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and I will tell you 

a little bit 

about 

myself

 

because I have been tagged

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by my lovely friend

Elizabeth 

from

Pinecones and Acorns


in order to answer the

following questions:

1. What is your favorite season and why?

Every season

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because in every

snow fall

autumn hue

spring rebirth

and summer view

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there is life.

2. Do you prefer to watch TV or read? What is your favorite genre of books or television?

Reading 

a French dictionary 

can entertain me for hours

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and watching 

a good

British period piece on DVD

is always a good way to 

spend a Friday evening

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in front of our home theatre.

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3. If you could step into a time machine and go anywhere in time where would you visit?

New York 

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and 

Paris

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during the 1940s

TO WEAR THE FASHION

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and 

HOLLYWOOD

to dance

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and chat with

Gene Kelly.

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4. Are you a dog or a cat 

lover?

Je préfère 

LES CHIENS

because they seem to say:

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5. What is your favorite 

aspect of blogging?

You

because through a number of 

close contacts

my life has changed

and together

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we can 

strike the fire 

of courage and creativity 

within each other. 

6. What is your dream holiday?

A spa retreat on

the beaches of Greece

navagio beach, greece

because in my opinion

water 

is the most 

revitalizing element 

 of nature.

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7. Sweet or Salty? What is your go-to junk food snack?

I do not snack.

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HOWEVER

under stress

I crave a 

go-to 

SHACK

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of retreat.

 

8. What is your dream job? Advertising, Engineer, Designer, Full time Blogger, Artist?

FULL-TIME WRITING and 

ARTISTRY

in my 

home.

my studio

9. Who is your favorite artist?

Miss Beatrix Potter.

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10.What is your favorite city in the world, either one you have visited or hope to see one day?

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If you have been there

you know why.

If you haven't...

GO 

and find out

and write home about it.

visit DAWNE here

11. Do you have a favorite saying or a motto?

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Will it be a Good Read?

"I do"

said 

La Mariée.

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"I will"

said 

Le Mari.

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And together

on March 6th

after 30 years

Los Angeles 1982

this
 
bride and groom

still say

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and being 

easily amused.

unknown

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where does 

time fly?

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It lands at a point of 

longitude

where you elegantly flitter

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upward 

and settle into a state

and posture

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of peace

where you profess:
 
I'm not getting old.

I'm growing up.

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Because time does go

somewhere

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 and during that flight

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your story 

is being written on earth

and 

will be

read in eternity.

Here is one of my illustrations for 

a new set of cards to 

celebrate or announce the marriage journey 

for someone you love.

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You can see them in my Etsy shop:

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All text except that from Pinterest
is written by Anita Rivera ©

A Perfect Day

I simply wanted to thank her
 

for her comment 

on that

still summer day

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so I foraged through some 

forgotten drawings

and sent one off

with a sincere

thank you.

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My door 

had been left 

abandoned

and clamped shut

for 43 years 

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while I was seeking to

pry open other 

peoples' visions

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and mousing my way in 

where perhaps

I didn't belong. 

All was forgotten about that

thank you note 

until one day


on the final flicker of 

summer's light

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the key to my door

came back to me 


unexpectedly.

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And like 

a timid bud

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slowly yielding itself to its 

destiny

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my door reluctanly

but finally 

opened

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to greet 

my spring

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that had been singing 

at my windowsill

all along

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unfolding possibility

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after possibility

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in all colors

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conquering winter's 

menacing shadows

with a simple truth:

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in order to cultivate 

what had always been

germinating 

within me. 

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It was

a

perfect day.

Please visit my Etsy shop

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and 

welcome in 

your spring.

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Thank you dear Lisa.






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