Zibbet, Get It?

My new shop is at Zibbet.com! The Etsy shop will stay open until May 31 as previously stated. Only the Etsy shop has the 10% off discount, whose code is TTFN31.

Etsy Sale

Local residents aren't the only ones to benefit from my April sale--until the end of April, ALL items in my Etsy store are 10% OFF! Enter coupon code APRIL10 to get 10% off your order! Time's flying, so don't miss out!

A Beautiful Short Film for Book Lovers

Here is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
And I will not lie--at the last five minutes, I was bawling.

My Ever Just Curious Etsy shop is officially open for business!

I'm very happy to announce that I've uploaded several pictures of a variety of my creations. Go to the shop to have a look around.


Here are some of my pretties

Gold Chain with Gold Pearls, Carnelian, Deep Coral, Turquoise- and Gray-Glass

Peachy-Pink, Dark Red, and Rich Blue Two-Tiered Gold Necklace with Gray Leather

Labradorite, Turquoise, and Carnelian Single Strand Necklace

Gold and Blue Flower Brooch

Enjoy!

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My thoughts sparkle today

I don’t know if I shall show them to you

just yet.

they want polishing

a trim or so

here

and there.

But—possess your soul with patience!

You shall see them soon.

I’ll dance them in the sun before your eyes

While we haggle over significance,

Weight,

Worth.

You shall take it with you when all’s said and done,

And I’m as richer and more as before.

You’re taking it shan’t take a smidgeon from me.

I—I draw my wonders from a bag

cut from the same cloth

as Peter Schlemiel's wondrous bag of gold—

Only, I, fortunate favorite 

or not so fortunate,

Did not sell my shadow

for the sack,

As did poor Peter—

The shadows gave me mine for free.

A Return to Blue

A Return to Blue

My parents wore blue so much.

I preferred reds and purples

They wore it all the time

But I would not like

Things for others’ liking.

I did not notice until today,

Further away from home than

I’ve ever been,

How much blue

Nests in my jewelry box

And roosts in my closet.

J. W. Waterhouse, The Lady of Shalott, 1888

The wanton lily bloom gone, you’re the last

Pale flower in this river’s dim expanse—

The mirror of the wild wold—waning fast—

That was once yours to weave. Now, take this chance

To feel the river creep up your white sleeve,

Drift down the river that leads you to your

Dark, mysterious Death, who by your leave

Glides to your unmoored boat by foreign shore.

You lift your face to his: keep it there, greet

Him with your song, art such as Lancelot

Cannot deserve. So, sing your carol sweet—

Indeed, in death ne’er will you be forgot.

The poets metered life beyond your death,

And painters caught your last immortal breath.

{Sonnet inspired by John William Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott. Here is a beautiful thing for your ears.}

Malachi 3:13-16

"Your words have been hard against me," says the LORD. "But you say, 'How have we spoken against you?' You have said, 'It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts? And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"

Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.

...
The King will return. All will be made right.

Photo Post

All these I took at my school. Some variety of cherry tree--unfortunately, I don't know their proper names. These photos haven't been tweaked in any way, except for some cropping out unnecessary details.