I admit it. I love birthdays, and to celebrate my birthday week this year, I'm giving something away: a limited-edition Glimsen mug. And one of you will win it!
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Growing Older
Amicalola Falls
“Do you have anything for wrinkles?” the older woman asked me, leaning over the cosmetics counter and looking at bottles filled with lotions and potions.
“Our skincare program is the best place to start," I said...
Read MoreThis Old Table
“Mommy, let’s color,” she would say and go get her plastic pencil box filled with crayons. I’d pull out construction paper and other supplies and sit down at the table with her. She would stand in the chair, lean on the table, and hold a worn-down crayon between chubby toddler fingers...
Read MoreBeauty and Order, Not Clutter
This is not my desk but look how organized it is! And I love the turquoise typewriter. Photo courtesy of StockSnap.io
As someone who loves beauty, I love an organized room, with everything in its place and nothing extraneous, like the photo above. But my office does not reflect that love. My office is usually a big mess…
Read MoreCapturing Beauty with Kareen King
Sunrise over an old cattle corral. Photo credit: Kareen King
Every week I look for glimpses of beauty—in nature, the arts, and the unexpected—and because I'm intentional, I usually find it. It’s a mindset that can be cultivated simply by paying attention and being aware of it around you…
Read MoreBeauty in the Details in July
While I love big sweeping vistas that take my breath away (the ocean, the mountains, a valley below), I also like to pause over the small things. Here are some of my favorite photos of beauty in the details this month…
Read MoreSeeing Siena
The back side of the Siena Cathedral
We stepped out of the van into the sunlight shining brightly on Siena, Italy, a place where…
Read MoreA Day of Beauty in Cortona
It was a hot July morning under the Umbrian sun…
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