Happy Mother's Day

Fleurs de Mai

Paper Flowers

Some really grainy photos but these flowers were EVER so easy to make.  A bouquet of a dozen while I re-watched Amelie.  I used a newsprint type of card stock with handmade paper for the center.

Here are the directions that I (sorta) followed at Brit + Co.  I'm going to make another dozen, smaller size, in brighter colors.

My tables recently got their second coat of varnish and (my) people seem to like the way they turned out.

Famille de Canard

Raining heavy to-day but the ducks went grocery shopping anyway.  

I hope things are ducky over in your piece of the world.

FIRENZE, BAIE DES ANGES

FIRENZE, BAIE DES ANGES

Amid the towers and domes

of Renaissance Florentia

romance grows,

a kind of seduction

stripping away clothes

until only bared, burning eyes remain.

The city that changed the course

of art history,

lovely Fiorenza

with her soaring frescoes and Medici hallways,

changed me,

into one of David’s stone slaves.

Mornings come and go,

golden hours,

sipping espresso

with Santa Maria del Fiore’s

green and pink marble panels glimmering,

        sculpted with practiced hands

rubbing chains free and 

my heart fresh again.

Like Brunelleschi crowned

the dome with a lantern

        ecstasy and joy

shining through the stained glass head

        of my body

enshrine me here,

on this spot

where Saint Reparata

was saved by a shower,

only to be blown along the bay

by the breath of angels.

 © Madeline 2013

Evian and Me

Thanks to Chris for sharing this pretty cute advertising...

Maddy Made Lines

Etsy has a widget I just discovered.

and God holds his breath

a practice piece

swimming in the empty Sea

the ships put out

and are lost amid 

a wash of turquoise color

then colorless moon over the Sea.

The news that Lady Thatcher died reminded me of what a strong voice she had and how much I admired her tenacity and gumption.  News reports say "The Queen has consented that Baroness Thatcher will have a

Ceremonial funeral, at St. Paul's Cathedral, with full military honors."  A fitting ending for the Iron Lady.  I realize many Britons didn't hold her in the high esteem I feel but she seemed to do her best.  And after all is said and done isn't that what we want people to think about us?  She tried. 

One of the books that I'm currently reading is "Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy: Shooting Victoria" by Paul Thomas Murphy.  Queen Victoria reigned for over 60 years, and during that time, at least eight attempts were made on her life.  Through it all Victoria's wit and strength endured.

"It is worth being shot at to see how much one is loved." 

Queen Victoria

Statue in front of Buckingham Palace
London, England

Spring has blossomed in my neck of the wood.  80 degrees and splendidly sunny today.

¸.•°♡♡彡Joyeuses Fêtes de Pâques

Happy Easter.  

A time to renew and refresh

and eat a chocolate bunny... or two.

¸.•°♡♡彡Joyeuses Fêtes de Pâques.

C'est si Bon

Ooh-la-la.  Disney does Paris in a sup-ah cute cartoon with a sweet little teal colored scooter that would be so fun to have, don't you think?


Croissant de Triomphe on Disney Video


Faces.  The gallery grows...

My Holy Men

4.5" X 6.5"

Thread Sketched

Croissant?

Hats.  

Just hats.