Paradise

Follow your path, unburdened and free, and know paradise.

Rooster in magenta and gold

Choosing to focus on their beauty to balance out the murderous thoughts I have been having at their unholy crowing at 2 a.m that is akin to them pecking my eyes out!! Pretty hey?!

Rooster in magenta and gold by Amber Alexander

Simply beautiful

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. 

photograph by Elena Kalis

Pimp My Ride

My manifestation/vision board is getting awfully empty these days - one vision and dream after the next coming true and being realized! So an aqua blue 57 Chevy it is - parked outside our dream house overlooking the harbour with it's white picket fence and the interior chock a block with love, authenticity and a fabulous collection of vintage chenille. I've got to get my landscaping pictures up on my board now! What I love most about my new car(t), which was a birthday present from my pretty amazing husband, is the reaction other people have when we drive by - huge smiles and delight......that's just how I like to ride!

With my 3 year old in her panties and my 14 year old in an oversized t-shirt, we set out on a golf cart adventure to collect one of every different kind of flower we could find on the island. So wonderful to have the opportunity to see familiar things with new eyes. We counted petals, looked at the different stamen, were almost blinded by the brilliant colors, saw flowers that we had never seen before and squealed in delight at finding tiny little flowers that would have gone by unnoticed had we not been paying attention. I had Louis Armstrong playing in my head. We ended our adventure at the house of a wonderful woman from The Ukraine eating freshly made brioche and playing bingo.........but that's a whole other story :-) Happy May Day!