Thinking today about what a wild and shifting fall it has been--about how much I am loving the Legacy Series and how much I appreciate all who are participating by writing and reading the posts. I am much the richer for having you in my life, and my reasons for blogging grow deeper as I read your words. Thank you.
Thinking today, too, of inspirations. I've got several projects in the works, and when that happens, I become a sponge (or a leech, I suppose, depending on how one looks at it), soaking up creative inspiration from everything around me. Here are a few sources (both local and global) this week:
moss
driftwood
silver map pins (always)
Hans Christian Andersen
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
my husband's wardrobe (best vintage and thrift shopper ever)
Slings & Arrows (amazing series--rent it!)
Bright Star (finally saw it)
butternut squash
cobblestones
Sharpie pens
rain
What is inspiring you this week? Tell me please! Share books and films and food and anything else your heart desires.
The colors of David's new room (kind of a tomato bisque and a lobster bisque)
ReplyDelete"The Essential Leonard Cohen"
"Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"
Terry Gross
Trinity's cartwheels and handstands
pumpkin pie and coffee
antibiotics
I am thinking of robin's egg blues, ocean water and creams. I love them with splashes of pink and yellow green!
ReplyDeleteannie leibovitz
ReplyDeletemaxfield parrish
fine point sharpies
the combination of green, orange and brown
polka dotted crepe myrtle leaves
lyle lovett
patty
jane austen's "emma"
cinnamon (the spice)
pillow top beds
the colors of the city of your final destination
ReplyDeletethe fogginess of frosted windows
songs about angels
sheer ribbon
a bag of metal hearts i found
naked tree limbs
the white lamps hanging in the windows of a nearby boutique
:) a very girly week
xoxo
Debi
Do we all just love sharpie pens? I am spending the days "doing the house" for Christmas. My mood wasn't red, green and jolly this year...so I am inspired by sparkling silver, white and peaceful surroundings.
ReplyDeleteCountdown to christmas , inspires me the most!
ReplyDeleteHappy 1:st of advent, sweet Gigi!
Hugs/
Luiza
Ah! I needed this post! I have only been inspired by my cats to eat and sleep. (Luckily, I have not started to lick myself.) I am going out to find inspiration this afternoon. (Right after a little catnip.)
ReplyDeleteThat list conjures up such a nice image in my mind, a lovely collage of words. What has been inspiring me lately?
ReplyDeleteCrisp blue sky
Dusting of frost
Orange brown leaves
Cosy knitted jumpers
Sparkles on a hair clip
Inked scribbles on a page
striped knee socks
ReplyDeletesprinkles on a cupcake
nutmeg and cardamom
pomegranates
labels for organizing a pending move
crispy leaves gathered around the base of an old oak tree
friends
I am in that same sponge phase this month...and both Harry Potter and Hans Christian Andersen are looming large on my creative horizon this week! Also Grimms Fairy Tales.
ReplyDeleteLoving these lists. Antibiotics! Haha! Tomato bisque red, robin's egg blues, Maxfield Parrish, naked tree limbs, silver & white, Advent, catnip :), hair clip sparkles, moving labels (!), the Brothers Grimm--inspiring, indeed.
ReplyDeletethe music in my family. i added you on facebook if you want to see/hear...
ReplyDeleteps
ReplyDeletemy husband wrote a song called
where the road begins
i will send it to you one day if you wish
First of all...your new header! Love it!
ReplyDeletefrost sparkling on the grass
burnt umber
Nico Case
pears with blue cheese
the Richard Avedon exhibit at the MFA
old time jazzy christmas music
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crisp cool weather with a blue sky
turtleneck sweaters & scarfs
vintage silver votive candle holders
baileys & coffee
vanilla, cinnamon, pumpkin spice scents
flowers
vintage books
family
christmas season
remembering what the true meaning is
Warm hugs to you, dear Gigi! xxoo :)
Christmas trees and the word "Believe". I see the snowmen and I know I believe. Singing with the CD of Christmas music and yes, I do believe. Making Christmas cards to send to friends, yes I do believe.
ReplyDeletethe book i've just finished 'prodigal summer' by barbara kingsolver; i couldn't put it down.
ReplyDeletethe music of yann tiersen, french soundtrack composer, particularly from the film 'tabarly'
my new 105mm macro lens (loving it!!!)
the little spot i've dedicated as mine...up under the eves of the roof of our little 'gothic castle'. it looks out over the maasai steppe, and i can see storms coming.
wishing you a great day :)
sigh...your header...one of my most favourite photos of all time.
ReplyDeleteAnd Bright Star...one of my most favourite movies of all time.
sigh.
~ twine and butcher's paper
ReplyDelete~ snowflakes
~ Truman Capote's
"A Christmas Memory"
~ "Little Women"
~ "The Holiday"
~ clementines
~ wooly boot liners
~ twinkle lights
~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra's
"Christmas Canon"
Gig, thank you for the
inspiration to pause and
reflect on all of these
wonderful things.
Have a lovely day!
xx Suzanne
Oh my, what great lists! Gigi, I just ADORE your new banner!!
ReplyDeleteLet me see...
~Mikael Kennedy's polaroids.
~Red thread
~The wildness of the sea
~Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky
~Ólafur Arnalds' Found Songs
~Matthew and the Atlas
~SNOW
~My black Ugg boots that I got for free :-)
keeping my tooties toastie!
~The afterglow of a fantastic week
~Lapwings in my garden
~Soup
~Having Jay and the children home all week due to the snow
~Anticipating the birth of my only sister's first baby!!
~The dark hours I snatch to get some writing done.
Hope you are warm and well,
C xxx