January 2012
5 posts
The Paintings of Jeremy Lipking
Hey, do you recognize this girl? I think I know her…
That’s right, she’s me: Marie Fleur.
Jeremy Lipking and his sparkling wife Danielle are probably two of the coolest folks I’ve ever met & I consider them dear old friends now. It’s an honor to be immortalized by one of the most famous young painters in the country. (Snoop Dog has even commissioned...
December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
HIGH above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic...
The Dancer
The Dancer Butterfly Or falling leaf, Which ought I to imitate In my dancing? And if she were to admit The world weaved by her feet Is leafless, is incomplete? And if she abandoned it, Broke the pivoted dance, Set loose the audience? Then would the moon go raving, The moon, the anchorless Moon go swerving Down at the earth for a catastrophic kiss. Philip Larkin
September 2011
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foodlatio: Los Angeles, I Love You →
foodlatio:
You met her at a bar. She was a perfect 10. Actress. Model. Dancer. Whatever.
You’ve seen her in pictures, watched her on TV, and heard about her from friends but you always wondered. And now she is right in front of you, but there’s just one problem, she’s a raging bitch.
She rarely…
poèmes d'amour... à boire!
I Carry Your Heart i carry your heart with me(i carry it inmy heart)i am never without it(anywherei go you go,my dear;and whatever is doneby only me is your doing,my darling) i fearno fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i wantno world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is youhere is the deepest...
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June 2011
2 posts
Science de l'amour!
“Je tiens à vous faire lire la science de l’amour dans le livre de vie. La science de l’amour! Les mots font écho doucement dans mon âme. C’est la seule chose que je veux savoir.” Saint Thérèse de Lisieux
Victorian Ruby & Diamond Ring →
I wonder who BBL was & what happened “9-14-1893?” I heard it was good to invest in gold but what about rubies??
May 2011
3 posts
OMG that dress!: velvet →
omgthatdress:
Velvet originated in Kashmir, a region famous for the production of rich and fine textiles. It moved along the silk road into the Middle East, where it was worn by the nobility of Baghdad from the 8th century. By the 10th century, Cairo had become the world’s largest manufacturer of velvet. Some time in the 13th century, around the time of the Italian Rennaissance,...
March 2011
3 posts
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Top 20 Female American vintage jazz singers of the...
The order constantly changes… & of course I’m missing some.
1. Eartha Kitt- b. January 17, 1927 North, South Carolina 2. Ella Fitzgerald- b. April 25, 1917 Newport News, Virginia 3. Billie Holiday- b April 7, 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4. Jane Green- b. January 2, 1897 Kentucky 5. Kay Starr- b. July 21, 1922 Dougherty, Oklahoma 6. Lena Horne- b. June 30,...
Circles
Lucas Jennis (1590-1630) engraving
Vacca asked the Buddha:
“Do do you hold that the soul of the saint exists after death?”
“I do not hold that the soul of the saint exists after death”
“Do you hold that the soul of the saint does not exist after death?”
“I do not hold that the soul of the saint does not exist after death.”
“Where is...
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Rubies: King of Gems
Edwardian Ruby Ring via Lang Antiques (priced at 33K)
Alchemists thought of the ruby as a symbol of the “Philosopher’s Stone” or “Elixir of Life”:
“He that has once the flower of the sun, The perfect ruby which we call elixir Not only can do that, but, by its virtue Can confer honour, love, respect, long life, Give safety, valour, ya, and victory, To whom he...
February 2011
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Coconut Cherry Cake
If anything on earth makes me feel feminine it’s baking & that’s why I adore it. It was my darling mother’s birthday so I was determined to create an epic cake! Coconut Cherry Layer Cake: (what’s in it?) The cake: standard white cake but substitute coconut milk for water Icing: unsweetened coconut, vanilla, coconut milk, unsalted butter, sour cream, confectioners...
January 2011
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November 2010
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Black Elk & the story of the sacred hoop- HAPPY...
“Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I say the sacred hoop of my people was...
September 2010
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