New luxuries.

Fresh sheets
A clean desk
An entire day where I have nothing to do.
Beautiful luggage to globe trot with
Weeds that look like flowers.
Beauty products that actually work
An old-school Leica film camera
Not being in a rush
Things made by hand
A vintage Rolex
Having fewer items instead of tons of junk.
People and places that haven't been discovered yet.
Swimming in the ocean (but not anywhere along our coastline!)
Having cupboards filled with pretty china and glass.
Humor - not taking stuff too seriously
A cleaned-out closet.
Good coffee
A Lee Industries sofa.
Being more instead of having more
Caring less about what others think and more just what makes us happy.

Pre-Mother's Day Luncheon @ Huntington Gardens

Mother dearest and I spent a lovely day at the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena. We had high tea at the Rose Garden Tea Room and walked around the beautiful grounds.

There was something terribly wrong with the camera I was using. There is tons of noise in the photos. I lost the charger to my trusty Fuji Finepix so I had to bring along an older camera.

Of course we had to stop and smell the roses.

Confession

For now, I found a balance, one that works for me, and I work hard every day to keep it that way. To keep things simple. I write about life, about relationships, about love, about creating and creating some more, about the good in my world. A world that is all about family, friends, and faith, one where I can create and by myself. What more could a girl need?

Hearts.

Once you learn how to draw a heart, you just want to keep doing it. There's something calming and satisfying about drawing them. Maybe it has to do with symmetry, and the curves.

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