It's Here

Finally.

 

My original photos 

@ Les Dames D'Abord Instagram 

Look What the Wind Blew in

 

All original content found on my Instagram page:

 

Les Dames D'abord

Fly Away

 If you could 

 

Fly Away

 

where would you land?

 

I think I'd breeze over 

 

The Netherlands

 

where 

 

tulips gather in harmony

 

 

and call on the daffodils

 

to

 

come out and play.

 

 Fly Away.

 

My photos can be seen on my Instagram page:

 

Les Dames D'Abord

 

Thaw

 

 

H a l l e l u j a h

 

and thank heaven

 

that

 

t h e   t h a w 

 

is  coming.

 

 

Thank heaven 

 

that 

 

with every drip

of 

 

January's grip

that

 

February's love

 

is 

 

revealed.

 

Soon

your joy 

 

will spill out from golden vessels 

 

of gratitude

 

and 

 

overflow to others

 

and fill their cups.

 

 

But we know that winter will return

yet we cultivate and nourish

with 

 

seeds of praise.

H a l l e l u j a h .

all photos are mine and can be seen on my Instagram page Les Dames D'Abord

 

It Was a Perfect Day

the moment I received an email

to inform me 

that one of my many ambitions for the year

had come true.

I've been crowned the honor

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 of 

being published

as one of a few Instagrammers

in the summer 2019 issue

of

Bella Grace Magazine. 

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Copies will be available on the shelves

June 1st.

May your 

Perfect Day

bloom

with grateful praise.

For my dear friend P.W.


"...days that 

never end

always should remain." 
 

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How Do You Graciously Say Good-bye

 

to someone you love 

but who's

out-stayed their welcome?

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 With flowers, of course.

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 Because

now it's time to prepare

for 

a new house guest

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whose arrival is extolled on every 

street corner

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and in every 

celestial - earthly place.

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Preparations are intense

as we greet the most fleeting

yet most 

profound season

that comes 

THEN

in the blink

of

a heart beat

takes 

your breath away.

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Holiday Greetings

Dear reader

2018 is coming to a close

but before it does

I'd like to extend my gratitude to those of you

who have stayed with blogging

and with me.

A new journey awaits me

as I seriously consider 

developing a small photography business 

in 2019.

I now have a professional grade camera

that quite honestly, I need to take

through a long series of experiments

until I get it right.

For the time being

I will continue

to share my experiments on my

Instagram page

Les Dames D'Abord.

where you are always welcome.

Happy 2019 to all!

 

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Twice Upon a December...

She looked under the tinseled 

Norway Spruce.

As a child

she imagined herself

shrinking even smaller than she was

escaping in a Christmas ornament

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and landing

in a 

land of perfect happiness.

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But now as an adult

she has learned that

she can expand beyond 

her size

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right where she's standing

and confidently stride

instead of hide

to discover all the happiness 

the world needs.

Twice upon a time...


It's great to have 

and 

give a second chance.

She's arrived

and 

we rejoice.

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As I listen to the music

I ask myself

Which one am I?

A

Beautiful Dreamer

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or 

The Called -

someone destined 

to an uncommon and remarkable purpose?

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Is there even a difference?

The sounds 

of the rude world

outside my window

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are not lulled

by gossamer moonlight

but the songs of life strike

a beckoning

an invitation

within me to tread and plow

an abandoned path.

An abandoned path

paved in questions

doubts

failures.

But in the faithful silence of 

barren footsteps

I hear  

 

From Late Winter Blues

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to 

blushing spring hope

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things can transform with 

a 

simple stroke 

of 

When my friend Clara 

who owns 

the local vintage shoppe 

clarabel vintage

agreed 

to 

model for me during my 

spring break

we both knew something special

was about to happen

during 

our photo session.

We started to

pretend

our beautiful city 

of 

Minneapolis 

was a Parisian canvas.

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A dramatic

monochromatic wardrobe

was what we both

had in mind 

to 

realize our vision 

but as the sun brightened

Clara traded in her


Chanel heels

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for 

golden slippers.

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We drove back to my home

to the 

ticking of time
 
then

the magic ensued.

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Clara entered through a portal 

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came out the other side

changed

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and so did I.

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the clock struck

DONE

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Clara went back to work

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but she's still 

and 

always will be

that 

to me.

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Thank you Clara for providing the tulle dress, brass crown, flowers and the generous play. This was the best spring break I've ever had.