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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
Learning
What a joy it is
To learn
To acquire new knowledge and
Make new connections
In the synapses of your brain
Especially when the new
Helps you see the old and
The everyday
In a new light.
To learn
To acquire new knowledge and
Make new connections
In the synapses of your brain
Especially when the new
Helps you see the old and
The everyday
In a new light.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
The Paris Bookseller
I finished Kerri Maher's novel several days ago
Devoured it is a better description
Couldn’t put it down
And I can’t stop thinking about it
Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier
And Paris in the 1920s and
And Hemmingway and Joyce and
The writing of Ulysses and
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas and
Sylvia’s mother Eleanor
And sister Cyprian
The lesbians of the Left Bank
Stories of extraordinary women
So richly rendered
In an astonishing historical novel
That makes you want to travel back in time
To a place where
Bookshops encourage loitering and
Reading and discussion and
Art.
Devoured it is a better description
Couldn’t put it down
And I can’t stop thinking about it
Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier
And Paris in the 1920s and
And Hemmingway and Joyce and
The writing of Ulysses and
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas and
Sylvia’s mother Eleanor
And sister Cyprian
The lesbians of the Left Bank
Stories of extraordinary women
So richly rendered
In an astonishing historical novel
That makes you want to travel back in time
To a place where
Bookshops encourage loitering and
Reading and discussion and
Art.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
wings
When a fellow faery
Shares delightful wings with you
Crafted from sticks and flowers
Hot glue, and a little elastic
And a dash of imagination.
Shares delightful wings with you
Crafted from sticks and flowers
Hot glue, and a little elastic
And a dash of imagination.
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poor unfortunate souls
when your friend
posts a truly delicious
performance of
poor unfortunate souls
#SheDo.
posts a truly delicious
performance of
poor unfortunate souls
#SheDo.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
Dear Friends
When you get to see your friend
Who you haven’t seen in years
And you get to meet his son
And another friend from LA
Now living in NYC
And you discover a kindred
And you think of all the myriad of events
That led you to this diner
On the upper west side
In late February
To be sitting with these lovely people
And later
When it finally begins to snow
Your heart feels warm.
Who you haven’t seen in years
And you get to meet his son
And another friend from LA
Now living in NYC
And you discover a kindred
And you think of all the myriad of events
That led you to this diner
On the upper west side
In late February
To be sitting with these lovely people
And later
When it finally begins to snow
Your heart feels warm.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
Spells of the Sea
Oh what a joy it was
To be able a stream
A brand new musical
Performed in St Louis
From the Metro Theater Company
While I’m in New Jersey.
It was delightful and fun
And made me laugh out loud
And the glowing magic bottles
And shiny oversized fish
And ridiculous pirates
And sparkly mermaid --
With a belt from here to high heaven
And the actors playing instruments
And all the make believe
Made my inner child and grown up self
Feel oh so happy.
What an enchantment to be under
If only for an hour
On a Sunday afternoon.
To be able a stream
A brand new musical
Performed in St Louis
From the Metro Theater Company
While I’m in New Jersey.
It was delightful and fun
And made me laugh out loud
And the glowing magic bottles
And shiny oversized fish
And ridiculous pirates
And sparkly mermaid --
With a belt from here to high heaven
And the actors playing instruments
And all the make believe
Made my inner child and grown up self
Feel oh so happy.
What an enchantment to be under
If only for an hour
On a Sunday afternoon.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
The Lovely
What a luxury to get a massage!
And by a masseuse with magic hands
Who finds knots and tension you didn’t even know you had
And who when she’s done makes you feel
Like you have a new body
Lighter but more grounded
Relaxed
What is this feeling?!
The delicious smell of lemongrass
A lovely scent that makes you smile
With happy memories
And coming home to another truly glorious feast
And reading your book
That transports you back to 1920s Paree
And playing games
And cleaning the kitchen
And falling into bed feeling rested
And lovely.
And by a masseuse with magic hands
Who finds knots and tension you didn’t even know you had
And who when she’s done makes you feel
Like you have a new body
Lighter but more grounded
Relaxed
What is this feeling?!
The delicious smell of lemongrass
A lovely scent that makes you smile
With happy memories
And coming home to another truly glorious feast
And reading your book
That transports you back to 1920s Paree
And playing games
And cleaning the kitchen
And falling into bed feeling rested
And lovely.
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LuMinEssence: the mission of finding light in the dark.
Shared Delight
Good food
Shared with good people
Easy conversation
Over a feast
Shared with good people
Easy conversation
Over a feast
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After a Difficult Week
The feeling of
Being seen and valued
For your work.
Being seen and valued
For your work.
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Sliver of a Moon
I walked out of the building
Where I had been inside all day
And up in the darkened sky was
A gorgeous sliver of a moon
With Jupiter and Venus
Above and below
Shining so brightly
It took my breath away.
Where I had been inside all day
And up in the darkened sky was
A gorgeous sliver of a moon
With Jupiter and Venus
Above and below
Shining so brightly
It took my breath away.