Tag: hair
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Day One Hundred Eighty Four, July 25, 2011
Childhood, the times of dreams, of eyes wide open, of minds thirsty for new knowledge, of pure innocence, of great trust, of extreme sweetness… This is the time of wind in your hair blowing all your worries away!
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Day One Hundred Sixty Nine, July 10, 2011
One day she woke up and her hair was curly! ~ true story I come from a family of 5 children and I am the only one who was born with hair that curls. I have often questioned my straight haired parents, probed and wondered where this phenomenon came from only to settle to the…
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Day One Hundred Sixty Six, July 7, 2011
When the silvery day prepares to meet the golden night there is a moment of magic. It is like a desperate lover’s embrace, a holding on, knowing that they must soon be separated again. And in that moment of passion, golden sparks fly, a stillness descends on all who witness this daily miracle. It is…
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Day One Hundred Forty Nine, June 20, 2011
It is amazing the amount of influence the sun has on our emotions. Everything glows in the sun, the water twinkles, the trees are brighter, the flowers are more colorful and the faces of people are painted with smiles. And it makes sense. It is a huge burning star that supports us, that gives us…
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Day One Hundred Forty Eight, June 19, 2011
To know no worry, to carry no grudge, to feel no hate, to plan no revenge, to awaken with inspiration, to live with joy, to sleep with contentment of a day lived to the full, to be weightless, a child. photo: Lea dancing by the window on yet another rainy day in Shanghai
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Day One Hundred Forty Four, June 15, 2011
It is quite amazing being around teenagers and observing how they live their lives. It is as if they live in a world that is inside a bubble, a bubble that is quite misty and full of phantasy. In that bubble they seem to only see what is very close to them, what is…
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Day One Hundred Fifteen, May 17, 2011
It is when you are far away from the thing that you love that you value it and miss it the most. As each trip that I take alone comes to a close, I feel a very strong tug and a yearning to see, smell, kiss, talk to and be with Lea. The last day…
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Day One Hunderd Four, May 6, 2011
This is the look I call ‘the pout’. Children learn it at a very early age when their clever little heads realize they can exert emotional pressure on you. It immediately follows a rejection from you to one of their strong wishes. They test it repeatedly and they realize over time that it mostly works…
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Day Nintey One, April 23, 2011
It was a sunny, warm and shiny day today. Lea put on her fresh colorful Spring clothes and within seconds from the start of the egg hunt, she was covered with leaves, blossoms, soil and grass stains! She was diving, crawling, climbing, shaking trees and running wild till she and her friends collected a huge…
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Day Seventeen, February 8, 2011
On days like today, when I wake up thankful for your existence, and think the whole day of how lucky I am that you were born into my care, I can only write about you! Back to daily Shanghai routine with your new island hairdo 🙂 You can’t wait to take the braids off to…