Posts tagged: blue

The Voice of the Tides 3/4/24

The Voice of the Tides  3/4/24
This week, I'm thinking about water.  Today, we are heading to Florida, where I'll be doing a trunk show at the Gasparilla Inn.   I'm looking forward to some down time too, walking the beach and watching the waves.   There's no sense in me searching for a good metaphor for that restorative feeling of being by the sea, because I know that you already know precisely what it is that I'm trying to say.

There's just so much good stuff to learn from the sea.  You can skip reading right now, and go pick up Anne Morrow Lindbergh's "A Gift from the Sea".  You'll be glad you did.   But I've got a Love Note left here to create, so I guess I'll pick up my proverbial pencil and let my thoughts flow ...  how about this (I have been giving it some thought all week) ...  the ebb and flood of tides are a mirror of life.  Rushing and receding.  No phase lasting forever.   READ MORE

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Out of the Blues 212/24

Out of the Blues 212/24
In last week's note, I shared that I was feeling a case of the blues.  So many of you, dear readers, reached back to me with a tender word.    How do I thank you?   It was like a tall drink of water.  I was talking with a friend about the beautiful outpouring from both friends and friends-whom-I-have-not-yet-met, and she posited that perhaps there is something empowering about dropping the facade.  My friend likened it to Truman Capote's swans - all that energy expended in creating the perfect visage, whereas inner strength can most be found in seeing and owning one's true self, imperfections and all.   READ MORE

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In the Pink 2/4/24

In the Pink 2/4/24
Aaah what is it about some weeks?   This one was not my week.  The ugly beast of my insomnia raised its dragon head.   The little things and a few big ones that didn't go my way seemed overwhelming.   I know it helps to put the words down on paper (proverbially or preferably in an especially beautiful journal).   I'm writing it down here, because I hope it might help just one of my dear readers to know you're not alone if you're having some mid winter blues, big or small.  READ MORE

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Lady Sings the Blues 10/30/23

Lady Sings the Blues 10/30/23

Today's theme is all about blues, although I'm feeling anything but blue ...

"Fish in the sea, you know how I feel,
River running free, you know how I feel ...
It's a new dawn, it's a new day ...
And I'm feeling guuh-ooooood"
as sung by Nina Simone

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Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue 6/19/23

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue 6/19/23
Everyone in my husband's family loves chocolate.  Me, not such a fan.   I like strawberries.  And blueberries.  And with downcast eyes,  l do hereby humbly confess, I like white chocolate sometimes too.  I know, it does taste like soap and it's not even chocolate.  I also am a big fan of the red, white and blue.     READ MORE

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