What Dreams are Made of.

I think I should've been born in the 1800s or something. I am sick of all of these boring linear designs and the plain plain plain!! Give me something with character and a bit of history and I am awe struck. My little cousin just got married at the Grand Island Mansion off the delta, and my heart was flying out of the top of my head when I saw it! I was not only swooning because I was SO happy to see my cousin join lives with her love, but this PLACE! Gah!!! I wish I could live there! If only.... There were Van Gogh's and Monet's and Rembrandt's (replicas of course) everywhere. Glass door knobs with old brass locks, candle wall sconces and huge windows. There were the most charming Greek columns and sculptures of radiant women carved out of marble. A movie theatre with crushed red velvet and raught iron seats, and a single lane bowling alley with beautiful old pins. I could go on and on. But oh---to live surrounded by such pieces. To see all of that beauty every where you look. Maybe it is all about perspective- that there IS beauty everywhere, just in different forms. Which I do agree with. Definitely. I am not discrediting the beauty of the ordinary. But once in a while, tasting the extraordinary....well....that is what my dreams are made of. <3





Here are some photos I took of and at the Grand Island Mansion, and some of the surrounding scenery.

The Most Wonderful Time

I am thrilled to announce that the fall decorations have been packed away, and it is time for the most wonderful decorations of all!! I get so giddy around this time of year. Everything is just so much more....magical. The air we breathe is crisp and clean, the smells coming from home and hearth are so warm and welcome. I believe in my heart of hearts that this month is for lovers. Lovers of love, and of humanity, and of life itself. Passion is in abundance, and negativity in short supply. God willing- I am not the only one who believes this to be so. If all year were only so magical, maybe we would live in a more magical place. Let's vow- here and now- to make every day a bit more like this! Give just to give, love with no holds barred, and for the love of God (literally), ENJOY life in all of its goodness and splendor. Ah, maybe I'm just a wishful thinker, I do tend to dream the most magnificent dreams. But someone's got to! And if you won't, well... I'm still gonna!