i left my heart in Brisbane.. .

with these people & their stories of courage & heartache, hardship & hope.. .how i love them & ache for their losses
"tears are words the heart can't say"
sending my love & prayers

"she's no bigger than a pumpkin seed"

& cherished, oh so!

'.'

Autumn colours, clam chowder & dinner rolls share a little loveliness today!!!

O gentle Winter solace,

1. Now where did I bury my bone?, 2. messenger bags, 3. Keyed Up earrings, 4. White heart, 5. Musical styles in tatting, 6. crape myrtle, 7. Untitled, 8. Ornamental Quad, 9. Untitled, 10. 26th, 11. jacques town house, 12. Untitled, 13. Connected, 14. Untitled, 15. constellation, 16. Untitled, 17. Untitled, 18. Untitled, 19. Tea time with fairies..., 20. remember book: cherry pear berries



how you move me!!!

today, i welcome you!!!

{& because there are one million thoughts swirling & tumbling amongst the flakes of falling snow{& into my heart}, i send some to you.. . can you hear them?} :)

.. .with courage

remembering {not two Sundays ago}
a pink peony night, teeming with the vivacity of giggles & an audacious amount of the startlingly beautiful{friendship~such as it is!!!}, the whimper of a thoughtful babe{& her smiles} & the loveliness of their hearts.. .& being

resolved {to}
.. .Have courage to hope
& endeavour to Sparkle!!!

{today is}
a day beaming with the brightness of a clean slate
& the loveliness of snow!!!

Augment & Burgeon!!! {bloom & grow}

today i wish i could sew words into bright jewels, shimmering mountains of the buoyant & blithe, outlined in silken murmurs of the heart's inner-self! i wish i could hyphenate moments with elastic happiness, the kind that reverberates into a crescendo of the truly sublime, swirling in an affable blend of the tangible &; the hoped-for.. .an ever-increasing graciousness sparkling into the sunset at eventide, when bliss is found in shooting stars & dreams are swung on the wind, heralding that verduous apothecary of love!!! Beware, my agile old nemesis Self-doubt, Move on, you unctuous & crippling Self-pity, for i am{we are, my dear friends?} still nimble & hopeful!! still ripe in the comforting arms of healing-balm, & Nature's own good grace!!!

& these images to express what my heart feels!!!

{image 1 & 6 unknown, 2-5 from sanctuary blog

live in dreams

& believe that they can be!!!

Have a lovely, new, & beautifully fresh new year!!!