm month of december.</div><div style="text-align: center;">peace, virginia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521343906048864497.post-55583858391832931782021-11-17T17:32:00.000-05:002021-11-17T17:32:00.834-05:00my #dressproject 2005-present ...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIswhp50-zha77xtbNk1KlycvKkXQM6dJBUVYlnDqtC9YGM43wKWFt7VnB9pml_B4BaKF2Jll79J5mhVSRoPjb52Gc51R2ixECrNovXsAvhsM82qiNggWG1CbReCTgJf7vGtw48yaS6Es/s2048/IMG_8626.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIswhp50-zha77xtbNk1KlycvKkXQM6dJBUVYlnDqtC9YGM43wKWFt7VnB9pml_B4BaKF2Jll79J5mhVSRoPjb52Gc51R2ixECrNovXsAvhsM82qiNggWG1CbReCTgJf7vGtw48yaS6Es/s320/IMG_8626.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'lilith's room ...' manhattanville </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">Today I had the honor of speaking to the students at Manhattanville College about 'lilith's room ...' and my #dressproject. Here is the slideshow that I created for the talk. A little visual review of how I am #vadressobsessed ~ </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRru861S_Ztel1EedVUii-jsbmKrpAz07XE9plHsmB435khFNnHVuhbCxQRj86qexHt-kGpGVcxXgJn/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b2b2b2;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmU_ybgK18mbr8uKPgfNIZm4uXgUg4od42na56dqSYqWByEeeUScgevlUorrN5SA_bEGzarjk2T_lMmm3SygBEHWEl_WjpkPLvqpvrlgseIXrj3rBuzvbNAdozIkl5sAgZjst5ITewxs/s2048/IMG_8627.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmU_ybgK18mbr8uKPgfNIZm4uXgUg4od42na56dqSYqWByEeeUScgevlUorrN5SA_bEGzarjk2T_lMmm3SygBEHWEl_WjpkPLvqpvrlgseIXrj3rBuzvbNAdozIkl5sAgZjst5ITewxs/s320/IMG_8627.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'this is me ... a work in progress' and 'flirt ...' <br />manhattanville college</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJayzykMoupoF29pQozWmhJg0eQuJsDy3ZB_s6qGgNNCl5jQPkX10wvcW5Aq-sswIUdx39UiiwGL2shzAgHbBOYvVa0YgwVpI0J61NpJ5L_j6gm374p8ugHgBv55jI0DzHQnMkSVJXl7o/s2048/Postcard-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJayzykMoupoF29pQozWmhJg0eQuJsDy3ZB_s6qGgNNCl5jQPkX10wvcW5Aq-sswIUdx39UiiwGL2shzAgHbBOYvVa0YgwVpI0J61NpJ5L_j6gm374p8ugHgBv55jI0DzHQnMkSVJXl7o/s320/Postcard-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834115664819362452noreply@blogger.com02900 Purchase St, Purchase, NY 10577, USA41.032206 -73.7157819999999912.721974212444763 -108.87202931779098 69.342437787555241 -38.559534682209005