The Better Ones & An Ending

As it has been nearly forever and a day since I have last visited here with intention to post, I thought I should finish the year out responsibly. Thankfully, a few rolls of recently developed film from my summer pet project {actual film photography via my vintage/refurbished minolta XG 1 camera}, I have a bit more meat this time than the typical literary blurb and corresponding image. 

Be gently dear reader...I am still as of yet a freshling to this film venture...

 

Here are the better of my first fruits:

{be sure to click on the images for full resolution}

'Til next year, friends...❤ 

When One is Uninspired

Hello there...it has been a awhile since I have posted more than a vague sentence or two with corresponding imagery...time is either so completely stagnant or passing me by at such a blistering speed that I have not the presence of mind to stop and take stock of my dwindling supply of inspiration.

And so, today I ramble.

I am sitting here, listening to my recently acquired vinyl recording of the "Charade" soundtrack. Having been brooding over the late-50's/early-60's atheistic and its absence from my life as of late, Mancini's main theme for the film is actually a very effective balm for my misplaced yearnings.
I am also plotting the reconstruction of a vintage dress find. Rest at ease, dear reader...it is not my clumsy, unskilled hands that will be undertaking this deed of beautification; the proper professionals will be consulted. I am thinking a low scooped back, quarter-length cuffed sleeves, skirt hitting at or just below the knee, and perhaps a thin gold braided belt to finish it off.

What say you, hmm? Normally I would not meddle with items of age, but being a sweet homespun frock with such an irresistible pattern, it seemed a shame not to show it off.  I shall be glad to update you when the transformation is complete. :)

sweet ~ simple ~ sadness

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...and just when you think you're finally a big girl and you can handle the world...

...you find out that a Luna Moths only lives 7 days after emerging from its cocoon...

...and it kinda just breaks your heart...

On This Day of Mothers...

...be sure to hug yours...

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Please Enjoy ~ Melody Gardot

...for no particular reason at all, darling...

Page to Film :: Far From The Madding Crowd

{{It's been awhile since I've done one of these, 

but after catching Masterpiece Theater's 1998 version 

of Thomas Hardy's "Far From The Madding Crowd", 

I was instantly struck with modern casting inspiration. Enjoy!}}

 Bathsheba Everdene 

A young and haughty beauty, Bathsheba Everdene unexpectedly inherits an Estate from her uncle and is suddenly thrust into a world of wealth and responsibility. Though intent to remain independent and solely in control of her fate, Bathsheba finds her life entangled with those of three widely different men as she tries to maneuver in this new and dangerous world. 

My cast choice ~ Jennifer Lawrence

 

 Gabriel Oak 

A kind and honorable shepherd, Gabriel meets Bathsheba before she acquires or is even aware of her inheritance and is struck both by her beauty and vanity.  After his own fortunes are ruined in an accident, he happens upon a barn fire and assists in putting out, unaware that it is was owned by Bathsheba. In need of someone she can trust, Bathsheba hires Gabriel to be her bailiff, and through the course of the story he becomes her unofficial (and yet often ignored and abused) counselor.

My cast choice ~ Gerard Butler

 William Boldwood 

Bathsheba's new neighbor, Boldwood is a middle-aged  gentlemen farmer, wealthy and respected by all. A solitary bachelor his life long, the lonely Boldwood thinks nothing of Bathsheba until a childish prank gone awry and kindles his infatuation. Seeking her as his own, the noble man patiently courts the shrewd young beauty, who is perpetually unsure whether she would marry the eligible gentlemen even if only for practical business reasons.

My cast choice  ~ Jeremy Irons

 Sergeant Francis "Frank" Troy 

Returning to his native land, the handsome Sgt. Frank Tory happens upon Bathsheba as she is out walking one night and (thinking her a servant woman) boldly address' her by brazenly commenting on her looks and straightforward manner. When he at last understands who she is, he is yet unashamed and continues his unwholesome attentions. His caviler advances at first repulse Bathsheba, but before long she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him and his dashing mannerisms (much to the chagrin of both Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood).

My cast choice ~ Jonathan Rhys Meyers

 

 Fanny Robin 

A former servant in Bathsheba's recently deceased Uncle's house, Fanny is the secret lover of Sgt. Frank Tory and runs away to find him shortly after Bathsheba procures the estate.

My cast choice ~ Romola Garai

There's the just of it, hopefully spoiler free. Do read the book or see a film adaption! It's a great story. ;)

The Musicbox

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I freed a song from a dusty box
Now a fitting vessel I seek
Feathers made of steel, a key with no lock
Who knew braille could create melody?

Love In All Its Loveliness

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❤ Play and Enjoy ❤ 
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❤ A Smorgasbord of Love ❤

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❤ >>> happy valentine's day <<< ❤

It's Coming...

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 p.s. Stay tuned for some awesome vintage lovey-dovey-ness.

The Burden of Living

The life that I touch for good or ill will touch another life

...and that in turn another...

until who knows where the trembling stops 
or in what far place my touch will be felt. 

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Frederick Buechner

To be Interested in the Changing Seasons...

Farewell to this drowsy, damp, and hazy winter break.

Please forgive my cliche, badly focused photo that attempts to express my deep 

sentimental feelings on the matter.

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Sometimes a girl just needs to take a picture of leaves.

and so it goes

via

He got all of her, 

except the innermost box and the kiss. 

He never knew about the box, 

and in time he gave up trying for the kiss.
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Barrie

Beauty Great and Terrible

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. 

God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Favorite Couples - Part IV || Bogart & Bacall

Shocking though it may seem, I am actually a new convert to the Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Becall fan camp. 
However, the first time I saw "The Big Sleep" I was sold.

The Hollywood Couple. All others are pretenders. 

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Enjoy their chemistry below:

So much class, I think I'm blushing.

...Beautiful people...