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celebrating the day in subtle shades of green




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Harrys Girls

Lucy Snowe Photography

Suet Yi ceramics

Cookstah

Lady R Santi



blessings

Red or Gray Art

Your Gift

"Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen" ~ Robert Bresson

Your unique vision is your gift to the world!

everyday gift of light

let your little light shine

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Everyday Gifts by Amy Duncan

The straight stitching of the apron edge, the pressed edges of the handkerchief, the sheen of the silk thread…as I gathered up the remnants of my mother’s sewing basket, I couldn’t help but admire the intricacy…the time and attention that contributed to this handiwork…the delicacy of the linen which belies its strength over time.  And though she has passed away, I was reminded that these designs are indicative of the everyday gifts she left me

always do your best; anything worth doing is worth doing well

creativity is a worthwhile pursuit

there is beauty in the simple

you are stronger than you think

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a guest post by Amy Duncan of Four Corner Design

Fallen Flower

i was putting some tulips in an old jar today....

and one broke off about half way down the stem.

'sigh'

I picked it up, placed it in an antique bottle....

and realized...

it too was a gift.  

stacked treasures

Today was CRAZY.....

things definitely did not go as planned.....

But when I finally had a moment....I took a deep breath...

stacked a few treasures....

another deep breath.... 

click goes the nikon.... 

counting blessings....

and all is well.

Today....

Lemons or Lemonade?

......

Every Moment is a Gift....

xxo, Kim

a gift given ... giving again

last weekend at a local music production

i was delighted to see my dear friend becky chinn

becky and i met years ago while taking a watercolour painting class together.

this gentle soul, with equally gentle brush strokes

fills my heart at every meeting ...

in herself she is a gift to me

as a classical violinist and teacher

she shares her gifts of music

and art with many

after we embraced, she excitedly asked if i had seen her painting in the foyer ...

go see, she said ... go see!

{the foyer held a gallery of local art work}

i slipped back out to look, but her work wasn't hanging ...

her little watercolour painting was sitting on a table

with a note beside it

the story on the note goes something like this ...

when becky was 10 years old, she had a little japanese friend

who gave her a set of japanese stacking, or nesting dolls

as a gift

time passed and the two young girls, now women, lost touch ...

when tragedy struck japan march 11th

becky felt a strong urge to reconnect to her friend,

to find her gift of long ago ...

she wasn't sure when she went searching

if these dolls had survived

her two daughters playtimes

but ... she did find them ...

in tact ~ paint still as vibrant

as she remembered.

and then she did what becky does ...

she picked up her paint brush

and painted lovely little studies

she made prints

and was offering them that evening for ten dollars each

in efforts to raise funds to help

the people of japan ...

her little friends gift 

given to her

is giving again.

the seal is becky's chinese signature stamp

every day

there are gifts

about us that reach

further than we can imagine

xo

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let your little light shine

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Life's a Gift .... Say.... Yes