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Finding Joy in a Verb

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lisa
Friday Flickr Favorites 10.14.11
Gems from the Flickr-sphere

1. Daisy Chain Quilt, 2. Fish Baby Log Cabin class sample, 3. NYC Mod Bee: For Me, 4. Sawtooth Star Quilt, 5. Green Afternoon, 6. WIP Wednesday 9/27/2011, 7. keyboard playing meerkat, 8. Linda’s Vintage Baby Hats, 9. Pink Layer Cake, 10. Viva!, 11. autumn country picnic, 12. Chai Latte Cupcakes, 13. You’re never alone with a dog, 14. Old Home Place 1985, 15. 2011 10 10 Moonrise over Lowell, 16. Beach BIrds

Favorite is an action word in flickr-speak and one which I exercise with great frequency. At this moment in my flickr Favorites there are 1,761 photos of fabric, quilts, knitting, crochet, food & beverages, pets in adorable poses, and sumptuous outdoor scenes from around the globe. My passport expired a couple of years ago but that hasn’t stopped me from armchair touring. Browse the entire collection here. Do you have a flickr account? If so, I hope you’ll drop by and say hello.

This little video transported me to a charming world filled with birdsong. Dare you to watch just once!

For the past 24 hours I have been bursting with excitement — Jacqueline-the-Jack-Russell’s portrait was accepted over on craftgawker. Remember when I was being philosophical about my other photo rejections from craft- and foodgawker.com? I guess persistence does pay. And if persist is your mantra right now, this article about Kathryn Stockett’s 60 manuscript rejections for The Help just might inspire. I hope so — it worked for me. I’ve got some manuscript rework that’s calling me right now.

3 thoughts on “Finding Joy in a Verb”

  1. snydeen says:
    October 21, 2011 at 9:16 am

    Hey Lisa! Congratulations on your Craftgawker thing. I have no idea what it is, but if you’re happy, then I’m happy for you. : ) I love your favorites up above. Out of those I have to say my top three are Green afternoon, autumn country picnic and never alone with a dog. I seriously want to give that pink layer cake a go!

  2. Kristin Nicholas says:
    October 16, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Hi Lisa – That is really exciting. Silly me – I have never heard of Craftgawker! Just had a look – very cool site. So much to learn, so little time. Congrats to you. Looks like a great link for you! Happy Autumn Sunday. Best, Kristin

  3. Kinnicchick says:
    October 15, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    Well, Jacqueline’s portrait is absolutely ADORABLE. 🙂

    And those chai-latte cupcakes in the collection from flickr look delicious, don’t they? Thank you for including my afghan. Hugs!

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