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| My new journal! |
To Whom It May Concern,
Dear
Sea,
Thank you so much for signing in. Wherever you are in gorgeous Canada, may your toes be toasty and your nose be warm. Brr... Bon Hiver, Babe!
I promised
Peanut I'd post a picture of my new journal, for inspiration and here it is! You're a dear friend, Peanut! As it's November, I see that many of us are starting to think about the new year and about Christmas gift ideas. A journal always makes a good gift, especially to oneself, with a card attached saying "To Me, you're worth it, love Me!" (note to self, put 'more positive self-talk' on list of New Year's Resolutions!)
I know
Gem!! is going on an adventure soon and a journal might be a nice 'pressie' for the trip. Put it on your wish list, so we can share your adventure. So excited for you, girl! I saw that
Mika got a new journal (see post titled 'Love' ) and thought we could start a trend! She's already put some beautiful fashion sketches in it. ( I want the long Grecian dress - so pretty!) By the way,
désespérée de maigrir,
I, too have noticed a trend in 'progress' and 'before and after' shots in Blog land and your 'progress' shots are such an inspiration! You go, girl!
I realise choosing a new journal can be tricky, but mine just caught my eye and I'm not ashamed to say that the picture convinced me to get it! It's the one time when it's OK to judge a book by it's cover! The cover design is called 'The Spirit of Flight' by an amazing British artist, named Josephine Wall. Her fantasy art is very beautiful and she's one of my greatest artistic inspirations. The Goddess' ears look like they would be right at home on dear Mich, she looks like a little Irish faerie and she's tiny too. Proudly <3! Well done, babe and your books and short stories are fantastic! Another tiny lady is Helen. Brainy, beautiful and skinny? We should all be so lucky!
I took the photo in my neighbour, Kathy's garden. It may be small, but it's just like a little faerie village there. It seemed the perfect place to snap my journal. I don't know how she does it, but even in this awful drought, it's beautiful! And speaking of photos,
grantthegeek, I think there's a unique photo opportunity waiting for you in the garden, at number 5!
Journals are a great form of therapy and the can be a great starting point for a career in music, literature and poetry. Eliena, is such an amazing deep thinker. I sense a work of philosophy waiting inside of you. You ask all the right questions! Another thing journals are good for is recording song lyrics, be they our own or others' for inspiration. gem always has beautiful, uplifting song lyrics on her blog. I dare you to write a song, gem! Pen your beautiful story, my angel! And speaking of stories, some of the most wonderful stories I've ever read come from not wendy. I love the way you think!
Have you ever noticed how some journal covers are so bloody boring?! There are a million picture and texture possibilities and yet somehow, the people who put these books out still manage to make them look so drab! I think a picture or a photograph paints a thousand words and if you're going to be putting your words into to something, don't you want it to look like something worthy of your writing? I sure do! I often think of interesting jacket covers or photos that would look great on the front of a really cool, arty book. I think that Wallace has the perfect collection of 'Art' photos for these sorts of books. Unrehearsed, spontaneous and quirky as hell! Great job, dude! Your photos should be in an impossibly hip underground/indie lifestyle mag, read exclusively by über-cool artists and deviants who go by only their first or last name! (Like Wallace!)
You are all such wonderful people and having you in my life is my greatest inspiration. Your wonderful comments and words of wisdom really help to keep me motivated. My little cyber journal would mean nothing without you all to read it! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Sincerely,
Cinnamon Brown.
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