Si tu choisis de voir le côté sombre de la vie, ne t'attends pas à attirer à toi les âmes qui connaissent la joie de la vraie liberté, car qui se ressemble s'assemble.
Les 55 conseils qu'il faut absolument connaitre pour monter un business sur internet
Mother Holly by John Warren Stewig and illustrated by Johanna Westerman is today's picture book. Mother Holly (Frau Holle, Mother Holle, etc.) is a Grimms' tale that isn't as well known to casual fairy tale readers these days. When they read it, many consider it a Cinderella tale, which it is very similar to, but it is actually of the Diamonds and Toads family, ATU 480. There will be a Diamonds and Toads collection published from SurLaLune later this year, by the way, and I wrote an article on the tale for Faerie Magazine last year which appeared in Issue 20. But back to Mother Holly. I am sentimentally attached to this picture book--and it is out of print like so many but easy to find used, just follow my links--because it is how I introduced my eldest niece, Leighton, to the tale years ago. She wasn't even quite at the age where sitting for the longish text was quite conceivable, but she sat through it and begged to hear it again and again. So I became quite familiar with this retelling by Stewig along with Westerman's illustrations. There aren't many picture book versions of this tale for English readers, and this is the most readily available one, so this certainly has a treasured spot on my shelves. Book description from the publisher: Two sisters--kind, industrious Rose and vain, lazy Blanche--experience two very different adventures when each tumbles down a well and into the magical world of Mother Holly. Rose's journey begins accidentally, but because of her generosity to all she meets along the way, and her hard work for ugly but kind Mother Holly, she returns home in a shimmering gown covered in gold. Envious of Rose's good fortune, Blanche decides to visit Mother Holly herself, but her pride, laziness, and foul temper earn her an apt and well-deserved punishment. John Warren Stewig's retelling of this little-known tale by the Brothers Grimm offers children a satisfying new ending that demonstrates how with help, redemption is possible. And Johanna Westerman's lovely, intricately detailed illustrations, as spellbinding as Mother Holly's magic door, are pure enchantment. And now for the illustrations:
Kristin Vestgård says that her paintings are the ‘voice of (her) silence’. The paintings stand alone, in their own quiet stillness and beauty becoming sensitive works whose aim is to allow the viewer to delve into their inner selves finding the emotions and stories to suit each piece. The work is silent, but the artist seeks to communicate a special humanity about it that will reach to the core of who we are.- See more of her painting here
After more than a century, “the Greatest Show on Earth” is coming to and end. Recently it was announced that in May, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will end af…
Despite being central to the “Glasgow style” of art, influential in the expansion of the Art Nouveau movement, sisters Margaret (1864-1933) and Frances MacDonald (1873-1921) were both b…
Jeg har blogget under et par forskellige alias igennem de sidste 6 år. Nogle gange har det været mig selv, andre gange hemmeligt. Nogle gange har det været på engelsk, andre gange dansk. Jeg startede "Gemt.i.London" bloggen på TV2 Blog i september 2010. Det var året, hvor jeg gik fra min kæreste igennem 2 år. Før ham havde jeg en anden kæreste i 5 år. Med andre ord fedtede jeg rundt i diverse forhold fra 18-25år. Siden den skæbnefulde dag først på efteråret 2010, hvor jeg sagde ordene: "Jeg tror, vi har brug for en pause." Har jeg været single, gemt i London og blogget om processen. Mit første indlæg på TV2, lød således: En ny begyndelse - på søndag En ny blog. Helt blank. Med en blinkende cursor. Et afventende kanvas. Et uvidende publikum. På søndag starter jeg forfra. Jeg er gået fra kæresten - i tale i hvert fald. Rent fysisk forlader jeg ham først på søndag. På søndag er alle mine ting i kasser. Hans ting er i kasser. En ny person vil overtage værelset. Det vil ikke længere være vores - men hendes. To år blev det til. Meget længere havde han troet. Og jeg havde håbet. Men når det pludselig bliver klart, at kærligheden er væk. Så er der ikke meget at gøre. Jeg ved ikke, hvad der kommer til at ske nu. For første gang i næsten 7 år kommer jeg til at være single. Spændende? Skræmmende? Ligegyldigt? Eller bare ensomt? Jeg ved det ikke. Men I kommer med på rejsen. Jeg vil lade følelserne, tankerne og hvad der ellers er, spilde ud på siderne her. I kan relatere, spørge, grine, håne, trøste eller hvad ellers mine skriverier vil bringe frem I jer. Vigtigst er, at jeg får det "sagt". Lige nu er det noget rod. Jeg tør ikke helt åbne op. Men det kommer. Det gør det. Jeg skal bare lige turde at finde mig selv frem igen. Finde ud af, hvem jeg er. Hvem jeg mon har udviklet mig til. Indeni tror jeg nemlig stadig jeg er 18. Men min forstand siger noget andet. Da TV2 er blevet nedlagt er der ingen måde at linke til starten af bloggen på. Jeg er ved at lure nogle af mine gamle indlæg igennem og smider måske et par herind fra tid til anden. /Gemt Foto: Confused af Ana/Mushy-Pea (fundet her)
I ran into these images the other day which fit into a certain theme in macabre photographs… girls floating or suspended. I dealt with this subject in a post last year. Sometimes, as in the i…
Wir lieben Tiere, und wir gehen manchmal ins Extreme, um unsere Haustiere glücklich zu machen. Aber machen wir sie wirklich glücklich? Wie steht’s mit den Tieren, die wir als Nahrung und Unte…
a postcard by Lisi Martin. Pictura Graphica AB , printed in Sweden, 08151
The island comprises of stunning natural scenery, beautiful wild landscape, glittering waterfalls, dramatic coastline, and high mountains. Madeira is not the place for the beach lovers, but for the outdoors enthusiasts and especially for landscape photographers.
illustration from The Shrine Magazine A Pebble From India illustration from The Shrine Magazine illustration from The Woman’s Home Companion illustration from The Country Gentleman illustrati…
After just weeks into the new administration, a new survey has found that about half of voters in the U.S. wished one former president was still in office.
Girls with Hot painted bodies
Lucy // Germany // Human Bean
