and the winner is...

Thank you ALL for your comments and sharing your stories here with me about laundry memories. I am happy to meet some new friends and it has been sweet to read some of you returning here to my little bloggy spot ! Hope to see you here again soon !

Haiku my Heart with Laundry

this is art

everyday laundry

pretty line

Haiku my Heart

for more Laundry Lust and a chance to win 

a free copy of Bella Grace Magazine, 

please see my post yesterday !! 

For the Love of Laundry {Bella Grace Magazine Give-Away}

I have an affair with laundry. 

We meet almost every day. 

We are down and dirty. We toss and tumble. 

Then we lay out to dry. 

Fresh as sunshine, clean as air.  

We return to the places we are expected. Ready to squander. 

lather. rinse. repeat. 

"My heart is all a flutter, 

like the washing on the line" 

~Nathalia Crane~

when you sleep with me, 
your linens have been kissed by sunshine 
and danced in the wind
~Deb~

I know I am home 
when I have a line to hang laundry
~Deb~

My one and only favorite chore is laundry. Seems like instant gratification to transform a pile of dirty clothes into a piece of art...folded nice and neatly, ready to rumple and crumple again. 
Also the nostalgic component of wooden clothespins on a string, holding the laundry against the wind, basking in the sunshine, and breathing new life into each thread. 
You know what I am talking about. 
You know you love the scent of this post. 

Tell me about your memories or current thoughts 
about your own laundry lust.
Is it a love/hate relationship? 

I am hosting a Bella Grace Magazine give-away in celebration of their new blog "Grace Notes" 

If you have not held a copy of this beautiful magazine/book 
in your hand...
DO.THIS.
You will receive a copy Issue #7 from me
I will select a lucky winner 
from comments below...

Winner announced April 21
return that day to see if 
you are the lucky winner
OR leave your email with comment

Bella Grace Magazine 

Bella Grace Blog Hop

Self Portraiture as Medicine, Part 1

I have been involved with several photography projects, yet the most rewarding and healing are my self portraits. The work is hard. The prompts push me into uncomfortable places and spaces. I dig in deep, wrestle out the emotions and rise up like a Phoenix. I share my story with photographs. 

Over at She is Three, Bella and Jennifer and myself write monthly stories about our own personal walk thru this life. We begin with half a sentence, individually interpret it and shoot a self portrait with a back story. We invite followers to join us in the healing waters of self portraiture every month with #sheisthreedotcom . We have also been featured in the gorgeous, soulful Bella Grace Magazine

"she pretended their words did not break her heart" ( < click for my story behind the photo )

and finally, I have been a monthly contributor for The Secret Message Society Zine

CANCER

GEMINI

AQUARIUS

The theme this year was Zodiacs, and I created a self portrait each month for the publication, by Mandy Steward

TAURUS, LEO, LIBRA, SAGITARRIUS

ARIES, GEMINI, AQUARIUS, PISCES 

and the winner is...

YAY!!! Congratulations on winning this beautiful magazine!

Bella Grace Issue 2 Giveaway

click image above for magazine info

below is my feature, an excerpt from She is Three

"you know that moment when you say to yourself

You are doing all you can do. And that's good enough.

This. Is. Freedom. "

I am nestled inside the pages of this beautiful magazine with so many other friends and artists...to name a few...

Holly Clark

Bella Cirovic

D. Smith Kaich Jones

The pages are silky smooth, heavy stock. 

It actually feels like a book in your lap with 

pages of journal prompts and list making!!

 The photographs and quotes are dreamy and inspiring.

I want to offer you a free copy of this magazine, so all you have to do is comment below and answer what Bella Grace reminds us to do every single day...

" What is one simple comfort you practice that soothes your soul?"

Random winner will be announced Monday Jan 5

Bella Grace winner announced!

I wrote each of your names on a seashell.
I went to the beach, tossed them into the air.

And the winner Misty was the one which fell inside the circle.

Congratulations !! 

and then I took all of you for a swim, and returned to the Sea 
Thank you for stopping by my blog, I hope to see you here again ! 

Somerset Place continues to host opportunities for Bella Grace Magazine give-aways...come on over for another chance!! 

Bella Grace Blog Hop

simple things~give-away~Bella Grace Magazine

I walk the beach almost every single day. 

It has become my daily ritual, simple pleasure. And every day, I seem to find a treasure...

or does it find me?

The simple sacred treasures of the Sea find me.

One day I was lying on the beach, Shavasana pose, at the waters edge, allowing the waves to wash over me. A seashell landed in my open palm.  

I grabbed hold tight. 

I listened to the Sea talk to me. 

She comforted me.

She gifted me. She held me.

I hold her sacred everyday.

I make art with her gifts to honor her beauty.

I am honored to be featured in the beautiful premier issue of Bella Grace. 

"discovering magic in the ordinary" 
Unlike any other magazine this thick book-like collection of poetry, gorgeous imagery and  journal-type prompts is a timeless addition to your  reading pleasures. 
Stampington & Company invited me 
and She is Three 
as well as other artists, bloggers, writers and photographers to participate in this blog hop~giveaway. 
I have a complimentary copy to gift
 and you have a chance to win! 

Simply leave a comment below...tell me...what simple treasures find you? What do you collect? How do they speak to you?

Winner announced Sept 1 

comments close midnight Aug 31

Bella Grace Blog Hop

keep checking the Stampington blog above for more ways to win !

She is Three and Bella Grace Magazine

I proudly announce that we at She is Three have been featured on eight glorious pages of the premiere issue Bella Grace Magazine. 
The above photo is one of three honoring our position in the Blog Hop hosted by Stampington

Bella Grace

And for one week you have an opportunity to win your very own copy of this gorgeous 
book-magazine by joining us over here. 

"Join us for a collection of thoughtful musings, personal stories, 

and simply exquisite images...

and then add your own thoughts to the interactive pages of this 

one-of-a-kind-book-journal-magazine"

Blog Hop