spontaneous song

.

talent.

michigan.

.

This is Michigan...

Did you know it looked like this?? Because I didn't, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw.

famous painting..redone modern style

{-aa.tumblr.com}

romantic vs. sentimental

"I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,

is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic 

person has a desperate confidence that they won't."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

question of the day:

why have my mom and I not done this yet...?

indian patterns.

via {honestly}

ridiculous.

ella fitz & tom jones

Ella, always wonderful.

& I can't believe he's white..

partay.

Photographing a birthday party today...hope this Memphis heat doesn't kill it!

dixon.

Some pictures I took at the Dixon Gardens here in Memphis a few weeks ago.

More on my flickr if you'd like to see... :)

anyway..

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives:

Be kind anyway.

What you spend years creating others could destroy overnight:

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it may never be enough:

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God:

It was never between you and them anyway.

-Mother Theresa (or Kent Keith)

psalm 122.

Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

¹     I was glad when they said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”

²     Our feet are standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem.

³     Jerusalem—built as a city

that is bound firmly together.

⁴     To it the tribes go up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as was decreed for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

⁵     For there the thrones for judgment were set up,

the thrones of the house of David.

⁶     Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May they prosper who love you.

⁷     Peace be within your walls,

and security within your towers.”

⁸     For the sake of my relatives and friends

I will say, “Peace be within you.”

⁹     For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.

just smile!

What a toofy smile.

here

mint brownies & plate

Chocolate Mint Brownies

&

My new cake plate that I made.

Brownies:

1 c sugar

1/2 c butter/marg.

4 eggs

1 c flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 can Hershey choc. syrup (16 oz.)

1 tsp vanilla

Mix together above and put in greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 min. Cool

Middle layer:

2 c powdered sugar

1/2 c butter

1 tsp peppermint extract

2 drops green food coloring

Mix together and spread over cooled brownies.

Glaze:

1 c choc. chips (6 oz)

6 Tbsp butter

Melt together, spread over brownies.

Chill and cut into 1" squares. :)

otters

I've always thought otters were adorable, and I've always thought it would be a cool animal to be...webbed paws?
Yes.

Oo my goodness.

Also it could've been because of this:

Too precious.

reginapolis

{naifpanicscares}

The most random lyrics lead to the best maps??