Sunlight-Colored Roses

A sanctuary for dreams and shadows

  • I cross a line

    “You will find him at Dunkeld; gentle and tractable he wanders up the hills, and through the wood, or sits listening beside the waterfall. You may see him–his hair stuck with wild flowers–his eyes full of untraceable meaning–his voice broken–his person wasted to a shadow. He plucks flowers and weeds, and weaves chaplets of them,… Continue reading

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  • The Last Man

    If I ever become an English professor, one of my first tasks will be to refocus literature, especially fantasy literature, to the great early novels. I don’t understand why The Last Man lies in obscurity. It’s a compelling novel I can’t stop reading. It invents science fiction fantasy. It’s so cinematic I could write the… Continue reading

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  • Sewing: past, present, future

    Past:  – Tarquin’s Valentine outfit I don’t know what possessed me. I felt like Tarquin really needed a Valentine outfit. I have had this red printed knit fabric since college and have spent six years daydreaming of what to do with it. Also, my best pants yet and they have a fastener! Present:  – Work… Continue reading

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  • Noble Kinsmen

    “I have been reading the “Noble Kinsmen,” in which, with the exception of that lovely scene, to which you added so much grace in reading to me, I have been disappointed. The Jailor’s Daughter is a poor imitation, and deformed. The whole story wants moral discrimination and modesty. I do not believe Shakspeare wrote a… Continue reading

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  • Cambriel – 25,112

    I located a feature in Microsoft Word called auto-summary. The program tries to guess key points of your work and make a summary. You can control the size. Basically, it looks like a lot of random sentences put together, and it sounds very creepy. Continue reading

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  • Demeter Scents for My Stories

    I could make Demeter scents for each of my stories. Each story would have very specific scents. Maybe not buy the actual Demeter scents, just pretend. I realized if I wore Dust and Honey together, I would have the scent of my story “The Beekeeper,” which led to this thought exercise. “The Shrine” Dandelion Strawberries… Continue reading

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  • Planning the trip

    I am planning our trip tonight. A lot of things compounded today. I am writing every day. It is turning out okay, but my pictures don’t look good. I need to try harder. I need to use the lighting I bought. I am excited about Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis and Memphis. The hose broke… Continue reading

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  • They are all adults

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  • Free scripts from GoDaddy

    Nothing is perfect, especially not free scripts that come with a web space account. But I am determined to master at least some of these scripts and make the web sites I dream about when I’m at work happen. I install them, customize them, and things never work out well. Some of the scripts seem… Continue reading

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  • Dolly Meet-Up

    It looks like everyone in the world is going to a doll meet-up tomorrow. I’m looking at all my Livejournal friends’ entries. I would be sulking just like I was last weekend over missing the Irish Festival again if I weren’t going to one too. Oh, and I am. I have Ophelia, Shelley and Johnny… Continue reading

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