Sunlight-Colored Roses

A sanctuary for dreams and shadows


  • Brave, painful year

    As I look back and see little activity here or otherwise I recognize that it was a brave and painful year. I found strengths and measures of fortitude in the depths of my soul to keep going. In the end, it all collapsed like a house of cards when I realized I can’t go on… Continue reading

  • Vintage Clothing and Birthday Massacre Concert

    Vintage Clothing and Birthday Massacre Concert

    I studied 80’s and 90’s makeup this week not only to try to get my look right for the show but also to plan for our vacation. I found an old prom photo with a dress much like this one. The girl was wearing purple eyeshadow and red lipstick, so I went with that. However,… Continue reading

  • May in Photos

    May in Photos

    I haven’t written because I’ve been pretty busy over summer vacation. From sun-up to sun-down every day, there’s actually been very little time for “navel-gazing.” I haven’t even journaled as much by hand as I normally do on a school-year week. I’ve been returning to my dream and practicing Korean for 1 hour per weekday.… Continue reading

  • First day with our boys

    First day with our boys

    Claude and Emmons came home a little after noon today. I got home as soon as I could and spent most of the afternoon with them. They are the sweetest. They have met all the other pets in the house. My dogs were friendly but, of course, not the cats. I’m so happy to start… Continue reading

  • Last picture of Annabelle

    Last picture of Annabelle

    This was the last picture I took of Belle before she disappeared and we found her later outside someone else‘s fence in March. I walked down to the place where we left her on our property, but there was not a trace left I could see. I actually would have liked to see her gray… Continue reading

  • Black Coffee

    Black Coffee

    On Sunday, we went to Black Coffee, then walked around campus and went to Polytechnic Cemetery. I love it when we can go to coffee shops one morning on the weekend. We don’t always but often do. A few years ago, there were no indie coffee shops in DFW, and now there are so many.… Continue reading

  • Treats This Weekend

    Treats This Weekend

    Last night, Nathan and I went to Sushi Axiom for dinner. I had a wonderful time. I got the Double Happiness roll, which was one of the most delicious rolls I’ve ever had, as well as a margarita, and just de-stressed about a stressful week with Nathan. I don’t think we’ve been to that place… Continue reading

  • A new era

    Things are a little deconstructed here. A little messy. I’ve experimented a little bit with new ways to write. Before the school semester started, I wrote some personal journal entries with my new typewriter. However, lately, I’ve been distracted from my creative projects. The way I originally learned to blog was this stream-of-consciousness “Livejournal” style,… Continue reading

  • AJ, Zoya (2020)

    Finally got around to painting my nails. AJ is a “subtle, sparkling blush with a gorgeous copper micro-shimmer,” according to Zoya’s website. It’s one of the three newest colors I have, along with Sally Hansen’s Eco-Rose and Pacifica’s Pink Cloud. My Pacifica matte topcoat has been amazing. Last weekend I got an Anastasia Beverly Hills’… Continue reading