1. Horse nostrils. Goes without sayin. Just sayin. :)
2. The scent in the air of SPRING...and l o v e~~~
3. Killer sexy platform wedges {don't tell anyone how little I paid...our secret. Oh they are so cute!}
4. Movie nights with the girls. May I add that Lenny's role was superb. Big sigh.
5. The inspiration for this list. Adore her so.
6. The need for conversation arises every now and then. Sometimes you just need to banter.
7. Perhaps a choice for the next girls night out.
8. RED. WINE. Enjoyed in moderation of course.
9. I dreamed of Axl Rose the other night. He offered me some gold liquid that would keep me young forever. I told him no. I'm good. Old is awesome. He laughed and told me I passed the test. :) {Years ago I saw him perform, quite a talent.}
10. The seed. It lies within us all. Go within and see for yourself.
11. Passion takes many a form. Here is one. Yet another. Both offered up by incredibly bright and dynamic women. I know the latter in *real* life. She is as beautiful as she is soulful. Her sister is a force to be reckoned with also.
12. The gazing wide open eyes of my daughters.
13. The soft cool side of my pillow when I flip it mid-sleep.
14. Sunday. No alarm clock. Sweet sleep cometh.
15. Running so hard on the treadmill that my body is crying out for me to stop- and I don't. Take THAT, I say.
16. Ah, number 14. Just reminiscin'.
17. How the Middle East brought me a kind of peace. Really.
18. Art can change your entire world. Yes, art. I know. I can't help myself. I'd be a groupie.
19. It is hard to top 18. Lets throw this into the mix.
what i find most perfect is your enthusiasm for life.
i am back with the gypsy king. when i return, you and me, sister. notl for tea and lots of talk about life changing trips.
xoxo
Posted by: Graciel @ Evenstar Art | April 10, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Love the list. Great shoes, passion, horse nostrils, and peace in the Middle East. Oh yeah!
Posted by: Marilyn | April 10, 2010 at 12:28 PM
LOL...you have always had a thing for horse noses..!
Posted by: ~Sheila~ | April 10, 2010 at 09:09 PM
I read the inspiration for this post's post and loved her Cuba comment. Maybe one day I'll get to drink Cuban coffee IN Cuba in one of those cute small cups at the Hotel Nacional. Wanna join me, Chica?? We can dress up in sexy platform wedges and become art groupies in La Habana!! :)
Great list, my friend! You know I want to do one, too now!
Posted by: Ily | April 10, 2010 at 09:20 PM
Great wedgies! And peace in the Middle East is always desirable. Fun list. xoxox
Posted by: Tara Bradford | April 11, 2010 at 08:12 AM
Loooove your list!!
Posted by: Swirly | April 11, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Love YOU!
Posted by: Swirly | April 11, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Great list and find myself nodding my head to each and every one, particularly 18 and 19 which would definitely make it on to my list which you have now inspired me to do!
Posted by: Dharma in the Garden | April 12, 2010 at 06:35 AM
With nostrils like that, you could smell a lot of Spring!
The seed concept is a master metaphor of the gospel too, but with an emphasis on death and resurrection. "Grace only works on those it finds dead enough to raise." So, paradoxically, clinging too fiercely too life takes one out of the life cycle. The seed still dies, but unproductively. It's about transformation.
Reminiscing. In my pantheon. "Happiness isn't something we experience. It's something we remember." (Oscar Levant)
Posted by: Jeaux | April 12, 2010 at 02:07 PM
Wonderful list, Gillian! I'd be scared if Axl Rose visited me in a dream... he's always slightly given me the creeps... LOL! Red Wine on a Sunday... I'll take that! ;o) Happy Days ((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | April 13, 2010 at 06:48 AM
Are you really and truly this sweet and lovely?!? Thanks beauty...you made my day :) Even if I'm a little slow getting to this post...oh, life WHY are you so very busy? xo
Posted by: Tanya | April 14, 2010 at 08:36 PM
I suppose. But it takes one to know one. Some aren't so fond of me right now-my ten year old daughter for instance. I'm the worst mother that ever lived. :)
I'll take that. I'll see her in a decade and she will thank me. In the meantime I have to be the tough love gal.
But for those I don't raise as my own....yes I can be sweet! LOL
Ew, yes life is tres busy. For this we should be thankful. I just love your family! :)
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | April 14, 2010 at 10:25 PM