I can’t believe it, but I will finally be visiting my family in another month or so. It’s been great to be safe in Singapore during the pandemic. But it’s been really difficult to be on the other side of…
Happy Fun, Free, Friday lovelies! I may be half a world, away, but still see and feel the frustration, anger, and disappointment of my black American friends. I’ve experienced my share of racism, but never to the degree that black…
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou
“Beauty is whatever gives joy.” Edna St. Vincent Millay What beautiful things have given you joy lately? I saw this editorial of Sarah Brannon for Elle France February 2020 and thought of Paris as well as the joy I get…
“It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You’re suddenly somebody’s wife. And you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m half of a couple now. I’ve lost me.”‘ Angelina Jolie
“It’s become more and more of a priority for me to tread as lightly as possible in the world.” Shalom Harlow
“In Rome I am weighted down by a lack of momentum, the inertia of a spent civilization. In New York I feel plugged into a strong alternating current of hope and despair.” Ted Morgan
“There’s an ease that I have living in Australia. The best things about Sydney are free: the sunshine’s free, and the harbour’s free, and the beach is free.” Russell Crowe
“I know the world that I am painting is not a reality. It is a whim, an entertainment to provoke something in people, whether as escapism or relief.” Tim Walker
“New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.” Djuna Barnes