darling child,

when the world gets heavy -

lift your belly toward the sky

and float.

(photo from here)

(from the sart)

today in creative writing poetry class

we listened.

 this almost makes me want to wear florals.

(photo from the pipeline)

via shinysquirrel by sestra moja

six things I like today:

1. sitting on our front porch watching lover and bella dance in the monsoon rain  
2. this muxtape and songs with tambourines
3. the acoustic talent of cicada timbals
4. levis 684s and a pair of high heel clogs
5. saguaros and jacarandas
6. this sandalwood moisturizer paired with this

thank you liz! if you want to be tagged let me know and I’ll tap you on the shoulder.

(flickr photo from a30yoyo)

from here and here

perhaps richard chai’s cardigans might do the trick?

(from here)

“Don’t cry when the sun is gone,

because the tears won’t let you see the stars.”

violeta parra

(here and here)

i think this post has something to do with this muxtape.

over the weekend, i took bella to a few of my old high school haunts. we loaded the cart with dresses, purses and a pair of ratty old cut-off levis. the thrift stores remained unchanged, almost identical to the way it was back in the day when the best pal and I used to wander through the aisles picking outfits for our weekly Maryvale high school fashion parade.

…that was 17 years ago.

(silence)

i can’t believe it.