From Where I Stand........................

 

Well, I'm standing knee deep in history!

and my eyes wander to the walls

that are lined with tapestries!

Rich silk threads woven through wool threads....

From where I'm standing I'm thinking about the person or persons who

spent many an hour of their lives creating these beautiful

masterpieces!

 

Lovely works of arts that were worked  in dark rooms

with little lighting

working fingers through the warp

Gobelins_Manufactory --royal factory supplying the court of Louis XIV and later monarchs

Chateau de Vincennes 

Yes, from where I'm standing these tapestries bring to life for me the weavers of early years!

could I be such a weaver at that time? 

 

What Nourishes You??

 

What nourishes me--besides food, water that my body needs?

 

To nourish me, all I need is to see an advertisement slapped onto a marble pillar outside one of the historic buildings we are visiting in Paris!  I really perked up!

Yes!  An Indigo exhibition right here near the location where I'm standing!

 

Indigo: un periple bleu  How exciting!

 

Then on closer examination--I see the times and dates--ah, dang it!  I'll not be here at that time--

oh well for a short time, I was nourished with some textile sense................

BUT--there is hope this exhibit will be coming to our neighborhood in the future!

 

What nourishes you??

TOUCH

April 7--1969 was the day I touched my newborn baby boy!  What a joy!  What a pleasure! 

 

Happy Birthday--Baby Boy!

 

 

He has 'touched' our hearts and lives in many ways!

 

Other ways you are touched...............

the sight of crosses at the Normandy Beaches Memorial..................

 

 

 

or the Remembrance quilts at the 9/11 Memorial

 

And then there are these that you can physically touch..............

 

colorful fibers that ooze with touch ability!

 

AND the ultimate Touch!

 simple touch from a celebrity that causes you NOT to wash your hand for days!

 

We have that ability to touch with our hands, our eyes, our senses--

What would we do without touch?

 

My Favorite Color

 

 

 

As if you can't tell from my photos--what is my favorite color?!

There is nothing like the refreshing orange color of this fruit--and of course, it is called the color

ORANGE!

 

and the color of fresh carrots!

and in the shop windows of Paris, the color of spring does please me--ORANGE!

My friends have always razzed me about liking orange--well, I say--there is nothing like a little orange color to give your spirits a lift!

Good Night!

Easter

Happy Easter!  

Shadows

The shadows of present cast onto the past!