Looking back on the springtime blooms, full of hope and promises of warmth, it’s difficult to grasp that in a few months time everything will be cold and dead again.  Time to move to the tropics where a cabana boy with cold beverages is the year round norm.

Their lives in Italy were rapidly coming to an end.  They were a bit cynical about the country as a whole, but the astounding beauty that surrounded them made them shut up and take a moment to breathe in the air of the wine country.

The water was warm from a long day in the sun.  They were tired and hungry, but enveloped in unexpected awe and a happiness that would linger for a long time.  It was a day to look back on and smile.

They were friends since Kindergarten, and though they don’t see each other all that often anymore, they still understand one another in a way that is only possible when you’ve known someone since you were barely out of diapers.  While the other kids were learning how to share their toys and say “I’m sorry,” the [...]

Not that I ever throw out my old boots.  When they’re falling apart I bring them to my shoe guy who breathes new life into them.  My boots are similar to cats in that they have many lives.  Zoomed out version of The Nazi Tulip.

She has always been drawn to the combination of pink and green.  Her bedroom decor, her website design.  Now I think I know why: she really just likes flowers.  As any girl should.