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Happy Mother’s Day

I’m celebrating mine with a stunning raspberry pastry from Bottega Louie and a steaming cup of Earl Grey tea in my favorite tea cup. How are you celebrating yours?

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by on May 13, 2012  •  Permalink
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Blooming Mondays: Explosions of Color

It’s spring. Really, is there anything to do but laugh and spin?

by on April 30, 2012  •  Permalink
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Pearls Of Wisdom

Many times in my life, I have navigated situations with the grace of an elephant in a candy store. I have felt the need to prove myself with all the subtlety of a brass band in a library, afraid to be silent or still long enough to learn from others. I have shrunk from the [...]

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Blooming Mondays: Never Boring

I never used to be a tulips girl. I thought they were boring. I had these expectations around what constituted an exciting flower, for hell’s sake. Isn’t it funny, the stories we hold in our head about what’s exciting, how things should be, the way the world is supposed to look. I’m discovering that I [...]

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Posted by emmajames on April 23, 2012

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Wishes In The Wind

Pick a dandelion. Make a wish. Blow a long, forceful kiss. And wonder whether the seeds of your dreams will grow into sun-mimicking flowers, to weave into crowns, or just weeds, to be violently ripped from dusty cracks of abandoned pavement.

by on March 30, 2012  •  Permalink
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