I'm Not The Only One That Says "Henceforth"

“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness of the sky, the outline of these trees at this very minute lose the illusory meaning with which we had clothed them, henceforth more remote than a lost paradise... that denseness and that strangeness of the world is absurd.” -Albert Camus

Princess Grace

Grace Kelly  (12 November 1929 – 14 September 1982) was an American film actress and wife of  Prince Rainier  III of Monaco. She was the Princess Consort of Monaco from 1956 until her death in 1982.

"Beauty is an experience, nothing else.It is not a fixed pattern or anarrangement of features. It is somethingfelt, a glow or a communicated sense offineness." -D. H. Lawrence
 

WOO HOOOO It's Official

They're engaged!

So happy the cat's out of the bag. I have permission from my daughter to share this lovely news.  I can't contain myself and am bursting with happiness for these two souls who seemed to have been destined to meet and to make a wonderful life together.  Mat proposed September 8th in Bali, Indonesia.  Congratulations you two!  You make our hearts so full with joy!

You're Never Too Old To Play Dress-Up

vintage Dior

It's Your Story

Indian Summer

“it's a smile,

 it's a kiss, 

it's a sip of wine ... 




... it's summertime."  

-Kenny Chesney

This Scale Is Most Certainly Broken

“Everything in moderation... including moderation.” - Julia Child