Postcard Express

Someday I'll go back to the visual journal, but not today.  Today I've got a ticket on the Postcard Express and I'm riding till the end of the line!

This week an embarrassment of riches (thanks Gwen I love that line) came to me in the form of gifts from generous and kind people I've never met.  First,   my very own dvd of Nevada Smith starring a young Steve McQueen, which was filmed in Owens Valley.  Next came 2, full cd ITunes downloads of Horatio's Drive audiobook and music cd for my upcoming roadtrip to Mendocino.  Out.Of.The.Blue.   Thank you S. & S.

Go make this supper tart NOW.  Here's the recipe.

FOR THE TRAVELER  by John O'Donohue

{part 2}

A journey can become a sacred thing:

Make sure, before you go,

To take the time

To bless your going forth,

To free your heart of ballast

So that the compass of your soul

Might direct you toward

The territories of spirit

Where you will discover

More of your hidden life,

And the urgencies

That deserve to claim you.

Make you travel in an awakened way,

Gathered wisely into your inner ground; 

That you may not waste the invitations

Which wait along the way to transform you.

May you travel safely, arrive refreshed,

And live your time away to its fullest;

Return home more enriched, and free

To balance the gift of days which call you.

Comments

[Chris]

I can't make the supper tart now, I'm at work!

You deserve gifties. Keep getting them!

[susan w]

I love the fence pic.
The tart is inspiring variations on what I have - frozen pie crust dough, a plethora of greens (beet, radish, bok choy, spinach) from this week's CSA box. Hmm, what can I do and will it be good for lunch tomorrow also?
Where/how did you acquire some of those vintage wallpapers? Were they part of the big score you made a coupla years back?
What's your estimate on the number of times you pulled off the road to take photos?
How you refresh us all.

[Stephanie Lee]

Can I just say that visiting your blog is like taking a vacation??!!!??? Such a treat it is to see the sights you capture so beautifully! I'm in love with the fence picture and a tart is on the menu for tonight's supper. Heaven! How I would love to be a fly on the wall in your space....or better yet, on the fuzzy dice hanging from your rear view mirror...to be able to journey with you would be a pleasure, to be sure! :)

[Sandy]

I love the photos and the tart. I love the fence photo. Beautiful.

[Diane Cook]

Yummie! You always wake up my senses, and I haven't visited you for awhile....please come see me, as I have missed your wonderful wit!
Love and hugs my friend =)
xoxox

[Heather-one love photo]

your postcards are so cool! I love the fabric patterns. I would love to hold one and feel the textures. you are making me want to get a sewing machine and play a bit. you always inspire. xoxoxo

[stephanie]

the fence photo looks like a frozen moment from the past...

[Tina]

Thank you for posting the poem. It's perfect on so many levels just now. The photos and postcards are fabulous!

[Fran Meneley]

Hey girl! Lisa HOffman gave me this book recently and I'm digging it out to make this tart - looks fabulous! Love the postcards too! And the poem speaks to me in a big way...loved part 2 also. I'm adding it to my collection! Thanks! Fran

[eb]

yum
MAM
yum...

xox - eb.

[eb]

greedy wants seconds

xox - eb.