G I VE A W AY . ST A RT S.  NO W !

TH E . A B SO L UT E LY. A U T U M N . GI VE AWA Y . 

I S . A . F ALL . GI VE AWAY . F EA TU RIN G . TH E .

L O VE LY . W RE ATH . B EL OW , A DO RN E D . WI TH . 

VIN T A GE . F AB RI C , P IN E . B LO SSOM S { A S . I . 

R E FER . T O . THE M . A S } , & P AP E R . L EA VES . 

P ER FE CT . F OR .  YOU R . F ALL . D OO R !

A L SO . T  O . B E . G I VEN . A WAY. . . 

T W O . P ER F EC T.  LITT L E . 'A U TU M N . IN S P IR ED'. M A GN ET S !

T O .  EN T ER . TH E . D RAW IN G :

1. B E C O M E . A . W H IM S Y . L OU . F O L L O W E R 

{ C LI CK . "J OIN T HIS SIT E" ON . RI GH T .SI D E B AR }

2. L E A VE . A . CO MM EN T . TE LLIN G . U S . WH AT . Y OU . L O V E. M O S T . AB  OU T. T HIS . G LO R IOU S .  S EA SON . O F . F AL L !

{ E X TR A. E N T RI ES . F OR. E X TRA . CO MM EN T S & F R IEND S . T HAT . J OI N ! }

RE AD Y ? 

G O !

T U   R I S A .

QUITAME EL PAN, SI QUIERES, 

QUITAME EL AIRE, PERO

NO ME QUITES TU RISA.

NO ME QUITES LA ROSA,

LA LANZA QUE DESGRANAS,

EL AGUA QUE DE PRONTO

ESTALLA EN TU ALEGRIA,

LA REPENTINA OLA

DE PLATA QUE TE NACE.

MI LUCHA ES DURA Y VUELVO

CON LOS OJOS CANSADOS

A VECES DE HABER VISTO

LA TIERRA QUE NO CAMBIA,

PERO AL ENTRAR TU RISA

SUBE AL CIELO BUSCANDOME

Y ABRE PARA MI TODAS

LAS PUERTAS DE LA VIDA.

AMOR MIO, EN LA HORA

MAS OSCURA DESGRANA

TU RISA, Y SI DE PRONTO

VES QUE MI SANGRE MANCHA

LAS PIEDRAS DE LA CALLE, 

RIE, PORQUE TU RISA

SERA PARA MIS MANOS

COMO UNA ESPADA FRESCA.

JUNTO AL MAR EN OTONO,

TU RISA DEBE ALZAR

SU CASCADA DE ESPUMA, 

Y EN PRIMAVERA, AMOR,

QUIERO TU RISA COMO

LA FLOR QUE YO ESPERABA,

LA FLOR AZUL, LA ROSA

DE MI PATRIA SONORA.

RIETE DE LA NOCHE,

DEL DIA, DE LA LUNA,

RIETE DE LAS CALLES

TORCIDAS DE LA ISLA,

RIETE DE ESTE TORPE

MUCHACHO QUE E QUERE,

PERO CUANDO YO ABRO

LOS OJOS Y LOS CIERRO,

CUANDO 

Y OU R   L A U G H T E R .

TAKE BREAD AWAY FROM ME, IF YOU WISH,

TAKE AIR AWAY, BUT

DO NOT TAKE AWAY FROM ME YOUR LAUGHTER.

DO NOT TAKE AWAY THE ROSE,

THE LANCEFLOWER THAT YOU PLUCK,

THE WATER THAT SUDDENLY BURSTS FORTH IN YOUR JOY,

THE SUDDEN WAVE

OF SILVER BORN IN YOU.

MY STRUGGLE IS HARSH & I COME BACK

WITH EYES TIRE

AT TIMES FROM HAVING SEEN

THE UNCHANGING EARTH,

BUT WHEN YOUR LAUGHTER ENTERS

IT RISES TO THE SKY SEEKING ME

AND IT OPENS FOR ME ALL

THE DOORS OF LIFE.

MY LOVE, IN THE DARKEST

HOUR YOUR LAUGHTER

OPENS, & IF SUDDENLY

YOU SEE MY BLOOD STAINING

THE STONES OF THE STREET,

  LAUGH, BECAUSE YOUR LAUGHTER

WILL BE FOR MY HANDS

LIKE A FRESH SWORD.

NEXT TO THE SEA OF THE AUTUMN,

YOUR LAUGHTER MUST RAISE

ITS FOAMY CASCADE,

AND IN THE SPRING,LOVE

I WANT YOUR LAUGHTER LIKE

THE FLOWER I WAS WAITING FOR,

THE BLUE FLOWER, THE ROSE

OF MY ECHOING COUNTRY.

LAUGH AT THE NIGHT, 

AT THE DAY, AT THE MOON,

LAUGH AT THE TWISTED

STREETS OF THE ISLAND, 

LAUGH AT THI CLUMSY

BOY WHO LOVES YOU

BUT WHEN I OPEN

MY EYES & CLOSE THEM,

WHEN MY STEPS GO, 

WHEN MY STEPS RETURN,

DENY ME BREAD,AIR

LIGHT,SPRING,

BUT NEVER YOUR LAUGHTER

FOR I WOULD DIE. 

e n ou gh . s a i d.





f in d . t he . w ho l e.

co lle c t ion. he r e.

J AM ES + LE N K A . MON DAY .

H EL L O . MON DAY ! TW O . HO U R S. BE F ORE . I T. E N DS !

T O DAY , FOR . YOU R . EN T ER TAIN MEN T , I . WOU LD . L OVE . TO . S HA RE :

A : WO N DER FUL . M USI C . F OR. Y  OU  

{ this .  son g. i s .   al ready   . on . t his .  s i te . you .   m ay  . h ave  . h ear d  . i t.  o r. 

a l ready . s woon e d . o ver . i t , bu t. n on e th e less . i t 's . my . son g . o . t he . day }

& 

B: WON D ERF UL . A RT I ST  . F O R. Y O U . 

T A D A .

A: "s k i p . a lon g" by l en k a .

&

B: "sk i p . a l on g" a r tf ul . l yr ic s . b y . 

J AM ES . G ULL I VE R . HAN CO CK .

{ James Gulliver Hancock is an image maker. His work has been exhibited internationally and has appeared in major print, TV and music publishing 

releases around the world. He has participated in projects in Indonesia, Austria, Germany, France, Australia, USA and the UK, taking his 

. W H IM S I C AL . 

perception around the world. He started a gallery in Sydney, Australia which ran for 5 years, 

and he is currently based in Brooklyn trying to draw all the buildings in New York.}

I . T HIN K . T HESE . A RE . P ER F EC T. F OR . A MON DAY . 

O R . A B SO L UTE LY . AN Y . D AY . E VER . 

I 'M . IN . L OV E. WI T H . C REA TI VE . SOU L S . LI K E . T HIS .

PI QU I T O .

S O . 
N O W. TH AT . I . C AN . FIN ALLY . SI T . DOWN . FO R. ON E. S E CON D, I . HA V E. JU ST . ON E.  MIN I TO  { A LI TT LE . MIN U TE } T O . SH O W. YOU . A . L ITT LE. S OM ETHIN G. S W EET T. 
RE A SON . F OR . T HIS . SOM ETHIN G. WOU L D. B E : 
1 . I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2 NIGHTS IN A CLASS LEARNING A BIT.O.ESPANOL & -I T O . ADDED TO ANY WORD { BA SI C ALL Y } MAKES IT MEAN "LITTLE" OR MINIATURE OF WHATEVER IT IS . . . S O . F U N . 
2 . THIS WEEKEND IS A WEEKEND FOR OUR BONFIRE & SMORES & FONDUE . 
AND WHAT IS THIS SWEET THANG I FOUND ? !
H EL L O . T H E RE :

H A R D. H EA RT ED .

WH O . DO ESN'T . L O VE . S WEE T . 

M IN I A TU RE . 

T HIN G S ? !

A  H H H ! T H E . S MOR E S . S T EA L .  M Y . H EA RT : ) 

SO . S WEE T & LOOK S . TA S TY . EN OU GH . FO R . M E . . . 

H APPY . W EEK EN D. A  L L - & ANY A M A Z IN G. FON DU E . SU GG ES TION S ? 

W O RKIN . W O RKIN . W O R K IN .

HE LL O. ALL & HELL O . T U ESDA Y . . .

W HI L E . I . JU ST . H AV E . A . MOM EN T . T O . WR I TE . TO N I GH T,
I . MU ST . EN COU RA GE .  YO U . T O . FA L L . W I TH . ME . IN T O .
 THI S . W HO L E. " I . L O VE . A U TU MN " KI CK &  T A KE . A . P EE K .
WI TH .  M E  @ T H E . UP C OMIN G. G I VE AWAY . I TEM S !
{ p h o t os .  RE S EM B L E . w h at . t h e . g iv e a way . p ac k a g e. c on ta in s : ) }
J U ST . ANO T H ER .  LITT LE . P EEK . REA  LL Y -

c lu e . # 1 .

c lu e . # 2 . 

c lu e . # 3 

M M K . EN OU GH - MO RE . T O . C OM E !
T H E . O FF I C I AL . GI VE AWAY . DA Y . I S . AP PRO A CHIN G!
S O . ST ART . N U D GIN G. T HAT . FR IEN D 'S . A RM . T O  . TA K E. A . L OO K . BE CA USE . OUR . FA LL . G IVE AWAY . WI LL . BE . A . L O VE LY . A SS O R TMEN T . FOR . A . L OVE LY . WINN ER : )

B U T. SIN CE . I CANNO T . WRI TE . LON G. TON IGH T . . . I . IN V IT E .  YOU . T O . BE . IN S PI R ED . BY . T H E. TREA SU RY . W ORK  . O F. B OT AN I CA L . BI R D.

R EA L . A COR N . CA P S ! L O V E I T, BU LLS EY E BEA DS !

PRE TT Y . S WEE T. I' D . S AY : )
AN D . P  ER F EC T LY . COM PLIM EN T S . WH AT . TH E . FA LL . GI VE AWAY . WI LL . EN TA IL !

H O LD . TI GHT . FR IE NDS - IT 'S COMIN G !

TR U LY . AN . E N D . T O . SU MM E R . O F . 2 0 1 0 .

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE SUMMER OF 2 0 1 0 HAS COME TO AN END. OR WILL IN ABOUT 6.5 HOURS. . .

HOW FAST IT WENT : ) 

BUT I AM READY FOR FALL NOW - 

{ AND P.S. COLORADO, 96 DEGREES IS NOT FALL } 

SWEATER SPORTING, 

HOT APPLE CIDER SIPPING, 

PUMPKIN CARVING,

BOOT WEARING,

LEAF FALLING,

LEAF RAKING,

COZY

LITTLE

FALL . 

BUT . . . . 

JUST BEFORE IT'S OFFICIAL END IS COME & ANOTHER WONDERFUL SEASON WANDERS IN, ONE LUCKY LITTLE "REALLY, REALLY END . O F . TH E. SUMMER . GI VE AWA Y " WINNER WILL TAKE HOME THAT WH IM SY  LITTLE F ER N & S PR OU T HAND BAND THAT YA'LL THOUGHT A SWEET GAL NAMED MELISSA TOOK HOME TO WEAR ON HER HEAD IN OUR . END.OF.THE.SUMMER.GIVEAWAY. 

SAD NEWS : MELISSA, THE WINNER, 

NEVER HAD AN ADDRESS APPARENTLY? ! 

HAPPY NEWS: NOW . Y OU . CAN WIN IT !

I FIGURED ON THIS VERY LAST DAY OF SUMMER, IT WOULD ONLY BE RIGHT FOR ME TO TRULY GIVE THIS BEAUTY AWAY INSTEAD OF "FORGETTING" IT WITH ALL OF MY OTHER HAIR ACCESSORIES : ) 

C L E V ER . M E .

SO, TODAY, FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE, I HAVE OUR NEWEST 

"THE.REAL.END.OF.SUMMER.

2 0 1 0.GIVEAWAY" W IN N E R :

AND, 

HERE'S A LITTLE PEEK TO THE LOVELY NEW FALL GIVEAWAY 

PRIZE THAT WILL COME TOMORROW, 

ON FALL 2 0 1 0  DAY # 1.

  

A . C O L LE CT ION . T O . L O VE .

 

V

T O . T HE .  

I

N

T

A

G

E

{ V IN T A GE . }

A L WAY S . G O O DN E S S .

1 , 0 0 1 . T HIN G S. I . L O VE .

JU S T . K IDD IN G . 

I . WON ' T . S ERIOU SLY . SP EN D . M Y . NIGH T . BR AIN S TOR MIN G . 1 0 0 0 + 1 . TH IN GS . I . L O VE . 

I CO ULD, B U T . I' L L . SP A RE . Y OU : ) 

I F . TH ERE . A RE . 1 , 0 0 1 . TH U RS DAY S . ON . T HI S . BLO G, Y OU 'RE . IN . L UC K . . .

ANYWAYS, BARBARA ANN KIPFER WANTED TO THINK OF 1, 0 0 1 WAYS TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT : ) HM M M . 

HOW DID I KNOW HER MIDDLE NAME, YOU MAY ASK ? !

WELL, APPARENTLY, SHE DIDN'T WANT "ANN" ON HER FIRST EDITION WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN & APPARENTLY SHE NOW DOES WANT "ANN" ON MY NEW COPY OF THIS BEAUTY . 

SO . I . L OVE . LI TT LE . LI ST S . LI  K E. T HI S . . . B UT . 1 , 0 0 1 WAY S . TO. L IV E. IN TH E. MO M EN T ? !

TE L L . M E . SOM E-  YOU S AY . 

"M M  K . "

THI S . I S . ON E . I . LI KE . 

# 8 4 . v alu e . you r . d o o d l es .

the way you draw can be revealing: even the random scribbles you make while talking on the phone can be a form of valuable self-expression. don't discard these doodles; take a moment to consider why you made the marks you did . heavy, jagged lines may indicate an element of frustration; beautiful, flowing forms may suggest harmony & contentment; and so on. being your own art therapist in this way develops your powers of self awareness and encourages you to value your innate creativity. 

CO O L, RI GHT ? ! 

P LU S. IF . YO U . S A VE . Y OU R . D OOD LE S, TH EY . COU LD . TU RN . IN T O . S OM ETHIN G . AMA ZIN G  . LI KE . SO ME . O F . TH E S E . . . 

D O O D LE . M AZ E . 

D O O DL E . C REA T U RES .
{ I'M . PO SITI VE . TH ESE . WI L L . SOM E DAY . B E.  IN . A PI X A R . MO VI E }

M AR K ER . DO OD  L E . 

{ AN D . B ES T . Y ET }

TO . WHICH . I . H ER E BY . CL AIM . T O . OP EN . H ERE . IN .  TH E . S TAT ES
{ T HIS  . DOOD L E . B AR . I S . IN . L ON D ON . O F . COU R SE . }
B E S T. I D EA . E V ER . . . I 'M . G OIN G . T H ERE  .
A N D
MAK IN G. ON E. H E RE .
ON . B R O A DWAY . O R . IN . SO UTH . C ARO L IN A .

B OB S .N EW .HOM E .

S O . TIM E . FO R . A .  LI TT LE . RE MIN I S CIN G . . . . 

B OB S . HOM E. C IR C A . A U G U ST .

AN D . HE LL O . BOB 'S . HO M E . T O DAY . 

{ W O W . }

K IN D . O F . A . F A I RY T A LE . 

I' D . S AY .  TH AN K . Y OU . 

AG AIN . BI GG S !

................................

{ "A . SN A P SH O T.  O F . B OB 'S . UN B E KNOW N S T . 

VIN T AGE . G OOD I ES ." T O . C OM E. TOMO RR O W ! }

.............PL E ASE . S TAY . TUN E D . .........

O B S E SS IO N .

{ FI E LD S . O F . TU L I PS. W H AT . M O RE . C OUL D.  YOU . AS  K . F O R ? }

{ O B S ESS I ON  :   NO T . E X A CT LY  ,  BU T  .  I  .  R EA LL Y  .  L O VE . 

T HI S . F LO W  E R . A N D . PH O T O . P A L ETT E S . LI K E . T H E S E . }

{ MY . J O B . T O D AY : PL A N T . F I EL DS . O F . TU LI P S . IN . OU R . Y A RD }

TH EY . WI L L.  PRO BAB LY . LOO K . I DE N TI C A L . T O . TH ESE . PHOT O S .

C OM E . A P RI L , DON 'T .  YOU . T HIN K ? ! 

A N D. D O .  YOU . A D OR  E . TH E . T U LI P . 

A C CE S S O RI ES . A S . WE LL ?!

T U LI P S . A RE . EN D L ESS . B OU QU E T S. O F . 

PO SSIB I LI T Y . A PP A R EN  TL Y!

H A PP Y . S A TU RDAY !

T HIN G S . I . L O V E. { & WAN T }

SO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING & YOU'RE LIKE "OH.M I . G OSH . WHY . DID  N'T . I . EV EN . T HIN K . O F . T HAT  ?!?" AND YOU HAVE A LITTLE DAYDREAM SESSION ABOUT WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF, FOR SOME REASON, YOU WOULD HAVE INDEED HAD THIS SAME BRILLIANT IDEA BEFORE THE BRILLIANT SOUL WHO HAD THE IDEA, HAD IT . 

{ Y OU 'VE . DON E. T HAT . RIGH T ? ! }

WELL, THIS IS MY "BRILLIANT IDEA I LOVE & WISH I HAD HAD FIRST"

E N JO Y. C UP CA KES .

I KNOW, CUPCAKES ARE A BIT TRENDY @ THIS POINT, BUT REALLY? ! WHY SHOULD A PIECE OF CAKEY GOODNESS NOT BE AN ETERNAL TREND ? ! OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE MINI CAKES THAT YOU CAN SERIOUSLY SHOVE IN YOUR MOUTH IN ONE BITE OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EAT ALL THE FROSTING FIRST, THEN THE CAKE - OR MAYBE YOU'RE EVEN ONE OF THOSE PERFECTLY COMPLIMENTING COUPLES WITH 1 CAKE LOVER, 1 FROSTING LOVER & YOU CAN HAVE A ROMANTIC LITTLE SNACK TO SHARE . 

EVEN MY HUSBAND , WHO CLAIMS TO NOT LIKE CAKES { A TRAGEDY FOR ME ON HIS BIRTHDAY! } SAYS HE LIKES CUPCAKES ?! 

FI GU RE . T HAT . ON E . O U T . 

BUT THIS SWEET LITTLE COUPLE WHO STARTED UP . EN  JO Y. C UP CA K ES . SERIOUSLY & LITERALLY ADDED MORE ICING THAN COULD EVER BE IMAGINED ON THE CAKE WHEN THEY REVAMPED A VINTAGE TRAILER TO MAKE A CUPCAKE SHOPPE . ON . W H E E L S ! 

AS I SAY THIS, I AM  L I T E  R A L L Y   S Q U E A  L I N G ! 

SO , THEY HAVE A TRAILER- EYE CANDY- THAT THEY GET TO TRANSPORT DELICIOUS GOODIES IN- TELL ME MORE- & BEYOND A DAILY 11-6 SCHEDULE, THEY ALSO RENT OUT THEIR TRAILER FOR WEDDINGS & SUPER FUN EVENTS! A H . 

49 WINE CUPCAKES

+ 87 CHOC. BASED CUPCAKES

+ 83 VANILLA BASED CUPCAKES

= 2 1 9 .    A M A Z I NG .   F L A VO R S    .

I S . T HAT . N O T .AM  AZ IN G . I N . I T SE LF ? !

UM .. . FLAVORS LIKE PB&J . . . 

POMEGRANATE CHARDONNAY. . .

CHOCOLATE CARMEL POPCORN . . . 

S' MORES ! 

AND THEN, THE WEBSITE ADDS "*more desserts available including cakes, individual size cheesecakes, lollicakes, etc.*"

A S . IF . M Y .  MIN D . C OU L D . T HIN K . O F . A SIN G LE. T HI NG  . M O RE  ?! 

S O . B A SI C A LL Y . I . LOV E . T HI S .

D ON 'T . Y OU ? 

{Psalm 34:8}

T E A CU P . G L OR Y .

TEA GOES TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL WHEN YOU WERE THE TEACUPS ON YOUR ARMS FOR ACCESSORIES . 

BUT THESE RETRO TEACUPS & MUGS GO TO BANGLE BEAUTIES IN NO TIME . 

CH E CK . T H E . L A T ES T . L O V E LI ES . H ERE & H E R E .  

T W O . L U C K Y .  LA D I ES . A RE . SPO R T IN G . T H ES E . G EM S & Y OU . C OU L D. T O O ! 

M O RE . GOO D  IES . T O . COM  E ! 

{ C U S TOM . O R DER S. A VA I L ABLE . A S . WE L L ! }

H EA R T. A R T.

H E A RT { h a hr t }

- n . The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system (including all vertebrates), that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions.

noun, verb, or idiom,  H E A R T . is a word i so adore. 

probably overused @ times... ..."i heart this"..."i heart that" a HE AR T . is a phenomenally wonderful thing . 

O F . C OU RS E , you say . but really, what other word has 4 3 .  d e f i n i t i o n s ? not that many , ri gh t ? 

a SHA P E . BO DY PART . INN E R M O ST  B EIN G . 

h ea r t . t hi s. h e a r t. t h a t . h ea r t. doo d l e s . h e ar t . ta t t o o s . h ea rts & a rr o w s. 

H E AR T. O F . D EN VER . ROM A N T I C . WR I T ER S . 

s eri ou s ly . c ute .

co me . al on g & t a k e.  a .  li tt le . h ea r t . wa lk . w i th . me  . . .  i 'll . sh a re. wi th . y ou . h e ar t s. th at . i . h av e . l ost . my . h ea rt . t o  { usage # 33 "lose one's heart to, to fall in love with: He lost his heart tothe prima ballerina." }

v e ry . in f o rm a t i ve . 

i . w i ll . e a t. m y . v e g gi es . i f . t hey . a l way s . l o o k . l ike . t his .

t ou gh . st u ff . 

y es , a 7 0 s . b an d - # 5 7 on . V H 1 s. 1 00 . g re at es t. ar t i s t s. o f. h a rd . ro c k .
t h e s e . a re . th e . on l y . con s i st en t . m em b er s. & the y. look ed . a b i t . wi ld er . on . st a ge . i . be li eve . 

p re c i ou s . 

j ell o - j i gg l er s . a n y on e ? !

c l ev  er . in d e ed . 

m o re  . h ea rt . a rt . you . l o v e? 

s h ow .  us !

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