Sunday, December 27, 2009

This weekend I'm so....


....blissed from holiday loveliness.  Like this:



A camellia, plucked on a Christmas walk.



Finding a wonderful new blog, the Little Deer, featuring this beautiful photo of a girl in sunlit hallway filled with paintings, drawings and photographs...And this charm to fight the blues:




Saying goodbye to my friend Liss at Daydream Lily. I will miss her during the several weeks that she's traveling...



But I will think of her visiting this exotic and beautiful place.



I love holidays for the simple pleasure of listening to gorgeous music, like the harp masterpieces played by Catrin Finch...



A sample:  Aria Mit 30 Veränderungen ...

The perfect music to accompany an afternoon of reading. Yesterday, I re-read a few of my favorite stories in this book, Interesting Women...



Andrea Lee writes so beautifully: "We pause alongside the back garden wall, where the stone urns are full of yellowing geraniums. From here, on those rare clear blue days that sometimes descend on Turin without warning, one can see green slopes sweeping down to the city; streets and buildings and factories as if in a diorama; and beyond the Po, rising into the sunlight, the snowcapped wall of the Alps."

Love.

PS: I'm very proud to tell you that I took the top photo of the camellia with my iphone camera!

20 comments:

Louis Duke Photography said...

Tina!

This is a really great post.

It was such a pleasure to read.

I am really, really impressed with the top photograph. Especially impressed that you took it with an iPhone. It is really great!!

Holiday Cheer!

Louis

Anonymous said...

I can't believe you took that photo with your iPhone!! It's beautiful!
Aneta
BobbinTalk

Unknown said...

A beautiful post. Pretty incredible cell phone picture!

Erimentha said...

love this post!

:) wow, i love your header too!

xoxox

Laura Trevey said...

I will check out that book ~~ looks very interesting :)

xoxo

Vanessa Kiki Johanning said...

What a great book! ... and photo! .... and Quote! .... well shucks ... The whole darn blog is just amazing!
Speaking of interesting women!!!

That is you! LOL

Happy holidays!!!

Vanessa
RhinestoneContessa.com

Ciara Brehony said...

Gorgeous photos!

Sending every warm, festive wish to you and yours for a wonderful, prosperous year to come!

SabinePsynopsis said...

The time between Christmas and New Year has a certain magic quality, doesn't it? Thank you so much for your lovely, encouraging comment! Blogs like yours are a real inspiration! Sabine x

Rajnai Rebeka said...

OH that first photo!!!
and I really liked the second, too. When I'll have a flat, I'll have a huge wall, that I'll cover with millions of frames.....

Mama-Face said...

I am in love with the photo of the girl in the hallway...i've been looking for a photo just like that.

My iphone takes pretty darn good pictures; I was really surprised. Love the flower and love the book recommendation.

I say love way too much. :)

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

Lovely post- that flower is gorgeous.

Mary-Laure said...

Ah the Taj Mahal... I will never forget it. It seems to float against the sky...

Taylor Kitto / The Little Deer said...

thank you for mentioning me!
i do adore your blog, so so so much!
xoox
thelittledeers.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

I can't believe that you took that picture with your iPhone. It looks so amazing. :D

I wish I were going to amazing places, but I can only look at the pictures of them for now and dream.

lucy said...

I loved reading this post. It was really interesting! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

wow! I just discovered you and I think your blog is quite wonderful. Love the photos, and that girl in the hallway! So delicate and pristine, the picture is such a story teller.

Stay creative and keep smilin,
Julia

p.s. I'm going to follow you from now on through Bloglovin' and I'd be honored if you followed me!

umama said...

Gorgeous photo, and definitely a reason why I want an iphone!!!

Sarah Engel said...

beautiful photo and i love the saying. little deer is such a cute blog, thanks for finding and sharing. xo

Karishma said...

wow these are beautiful pictures! I love your Blog

Anonymous said...

Interesting Women is one of my very favorite books!
{i just included it in the gift guide on my blog.}
i've never heard anyone else mention it so i was really excited to see it here!