30 Days of Beauty: Day 30

Mary Cassatt, The Garden 

Since it's election day, I thought a song from 1776 would work. :) This is "Cool, Cool Considerate Men". 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 29

St. Dominic Praying, el greco 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 28

Renoir, Two Young Girls at the Piano 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 27

Mary Cassatt, Lydia at the Tapestry Frame 

book recommendation: Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper, by Harriet Scott Chessman

30 Days of Beauty: Day 26

Francis Day, A Story Read by Candlelight 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 25

Renoir, The First Step (1876) 

Movie Suggestion: Babette's Feast. Yes, it's subtitled. But it's gorgeous. It's such a great movie. And all the food!

A still from Babette's Feast 

Today's music: One of my favorite piano pieces. And I can sort of play this one!

30 Days of Beauty: Day 24

The Geographer, Vermeer 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 23

Today's art: 

Woman With a Water Pitcher, Vermeer 

Today's Music: 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 22

Today's art: 

Monet, Irises in the Artist's Garden in Giverny. 

Today's music: My favorite credit on my resume was being Essie, one of the factory girls, in Parade. This song is one of my favorites from the show. 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 21

From the Getty Center, LA

30 Days of Beauty: Day 20

Guy Rose, The Green Parasol (1911) 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 19

One of my favorite paintings: 

Raphael, Transfiguration 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 18

Fra Angelico, The Annunciation 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 17

30 Days of Beauty: Day 16

30 Days of Beauty: Day 15

Today's inspiration: 

Today's movies: The Lord of the Rings series. (2001-2003) They're a good embodiment of this quote. "Even the darkness must pass. A new day will dawn, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer." 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 14

Today's book: Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Pope St. John Paul II. 

Today's music: 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 13

Today's book: Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

Today's movie suggestions: Ever After and the 2015 Cinderella Live Action re-make  

Today's music: 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 12

We're going all music today. Three of my favorites: 

30 Days of Beauty: Day 11

Today's book: Haroun  and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie

Today's music: