Thursday, March 17, 2011
Outreach and Giving
DONATION WEB PAGES.
If you've noticed that I added permanently the Donation Web Pages on the top right of the screen. This will be easy for you to click on and make a donation anytime at your choice. Because I've believed that helping unfortunate people is an on-going process and I really don't think you ever stop giving. I'm sure that we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Thank you for life and Giving back...So, we can say "At least we've done our best" That was what my parents taught me when I was little. Our little donation will change the world ; save a life, give a desperate one a new smile, a new life...And yes, we can do it.
Right now, your gift to the American Red Cross will support the disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami. I know many of you have already made a gift to help out this disaster, but if you haven't done it yet...Please, do it. Yes, so we all can smile.
TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art.
Here is another opportunity for you who would like to support Two x Two for AIDS and Art. Click here to make a donation or buy tickets to support Nha Khanh Fall 2011 Fashion show. All proceeds will benefit Two x Two for AIDS and Art. The show will be on Thursday 03.31.2011 at 7pm at The Hall of State.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN knuckles Clutch.
Stylist-Michael Xavier Sanchez
Model-Pauline Thai
SOURCE: ignaciotorresphoto.com
Thank you everyone for visiting!! Have a blessing day!!xo...Hanh :)
ps: Please, spread the word about this post. Thank you everyone again!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
{interior stylist: irina graewe}
. . . very much taken with the dreamy diffused light, delicate gold patterned china and scalloped spoons and dishware in interior stylist irina graewe's still life series, tea for two, not to mention the perfect intermingling of soft pink, smokey lavender and dusky lilac . . .
{p.s.} interestingly, graewe originally trained as a tailor at jil sander in hamburg and studied at the london college of fashion, before launching a career as a freelance interior stylist
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{more shades of pink, lilac & lavender:}
* pinkish lavender, still
* feels like spring
* petal pink & french grey
* spent daydreaming
* pink grapefruit & champagne sorbet
{styling by irina graewe, photography by janne peters; via simple blueprint}
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{two lovely things: storage inspiration}
. . . quite smitten with these lovely storage solutions -- an elegantly rustic portobello cabinet in perfect pink, that can be hung on the wall or placed on the floor, and also comes in cream & sea green . . . and a pretty metal coat hanger strewn with roses, perfect for soft towels or pretty silk negligees . . .
{p.s.} the cabinet would also be lovely for displaying favourite shoes
{portobello cabinet & roses trip coat hanger from graham and green}
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{a new week & at the office with elie saab}
. . . saturday afternoon was coffee & coral lipstick, shrimp dumplings & snow pea leaves, and a trip to the flower markets; sunday was a luxuriously late start, a frothy misto & a languid brunch, and, most of all, a hopelessly lovely entire day, alone together . . . and now, monday, monday and back to work with new and beautiful things to to see and plan and do, and many more moments of happy inspiration . . .
hope you had a wonderful weekend, and that your week is off to a perfect start,
xo
{p.s.} & of course, elie saab after work: here & here
{images: elie saab fall 2011 rtw collection via style.com}
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{a glossary of rose fragrances}
. . . at this moment, there are beautiful bouquets of roses everywhere, creating a perfumed oasis with a million softly luxurious scents lingering in the air, and during these moments, am reminded of martha stewart's glossary or rose fragrances -- there are modern roses and climbing roses, hybrid tea roses and old garden roses, and whether light or heady, vanilla or musk, always fascinating to read about the different varieties, and about how each rose's scent varies with the weather and time of day, strongest on mild and somewhat humid mornings, and fading or changing as the hours pass by . . .
{p.s.} what is your favourite scent -- fresh, floral, spicy, sexy . . . ? and you have a signature scent?
{images: scans by this is glamorous from martha stewart march 2009, photography by victoria pearson}
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Six Feet Deep Thoughts
It hit me a few years ago: I'm turning out just like my grandma. That's good and bad. She wore dentures and support hose. :-p But she liked jokes and had a nice laugh. :) I have an old, old photo of her in a nurse uniform back in World War II, and I am amazed to see my own face in her expression. It's uncanny. But what REALLY makes me think about me and my grandma are the cemeteries. I find myself dragging my kids to all the cemeteries just like she dragged me around all summer long, eons ago, now.
She was a genealogy freak. BIG TIME. She wrote a dozen books filled (handwritten!) with notes and charts and tables about her ancestors. And I guess I got the bug. What's nice is that some genealogists follow this blog-- they actually are HELPED by all my photos and information about the places I visit, even the cemeteries!
Cemeteries are somber places, yes. But they are filled with history. I can't help but wonder about these people. What was life like for them back then? Were things so very different? What about their financial situation? In many cases, if the male head of the household died, the family was in dire straights. That's one change for the better-- life has greatly improved for women.
I haven't put much thought into my own placement in such a place. One of my relatives tried to encourage us to check out Burial Insurance rates... and when the husband worked in insurance, he did deal with some funeral insurance in various policies.
What about you? Are you older, do you think about such plans for seniors? I guess I'm thinking I'll be gone "in a twinkling of an eye," because of all the signs and seasons, you know.
But then... I wonder if THESE people, lying a-moulderin' in their graves, thought the same thing, that they would not see corruption. Makes ya wonder a bit.
Grandma is tucked away now, too; I miss her sometimes. But then again, when I hear myself laugh at a goofy joke, it's like she's here, anyway. :)
She was a genealogy freak. BIG TIME. She wrote a dozen books filled (handwritten!) with notes and charts and tables about her ancestors. And I guess I got the bug. What's nice is that some genealogists follow this blog-- they actually are HELPED by all my photos and information about the places I visit, even the cemeteries!
Cemeteries are somber places, yes. But they are filled with history. I can't help but wonder about these people. What was life like for them back then? Were things so very different? What about their financial situation? In many cases, if the male head of the household died, the family was in dire straights. That's one change for the better-- life has greatly improved for women.
I haven't put much thought into my own placement in such a place. One of my relatives tried to encourage us to check out Burial Insurance rates... and when the husband worked in insurance, he did deal with some funeral insurance in various policies.
What about you? Are you older, do you think about such plans for seniors? I guess I'm thinking I'll be gone "in a twinkling of an eye," because of all the signs and seasons, you know.
But then... I wonder if THESE people, lying a-moulderin' in their graves, thought the same thing, that they would not see corruption. Makes ya wonder a bit.
Grandma is tucked away now, too; I miss her sometimes. But then again, when I hear myself laugh at a goofy joke, it's like she's here, anyway. :)
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