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Am I a Llama or an Alpaca? - 4" x 6" Watercolor2 comments

Beth Parker wrote 16 hours ago: “Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beaut … more →

Tags: affirmation, watercolor painting, Alpaca, Art, Beth Parker, Daily Affirmations, llama, Made in Oklahoma, Our Favorite Place

Hunt for Scandinavian stories

microreadersunited wrote 2 days ago: We are looking for short stories from Scandinavian countries. Any suggestions or online leads to gre … more →

Tags: MRU, Karen Blixon, Scandinavian short stories, Danish short stories

An All Access Pass1 comment

iamsarkar wrote 2 days ago: Isak Dinesen rightly said,  “The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the … more →

Tags: General, Life, through the looking glass, Blog, sutanuka sarkar, iamsarkar, Travel, Sea, Mountain

Spune ceea ce simţi! 1 comment

Marinica Andrei wrote 2 weeks ago: Salutare! Ce mai faceţi? Astăzi avem un citat de al unei scriitoare daneze cunoscută sub pseudonimul … more →

Tags: oameni, Dragoste, suflet, sentimente, citatul zilei, citate frumoase, citate motivationale, citate despre oameni, citate de dragoste

The Endless Sea

vikkichristinamaria wrote 2 weeks ago: “The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.“ - Isak Dinesen … more →

Tags: Travel, Reflection, Photography, Inspiration, Life, Travel (2), Faith, sky, Perspective

Review/Q&A: Lee Martin's 'Such a Life'8 comments

Richard Gilbert wrote 3 weeks ago: Stay in love with the journey.—Lee Martin Such a Life by Lee Martin. University of Nebraska Press, 2 … more →

Tags: Author Interview, Creative Nonfiction, essay-narrative, memoir, mfa, Review, Teaching, Bobbie Ann Mason, Dawn Haines

LIV

findmeafiddle wrote 4 weeks ago: Thursday, 3 May 2012. I am tempted to say Thursday, third of May just for the hell of it. I like how … more →

Tags: desire, Amy Winehouse, social life

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Caryn wrote 1 month ago: The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. ~ Isak Dinesen … more →

Tags: square format, Photography, Photoblog, water, Daily Photo

When Someone Has More8 comments

Susannah Bianchi wrote 1 month ago: I was having coffee with an acquaintance this morning who felt the need to tell me how much money sh … more →

Tags: Love, History, Gratitude 2, health, New York City, Humor, writing, sex, September 11th

dinesen.

dani kreeft wrote 1 month ago: it wasn’t until i was wandering through the late richard avedon’s exhibit at foam amster … more →

Tags: My Life, FOAM Amsterdam, Out of Africa, Richard Avedon, Amsterdam

A Review of 'Babette's Feast', by Isak Dinesen, The Yolla Bolly Press2 comments

Chris T. Adamson wrote 1 month ago: There are few pleasures in life greater than high quality literature in a fine press edition, dining … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Wine, Yolla Bolly Press, Aaron Johnson, Babette's Feast, James and Carolyn Robertson, Karin Wikstrom, Wilsted & Taylor, Cardoza-James Binding Company

Out of Africa

roberthorton wrote 1 month ago: Out of Africa is a chronicle of the early womanhood of Danish author Karen von Blixen, based on her … more →

Tags: 1985, best picture oscar winners, meryl streep, Robert Redford, Out of Africa, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Sydney Pollack

Isak Dinesen - Great Writer of Short Fiction

RichardB1001 wrote 1 month ago: Mention the name Isak Dinesen and people respond with: she wrote Out of Africa which, of course she … more →

Tags: Books of Note, Memoirs, Book Reviews, Denmark, Seven Gothic Tales, Karen Blixen, Denys Finch-Hatton, Rungstedlund, nairobi

Random quotes we live by...

Lola BG wrote 1 month ago: Our household likes quoting people…and movies.  We often interject things like “you … more →

Tags: Autism, Parent Commentary, parenting special needs, adolescence, Parenting, Family, Parents, Humor, Temple Grandin, Eustacia Cutler

The Errant Aesthete on Karen von Blixen

thejazzmonger wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from The Errant Æsthete: I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. Today is … more →

Tags: Interesting Personalities, Karen von Blixen, Baroness von Blixen, Baroness Karen von Blixen, Out of Africa, theerrantaeasthete.com, theErrantAesthete, Colonial Kenya

Denmark Economy to Slow in 20122 comments

RichardB1001 wrote 2 months ago: My favorite writer of short fiction is Isak Dinesen, not for Out of Africa which was ok, but for her … more →

Tags: Economic Systems, Denmark, Seven Gothic Tales, Last Tales, rttnews, Economic Council, Schleswig-Holstein

Winter beach day

Reb wrote 2 months ago: Sometime last month we drove over to the beach on base with the dog just for fun.  Now ‘techni … more →

Tags: bowser, kids, Life in Spain, Spain, Rota, Naval Station Rota, Kids, admirals beach, Dogs

Dineson - Out of Africa

Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Library wrote 2 months ago: CELC BIO D Dineson 1937 Personal Author: Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Title: Out of Africa / Isak Dines … more →

Tags: Adult-Biography, Biography, Women, Africa, memoir, History, Travel, 20th Century, autobiography

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.. 55 comments

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Tags: Life As I See It, Lake, Quotes, Photoshop, Photography, Nature


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