Artwork by Lori-Anne C.
Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man[kind], the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth. –Menachem Begin
Despite the disappointment and sadness in my heart today, I am dropping in to bring you flowers. If you are a United States citizen, you need to turn away from the television, put down your phone, and spend a moment with the pretty.
About the Image: The featured art is the work of my Love Notes friend, Lori-Anne C. She makes some of the most exquisite sunflower art. You can see more of her beauties here: Envelope Full of Sunflowers and You’re Entitled to You. Like the other two, the piece above was sent in celebration of women. The purple tulip and sunflower are especially special to me, since they’re symbolic of my relationship with my sister (also named Lori Ann), whose favorite flower was the purple tulip.
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Ok, a moment with the pretty, and thinking of Begin’s sacrifice, and of the Cherry Blossoms of my home city, and my estranged uncle who works for the DC Park Police (or maybe it was the Capitol Police, I forget which), being tangled up in all this mess, and my family members out in NE, and Petworth, and Riverdale (Ward 9, as we used to joke, if you know any DC folks or lingo): and how this just cannot be happening…
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Ohhhh…I feel your words. I’m sorry that you have a relative tangled up in this mess–and I’m sorry we’re all tangled up in this mess in one way or the other. Hugs…
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Hugs
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The whole world has gone crazy! Thanks for being a bright spot in a grey day!
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Not exactly the whole world… But thanks for enjoying the “bright spot.”
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Beautiful work of art. Great post. Happy for you.
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I agree! Lori-Anne makes fab pieces!!! Thanks for stopping in, Christine!
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Love the fabulous piece of art!
Happy Thursday, Chandra!
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Happy Friday!!! Thanks for loving Lori-Anne’s artwork!
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Deep breath. Let’s all remember what it is we’re fighting for. Beauty. Not just for ourselves but for everyone. You remind me of the song “Bread and Roses.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNQs6gSOkeU The song starts about halfway in.
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Deep breath, indeed. I’ll check out the video later. Thanks! I’m taking a very short break from thinking about numbers. Why don’t people understand that [most?] English Professors don’t want to think about numbers and pie charts?!
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You too? I’m hopeless with numbers.
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Yes! I had to give up and let someone else handle the numbers part.
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Lovely! Thank you.
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Thank YOU!
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A colorful bit of beauty!
I’m glad you are a part of ‘My Corner of the World’ this week! A link back would be appreciated 🙂
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🙂 So lovely!
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Thank you, Sheila!!!
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