Ten Things in June

Right now? I am reflecting this evening and feeling especially good about...

:: With more time on their hands, watching the two apprentices (Hanna and Jordan) live their passion and employ their talent for working with horses.

:: Open doors and windows.

:: The roadside wildflowers- especially the Wild Four O'clock; they're really such a fascinating flower, I love them so.

:: The memory of a lovely dinner party spent here with friends and the promise of another one, wherein I can play wine & food expert again (a favorite role of mine).

:: Heart symbols showing up somewhere every day.

:: Finding a horse nestled into its stall - as if he/she could be reading a good book.

:: The anticipation of trying a new wine with dinner tonight.

:: The promise of a book and an early bedtime this evening after I finish up the dishes.

:: The feeling of seeing that something new has grown each and every time I walk out the door.

:: The full moon Friday the 13th that I have a feeling my girlfriends and I are going to talk up, but hopefully do something (crazy event at a beach?...I'm in.) Love, Sharon

In this Moment I am..

:: feeling grateful for the sunny, summertime weather and accompanying monsoons, and fabulous new friends that give me a reason to celebrate life's simple pleasures.

:: loving the way the mountain bike community welcomed me into their world by saying "good job" and "way to go, Sharon" whenever they saw me (passed me every time, damn!) on the trail.

:: appreciating my renewed sense of vitality in the midst of inconsistent people and the chaos that is sometimes around me.

:: discovering a band —new to me— called Rising Appalachia and playing them on Pandora to gently usher and coax the monsoon rains.



:: remembering how I NEED the sight and smell of fresh flowers in my favorite rooms of the house: kitchen, bedroom and the sitting room.

:: telling my myself that a grilled steak and a hot chocolate does not make a well-rounded dinner. (Okay, maybe just this once, as I did do a bike race...)

:: laughing at that.

:: wishing there was a theme editor without having to dig into the php, html, and css code of my websites.

Lastly, wishing you a very beautiful Monday evening! xo, Sharon Marzonie

Mosaic of Dusk

Dusk is very simply like handmade taffy: each batch is a different flavor with unique pastel swirls and reversed texture. Dusk purrs quietly in the slumbering sky as we play hide-n-seek or a game of tag among the mosquitoes and lightening bugs, and allowing it to brighten our summer tans for one last second.And it has roots running below my little neighborhood, like a dark twin to the underground with our parents holding the string end so we (our gang) would not disappear into oblivion. Where like an underground tram after one stop, I have to go above ground to feel the sky again, and for this reason, this is where my introspective journey always begins: at my favorite time of day. I say that sincerely. ~Sharon Marzonie

Links to Flickr Artist’s Work for the Dusk Mosaic:
1. Dusk, 2. Dusk, 3. Dusk sky, 4. Dusk At Sea, 5. Dusk at Farley Mount, 6. Dusk, 7. Dusk at One Tree Hill, 8. Dusk, 9. Dusk on "The Dawn" I, 10. Dusk on the road, 11. Dusk, 12. Dusk Through Casement Windows