yountville + some Life thoughts

Friday, March 15, 2013

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Just some thoughts that have been keeping my mind occupied. On the tails of a wildly creative, hilarious, life changing weekend {more on that in a sec}. I walked with a dear friend who shared some insight that is rocking my world. She told me that at my age, I am at the apex of my creativity. When she was younger she was overflowing with creative ideas, desires and energy. Now at 67 those thoughts are not as abundant. She has been a mentor of mine {a guiding light} since I was 10. She is a brilliant artist with a bright spirit. Wrapping my head around her creative juices "slowing down" has given me a new perspective on seizing. the. moment.

With that thought in mind I feel so incredibly thankful that I was able to have three days in Yountville to talk about everything from favorite recipes, creating art, favorite poets, growing children, growing herbs and plenty of things totally inappropriate for the world wide web. I have been given a gift of four women whose paths have crossed mine through a cyber web of happenstance. Estelle, Kim, Mel and Jeanne filled my cup in so many ways it would be hard to write them all down. In my "apex of creativity" I am grateful.

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16 comments:

  1. Love this post! I've been thinking of that quote for days, wise words! xo

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  2. Looking at that brunch and realizing that it was only a week ago we were sitting in that gorgeous restaurant... Already counting the days until September! I miss you~
    x

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    1. CAN NOT WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER... it can't come soon enough. ox

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  3. Thank you for sharing this! It makes me want to embrace the creativity I'm feeling right now! And I'm SO glad you're blogging again - I've missed it! Love you!!

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    1. yeah... so glad that you are feeling creative... I miss you... hope you are doing well sweetie... sending lots of love to you... ox

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  4. You're back...to blogging I mean. I love Yountville and found our few days there at Thanksgiving a couple of years ago the perfect place to recharge my creative energy...

    Including your blog in "Blogs that Rock" for homework in Holly Becker's BYW class this week. I was going to include it even before I realized you were back to blogging. How could I not?

    annie

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    1. Thank you so much for including my in the "blogs that rock" ;)... can't wait to see the others that you have picked... I love your blog too... I keep thinking of your most recent DYI I am dying to try that for gift tags!

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  5. i read this on friday night~ quickly... before 'logging' off for the night. been thinking about it ever since...

    {i stepped away for a bit- from blogging, gramming, creating... *living*. i've been slowly coming back. so, reading this comes at a perfect time. synchronicity. love it :).}

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    1. I'm so glad this was timely for you... it was for me too :). oxo

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  6. I love that you blogged! I always love your perspective on life. Love you.

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  7. wow. did i hit the jackpot? alexis blogging TWICE in one week? over the moon with joy here. and my darling friend, i love you so much and cannot thank you enough for the endless inspiration you bring to my soul.

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    1. Thanks for lighting a fire under me. Our weekend was so amazing. Thanks for my note today too. Love you. Ox

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  8. I want to write that quote on my studio chalkboard and read it everyday! You always bring up such great topics of discussion.
    This past year has been so crazy busy...but in a good way. Like I'm on the most incredible ride and enjoying every moment. Priorities are in check ....good friends, good food, good times and of course, being creative.
    I miss you and look forward to catching up soon.

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    1. I want to hear everything!! I am so happy that you are on an amazing ride. I miss you too... let's play!!

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  9. So, I figured out my login. That was not easy and just started working on a post. Mid way through I thought I need to check in with your blog. You so often mirror my own thoughts. And can I just say DAMN your photos! They are stunning. You captured some beauty and I'm so happy to be reliving the weekend through your images and always words. Miss you every day, friend. Sending you all sorts of inappropriate thoughts from two Saturday nights ago. Ha!

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