Nights like this

On evenings like this is when the peace (really) sets in..

The summertime “forest chorus” has dwindled down to only a few quiet crickets lulling their listeners into serenity.  The air has readjusted to a cool, crisp freshness that soothes, calms, and refreshes you after a long day of bustling activity.  Being able to enjoy that serenity with a glass of red wine, feeling the light breeze bringing wafts of quiet life overtakes you and simply begs a calm mind, the hoot owls echoing this in their eerie conversations..  These are the evenings when Floridians fall in love with FL all over again; although the summertime atmosphere has passed, it is warm still to enjoy the kiss of the sun by the pool, or to spend time watching the sunset over the water.

With doors wide open, wafting in scents of family dinnertime and the sound of children settling down for the evening, it is therapeutic to simply wash dishes and pick up a good book to enjoy.  Oh to relax by simply listening to the harmonies of the outdoors is something I will always desire to be surrounded by -and am fortunate to be able to experience!  The tropical insects have all found a new place, away from my front door  🙂

Each day more beautiful than the last, the sun warming to a most welcoming sensation; the tops on cars down, sunroofs open, and golfers galore, we know that the Florida Fall has at last arrived.

FL: it truly is a paradise.

Jobs, dots, and one amazing Apple.


“You can’t connect the dots looking forward…you can only connect them looking backwards…So you have to trust the dots will connect somehow in your future….you have to trust in something, your gut, destiny, life, kharma, whatever… because believing that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path…and that will make all the difference. ”
Steven Paul Jobs

1955 – 2011


The profile of a true innovator of our times, it is really sad news to hear that he has left us.  There is no telling what else would have been created if he had more time here, and what modern advances he would have led us to in order to simplify –as well as enhance- our lives through technology.  What he did leave us with are not only some really incredible products, but the seed of new standards of excellence and developments in a world where instant gratification is seemingly the end goal; there is so much more to our lives than just that – and he definitely blazed trails in brilliance -which takes time, patience, perseverance, and a bit of brow sweat.

These are the kind of people who we never really expect to lose, and it is always a shock to me – as if they are supposed to just go on living forever, like some kind of MacBook machine or something (well, I was shocked anyway); it’s somewhat surreal, and I am definitely saddened by it.

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life…  Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.  Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked.  There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

Thank you, Mr. Jobs, for some of the most amazing tools, toys, innovations, and ideas that you have passed on through your genius.  You will continue to be an inspiration to more people than we will ever know; you will not be forgotten.

Rest in peace

Happiness is many things…


Exhale

From my mom : )

Key to Life

Loved the message of the above picture; it is one that I took of wall-pasted posters for the movie Coraline, before I even realized it was for that 🙂

Peek the trailer for it below:

Me, only smaller

Dr. Suess

Found myself on his site for some reason, and found some really cute pieces done by him  (I didn’t realize he did more than just The Cat in The Hat…) –
take a look at the inventory avail for purchase (for a seemingly pretty penny):
http://www.drseussart.com/  🙂

Must-have coupon.

Please print and have with you at all times in case of emergency:

::smiLe::


I purchased this little gem of a bag in S. Korea from a super-cute art/stationary store called Artbox.  Click the pic 🙂

T4A


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