Virgil / from the laundry room looking into the kitchen / the boys (Virg & Oliver) sleeping in the pillow topped penthouse pad / looking out into the Northumberland Strait / heather / Miss Winnie D / lichen love / Oliver & Virgil / from the Thinker's Lodge lawn / the dude brainstorming / making breakfast / all the street signs are in English & Gaelic / my fav - clementines / les penthouse pour deux ;-)
Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.
Elizabeth Gilbert
Can't wait to read Elizabeth's new big fat novel - The Signature of All Things
What a great perspective - happiness is a consequence of personal effort! So true. I wish I could write as eloquently as you do. You really know how to say/speak the heart! xo
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos dear Susan, the heather is so pretty, love your house and kitchen, Miss Winnie I see is out walking again and I love all of those kissable, kitty paws. How is itty Bitty Betty, napping somewhere I guess?
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs
xoxoxo ♡