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Showing posts with label Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quotes. Show all posts

December 31, 2018

Optimism in the New Year



"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, 
whispering, 'It will be happier.'"
-Alfred Lord Tennyson


Ready or not, here comes a new year!
No list of unattainable resolutions for me;
I'm keeping it plain and simple as outlined in this "Ultimate List"~




"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution 
long after the excitement of the moment has passed." 
-Cavett Robert




I choose to be optimistic with a can-do attitude!
Care to join me?




Happy New Year from My Paisley World!


September 22, 2018

Welcome, Autumn!




Autumn is such a glorious time of year!
A season when the chilly air calls us
to snuggle into our sweaters while sipping our
favorite warm drinks from mugs.
Enjoy my selection of things that speak of autumn.
Crisp, cozy, autumn.




"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall."
-Oscar Wilde


Alan Shapiro Photography


Curious Print Pattern


"Wild is the music of autumnal winds amongst the faded woods."
-William Wordsworth






"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
-Albert Camus






"And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep 
and autumn was awakened." -Raquel Franco






"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile."
-William Cullen Bryant






"How beautifully leaves grow old! How full of life and color are their last days!"
-John Burroughs






Want more?


August 25, 2018

The Artistic Whimsy of Mia Charro



The fresh, fantastic art of Mia Charro!

Mia is an artist from Amorebieta, Spain who loves 
walking through the woods and practicing yoga.
Her art is inspired by nature, fairy tales, and magic!
I love how she crowns each bird or animal with a wreath of blooms!
Happy, whimsical, fun!












My fave---You know I love her glasses!




Much more of Mia's art here:




Images used with direct permission from Mia Charro.

August 23, 2018

Appreciating the Moon



Our moon~ bright, brilliant, luminous.
It never ceases to draw us, to infatuate us.

Enjoy these images and quotes,
then a few of my very own lunar jewelry creations!


I See the Moon
~author unknown

I see the moon
and the moon sees me.
God bless the moon 
and God bless me.
When I see the moon
and the stars so bright,
I thank the Lord
for day and night.



“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.” 
― Galileo Galilei




“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” 
― J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings




"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?
You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor."
Psalm 8: 3-5




"I never really thought about how, when I look at the moon, 
it’s the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette 
and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at. 
-Susan Beth Pfeffer




“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. 
then your love would also change.” 
― William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet




“The moon is friend for the lonesome to talk to.”
-Carl Sandburg 




“Go slowly, my lovely moon, go slowly.” 
-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner




"Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars."
Psalm 148:1-3








 






See these necklaces and more in my Etsy shop,



January 1, 2018

A New Year's Challenge to Make Mistakes



I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. 
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, 
trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, 
changing yourself, changing your world. 
You're doing things you've never done before, 
and more importantly, you're doing something.
-Neil Gaiman

Based on this quote, I'm sharing with you
various thoughts on mistakes.
Make them, 
learn from them, 
then move onward and upward!
Make it a great year!
















Happy New Year from My Paisley World!
~LuAnn