1. I weep as I write.
2. There are several of you who I admire.
3. You will remain a part of my daily life.
4. This is my last blog post.
You see my friends,
It's about time.
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| anita rivera |
It's about time
I say goodbye.
Because
I no longer have the time to:
develop my own photography
create meaningful blog posts
and
work as a full-time French teacher
while aspiring to be
a real poet.
In our blogging world where
a beautiful home
arts and crafts
and obtaining desirable things
is mainstream
I have no more to offer.
I enjoy using music
and
stunning imagery
to accompany my own words.
But I can't produce
my own rhythms
my own rhythms
or
my own visuals that reflect my life.
my own visuals that reflect my life.
There.
I've written one true sentence
at a time
to compose this narrative
because
Oh...
I forgot
the truest sentence of all:
the truest sentence of all:
I love you.
272 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 272 of 272hi Anita!
It feels really great to be back at blogging and hearing from you. Man, at this entry you have 200 comments. Great!!!
You make me feel so great. I hope you have a great day and that your weather will get more pleasant. I loved hearing from you!!!!
♥, Renae
My dearest Anita, mon Amie,
I understand. There's so much of life to live and sometimes blogging takes too much of it. You've never failed to inspire us my friend. thank you for all that you have shared with us. I'd like to leave you with a little secret I haven't told very many people... I'm going to Paris this year!!! Shhhh Even though my French stinks, I'm going to Paris!! Love you may darling. Blessings galore, Edie Marie
Anita, you wore MUSK too hehehe? Weren't those styles something else? This one particular dress on my post my mom made for my Confirmation at church. This friend of mine had all the latest things before I ever did and she introduced them to me, fashion, jewelry, music. Oh Yes, DO call your friend from high school. I bet she'd love to hear from you.
Enjoy your weekend, Anita. :~)
Anita, you will be missed, but I do understand your decision, especially with your teaching profession! Somehow, many of your poems meshed with my own experiences and sentiments at that precise moment in time; so I thank you for all of them. It is with sadness that I say good-bye, but perhaps another time, another place our paths shall cross again....
I just wanted to come and say hi to you here....it feels like "home" for so many reasons. :) Guess what? I'm typing on a keyboard! A little bluetooth one, it's so cute....now my clumsy fingers won't mess up the typing... ;)))
Thank you again ever so much, dear one. Have a beautiful Sunday....
Love you! ♡
Roberta, hello! I hope you can receive my comment on your blog about Greece and here....I thank you so much for coming to visit and to leave a comment! I will not be gone forever, but rather, I am teaching and writing poetry. I intend to write a book from my blog content as well! Thank you for such a kind word this morning! Blessings to you, and I will be back! Anita
Hello my dear versifying poetic artistic friend!!!
I'm late to getting over here, (running on the sluggish side this week sigh...)
Oh how I would LOVE to see some pictures of your dear father's pond, train waterwheel!!!
I was so glad to hear your fond memories of his creative pleasure!! Yes yes write a poem of it!! :-D
Thank you for coming over and visiting my Uncle's railroad!! He is turning eighty next month and when I share the blog link with him he will see all the wonderful comments below!!
Hope you are having a joyous Sunday and week ;-)
The Mousiekins send their good thought cheers and love to the "T" and hope to see his new train set as soon as he finagles it!! Hee hee hee! xx oo Linnie
Bonjour dear Anita.
Merci for your visit this morning... Having trouble with my email, will try again later today..
Yes, he was the sweetest man... I do not know what region of France he was from.. It would be very interesting to know.
So happy you enjoyed walking down memory lane with me.. Yes, I think you should gather your photos. Bisous, dear friend!
hi my sweet friend, Anita! Oh yes your idea of wearing a crisp white blouse and diamond studs are perhaps going to be in this re-creating a polyvore, perhaps next time. I am really into those Polyvores now days. I am because I figured out how to make them under $50 options per item. True, my thrift outfits are always below $50 for the entire ensemble, not per item. But heck, that is still having a great outfit without breaking the bank in some form or another. So great to see YOUR COMMENTS on my post again! You ROCK!!!!! ♥, Renae
Oh Anita, somehow I missed this post. In a way I wish I had missed it, if only to know that a new post would be coming soon. I am so sad to hear that you have decided to stop blogging completely. You are not only a very loving, but talented lady as well. I enjoyed reading your beautiful words, looking at your fairy tale images and your own photo's, which are REALLY good. I so wish you had more time and energy to continue.
I think I understand though. When you have been blogging for such a long time, like the two of us, it's difficult to find something new. Perhaps 'new' things are not to be found in the blog world, but in real life. I may decide to follow your example one day. I hope we haven't lost you completely Anita. It would make me even sadder.
Sending you lots of LOVE too!
Madelief xox
hope you are well and war. I myself have lost it. This morning I looked out the french door 5 feet blew up on it. I saw a squirrel
digging next to the window till he made it to the top. I tapped the window, he poped down the hole and I watched him go home in the tunnel. Birds are feed and I am painting. Snowed in. yvonne
Hello darling friend,
Just checking in and wishing you a wonderful week. Hope you are feeling better by now! Thinking of you!
xx, Heather
Hello darling friend,
Just checking in and wishing you a wonderful week. Hope you are feeling better by now! Thinking of you!
xx, Heather
Dear Anita, how are you? I hope everything is going well with you. I miss your words. Sending love,
Sylvia
Dear Anita, how are you?
I hope everything is going great for you. I miss your words.
Sending Love,
Sylvia
Thank you so much, my dearest Anita..........what a joy that you visit me in my winter cottage.........you are a sunshine on this cold and grey day! Have a wonderful week, with love and hugs,
Jade, Sheila & the cats ;)
Thank you for stopping by, Anita. Always a pleasure to hear from you, dear.
Enjoy celebrating love, Valentine's Day and every day.
xoxo
You sweet thing you... How sweet of you to come meet Henry... Merci, dear friend... You always lift my heart with your kind words..
Thank you so much for your constant encouragement.. You are a dear friend.
BISOUS!
Dearest Anita - oh - you know what? You put into words, what i'm going to as well. I don't want to give up blogging completely, but i want to find a different way to do it ... and am not there yet. I tried to compose a post after i got home today, remembering your lovely mail from today, but couldn't really find the words yet. There is too much to do, that needs our enery no? I feel, more time has to go into my art itself ... i feel with you, very much. Will be back over E.mail!
Dear Anita - I am so sorry to read that you are giving up blogging. You will be missed for sure. Your blog is always so beautiful and very romantic. Please take care and may God Bless You in all your endeavors. Hugs!
Hello dear Friend!,
I thought that I would have gotten here sooner, but I am so involved in painting and flooring the laundry room! I can't believe how long and drawn out the work is ( it is never that long in the imagination of the creating in the mind)!! But it is almost finished and I am looking forward to doing laundry in the new washer and dryer!! :-)
I was glad to see you at the "Apothecary"!! (and so were the Mousies)!!
I hope that you and Ruben are enjoying a wonderful peaceful Sunday (and Happy Valentines Day)!
I pray that your creativity in your poetry is flowing freely and is satisfying and full!!
Many many Blessings, Sending warmth and love , Linnie and Mousiekins
Dear Anita, I stopped by to praise you on your gorgeous Pinterest board! You have amazing style. Thank you for the crazy beautiful pictures, very European and hard to forget breathtaking rooms. Kind Regards, Lori
Dearest Lori, I sought you out to see if you have a blog, but to no avail; I did add you to Google + and I would like to thank you for coming all the way over to leave me a message! Many thanks for your kind words here. I am in the process of making a book of my blog, but with my own photos...I suppose you are looking at the pins on my boards of other photos? Not mine! Mine are OK, but I really appreciate you commenting on my taste of pins! Many happy wishes to you! Anita
Hello Anita, thank you so much for coming to visit me today. I’m glad you enjoyed my virtual home tour, and I’m thrilled you called in at the other blog (very much a work in progress). I hope life is being kind to you. Sending love and hugs Barbara xx
Hi Anita, I am so sorry to hear about those kidney stones. Yikes, that is painful! I am sure your doctor is giving you what you need to dissolve them .. and I hope they pass quickly. Yes, spinach isn't something that's good for you to have right now so perhaps a good replacement is kale or arugula. Hang in there my friend .. this too will pass :):) ha...... we need to keep our sense of humor as we deal with some of these health issues that crop up "mid" life.
xxleslie
oh Anita! Great enthusiastic comments! Thanks for being such a grand friend! Hope your Dr. appointment is a nice experience. I have decided that Dr appointments bring 'hurt'. But I don't care. Have much inspiration come your way as you write. ♥
Anita I stop by every once in a while just in the hopes that you have written a post!
I miss you so much and your inspirational features!!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena
The HighBoy
Hi Anita,
Well, I have one sentence: Please tell me this is NOT true!
It's still so weird to come here and see that you're not posting anymore. Hope you're staying warm! x
I was thinking just maybe You will glance at Your comments after You've stopped blogging, so I can say Hello and thank You for still visiting Me. You are a blessing to Me Anita.OX Denise
I was thinking just maybe You will glance at Your comments after You've stopped blogging, so I can say Hello and thank You for still visiting Me. You are a blessing to Me Anita.OX Denise
Dear Anita,
So sad to read that this is the last blog post you are going to do but I understand your reasoning and sometimes you have to do what is right for you. We will miss you dear friend and want to send my best wishes. Want to also say a big thank you for all your love, kindness and inspiration you shared with us.
Sending my love and hugs
Carolyn xo
You had such a true pure voice. We saw your life as wisps of fragrance and tails of silk in a quiet corner or a lavender shadow at the door. You always let other's images take center stage. You made the frame. make your own art. be the center. you are a treasure, Lovely Anita. I shall miss you.
Oh Anita, my dear friend, thank you soooooo much.........to meet you on my Blog is always a gift and so much joy for me! And your wise words are touching my heart and make me smile! Last week you asked me about the brown Lab - thats Yuma my best friends dog........one or two days a week we care for him........that´s much fun - two Labs and two cats ;). Hope you are fine, dearest Anita and I wish you a wonderful sunday,
with love and hugs, Jade with dogs & cats :-)
You are such a sweetheart for coming over to meet Peanut! MERCI, for your encouraging words.
love you,
Penny
Dearest Anita,
I am popping over to say Hi and thank you or your sweet words on my blog. I miss your beautiful posts! There are only a few bloggers who new how to touch the heart with words in combination with music and dreamlike images, like you did. Nevertheless, I am grateful we did not lose you all together. Hope we will have tea together in my garden one day. I actually think we need more than one :-)
Hope you are well and enjoying your extra time?!
Have a good week!
Love, Madelief x
Oh Anita, I wanted to tell you that I didn't buy the bunny cup from Antrhropologie. I found it at Hobby Lobby, although I find the cutest things at Anthropologie, and it's a favorite store of mine. I didn't realize you had two in your area. Do you ever go to them? It was a fun day of shopping, but my feet are getting more tired and hurt when I go out for too long. That's the only bad thing about a long day of shopping.
Oh Anita, you can tell that you are so beloved when you have over 200 comments hehehe. Have a beautiful Sunday.
love you.
Hi Anita, stopping by to say hello. Hope you are enjoying a nice weekend and staying warm. We are preparing for ice and sleet now through Monday. It has already started to rain and the temps are dropping. Our warm weather was just a tease. Winter is still with us.
Have a nice week ahead.
Hugs and blessings to you my friend. CM
Anita: I am sad for us, but happy for you. You're going to go after what you want most...I wish you all the luck in the world. You are a talented woman and can do anything!
Sometimes blogs do become tedious and our lives demand more attention OR we just have been doing it too long. I'm in my late 70's and have been blogging for 7 or 8 years and have considered frequently ending my blogging days. I'm going to decide this summer. The only down side...I will miss all the good friends I have made. I will miss you too, Anita, as even though I don't comment all the time, I do read and enjoy your posts.
Good luck to you, always!
Barbara
Anita I hope you are still getting your comments here. I just wanted to let you know that Fifi posted on IG that she will be in Minneapolis in April and needs some homes to shoot. All you have to do is contact her by email and send a few photos of your home and she might choose your home to shoot for her publications. I hope you contact her because I believe she would love your home and how wonderful it would be to see it published. Her email is on her website. xxo kerrie
Hi Beautiful , stopped over for some fresh air. The news is making me sicker than I am. Must have the flu. So much snow, it's a nightmare. Well wishing you love. yvonne
Bon soir Anita
Just relaxing after another day of walking in Paris
Thinking of you!
And hope that you are enjoyingyourself
Returning to Blogland after 3 years I'm sure that I will find a lot of changes and sorry to see that you have pulled up the drawbridge to your beautiful castle. Enjoy it
And I'm sure we will speak again soon
Love fay xxx
Hello fairest, how are you? I sure miss you too.
Thank you for stopping by, always encouraging me with your kind words.
These are the good ol' days, but I sure miss the ones when you were in this place.
Here's to a sunny March, one that will warm you from head to toe.
xoxo
Me ha encantado como siempre, esas sensibilidad que pones en tus fotos. Felicidades
GOOD MORNING DEAREST ANITA!!
I've been on the run for the last few days and still going!! (Today we will pick up another sweet goat for our barn yard)
Thank you for coming to see our kitchen! It is almost as close as you visiting in person wouldn't that be fun?!!
Hope your Sunday is filled with JOY and relaxation.. (maybe a measure of creativity too) :-)
Sending love and warmth!! Many many BLESSINGS xxoo Linnie
I have been meaning to leave a message and have stopped in several times but I am not good with good byes . Truly I understand as there is only so much of us to go around and I know this all too well. We create and love to share but all good things do come to an end if they become too draining of our hearts desire . Giving too much of ourselves can becomes overwhelming it can have us feeling like acaged canary singing our little hearts and knowing the tune is well loved ~ yet sadly after a while we realize we have boxed ourselves in . Open the cage and fly sweet singing little bird fly again, spread your wings and cover new ground. We will always appreciate the beautiful song you sang here.
Oh Anita, so sad to see your last blog post! I do understand. Since I have moved I no longer have the time for my French shop so I decided to only concentrate on my show dogs. I will miss you, and reading your talented writing. I hope you will return even if you can keep us updated (if only monthly or bi-monthly.) Sending hugs to you my friend!!
xoxo
Kerri
Dear Anita,
You set a standard for creative talent that is out of this world! I know of all the times I visited I felt a special treat was in store. The dedication to an entire experience has been beautiful. I hope you will be on a journey that will fulfill you more than you dream of.
I have a feeling you will soar! Be well, be happy & don't look back!
xo,
Gail
Casual Loves Elegance
Hello Anita, you will get fed up with me commenting on this same post, but I wanted to pop over and thank you for your friendship and your lovely comment. Barbara xx
Willow, check your email!
Good Morning Anita.Rise and shine and give God His glory glory children of the Lord. That's the song I would sing to My children in the Morning to get them out of bed (not every morning or I would have had screaming kids) Love Your way and enjoy Your day-Denise
Good Morning Anita.Rise and shine and give God His glory glory children of the Lord. That's the song I would sing to My children in the Morning to get them out of bed (not every morning or I would have had screaming kids) Love Your way and enjoy Your day-Denise
Good Morning Anita.Rise and shine and give God His glory glory children of the Lord. That's the song I would sing to My children in the Morning to get them out of bed (not every morning or I would have had screaming kids) Love Your way and enjoy Your day-Denise
Good Morning Anita.Rise and shine and give God His glory glory children of the Lord. That's the song I would sing to My children in the Morning to get them out of bed (not every morning or I would have had screaming kids) Love Your way and enjoy Your day-Denise
wie Sie in Ihrem Blog! Hochzeitskleider 2015
I know you've been gone for awhile but I just wanted to come by to say how very sad I am (and have been) at your need to leave. You've been such an inspiration to so many and clearly so well loved. I shall miss you so and despite my selfishness at losing your lovely posts, I wish you all the most wonderful things the extra time will afford. (I don't know how you did it getting to so many blogs in the first place!) Love and bisous to you, sweet Anita! Blessings on all your endeavors! Love you too.
Dear Anita, I miss your posts so much as I am sure everyone does!
Hope that all is going great in your life and I look forward to your visits!!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena
Featuring: Turquerie
Hello Anita!!!!!
How have you been?
It's been snowing here so much!!! We had almost a foot fall over the weekend!!!!
Hope you are well!!!! Miss you!!!!!
Hugs,
Shannon
Good morning, dearest. I emailed you but could not resist stopping by too. In the words of Mr. John Lennon, "You may say that I'm a dreamer" ... still wishing that one of these visits will reveal a new post. Sigh...but you know I love your courage for chasing that rainbow and following your heart. It takes determination, and I applaud you. Just know that you're missed.
xoxo
great post..
very interesting
i really liked
Obat Herbal Fistula Ani
You made my sunday, my dearest Anita..........what a joy to hear from you.........thank you so much!!! And what a good idea to design a book with your greatest blogposts...........it will be so magical! Have a wonderful sunday, my dear friend,
with love and hugs, Jade
Merci, dear friend... I am so happy you enjoyed the sunrise...
Bisous!
Hello Beautiful! Thanks for visiting me after your walk:) I'm sure it was lovely and you must enjoy every second when the weather cooperates so you CAN get outside!! Your spring wardrobe wish list sounds perfect .. and I know you look so fresh and pretty with your red lipstick:) I hope you are happy and healthy! xxleslie
Dear Anita You do not know me but I will miss you terribly. You brighten my day with your beautiful heart felt blog. I could not wait until the next one was published, it was like Christmas! You have a real gift that we are are very lucky to have shared in. You will be missed and will never be replaced. I'm hoping someday you return! Thank you so much for your art, I will miss you so!
Best of luck to you! Jen B
Dear Jen! Good morning! I tried finding a blog for you, but "friended" you on Google + - thank you so much for your kind words here; I am still part of the blogging community as I visit others, but have made time for my poetry writing in private. It is wonderful to have that time to dedicate to an art I love and want to master.
I will be making a book of my blog, and hopefully will announce it in the coming months. Thank you for watching - stay tuned! Happy day, Anita
Hi Anita Please don't worry and feel free to erase this comment . I am taking a wee break from social media as it seems I have been hacked and it has thrown me off of appreciating the whole social media experience. I wont be using that email account any longer and am hesitant to even email as at the moment am having things looked into . Be Well my friend perhaps one day we will be in contact again I am just really am uncertain of trusting who's who and what's what in cyber space these day ~ disheartening to say the least. Luckily Spring is coming and the true life here on the farm will keep me happy . Enjoy yourself .
Dearest Anita,
Hope you are having a great week so far!!!!
Most of the snow here is gone....
It was rainy and cold today; difficult to imagine spring is around the corner!!!!
Hope you're having a great week!!!
Hugs,
Shannon
Dearest Anita,
Hope you are having a great week so far!!!!
Most of the snow here is gone....
It was rainy and cold today; difficult to imagine spring is around the corner!!!!
Hope you're having a great week!!!
Hugs,
Shannon
WILLOW! THANK YOU for letting me know what happened....back in a few.
Anita, Isn't it amazing how the sense of smell can cause us to travel through our dearest memories?
And they stay with us and we can bring them back and re-live the sweetest of memories!
You are in my thoughts affectionately and regularly dear friend!!! Many many BLESSINGS and WARMTH, Linnie
Mildred Mousiekin send her best to Mr Tea Rat!!! :-D
Bonjour Anita,
Comme tes petits mots me font plaisir !
J'espère que tout va bien pour toi ...
Je t'embrasse fort
Marie-Ange
Good Morning Anita! Oh my, I cannot believe the cold weather you are still getting! You will appreciate the warmer temperatures SO much when they come. Our weather has been gray, rainy, and in the forties to fifties .. typical for this time of year. I Know what you mean about the WHITE in the kitchen. When we were drawing up the house plans we decided to (go over our budget;) and add vaulted ceilings with big windows so we could see the forest trees. It's interesting that so many folks living in this area still have the traditional home with all the boxed in rooms. Besides added light, we also decided to paint the kitchen white with the exception of the black island. Now, even if it's cloudy (which Seattle is know for;) I still get the natural daylight and it really brightens the day.
I hope you do something fun for your upcoming spring break! Enjoy your day and stay warm:) xxLeslie
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