Sunday, July 11, 2021

Nana Mouskouri: Even now

As we pass the halfway mark of our lives,


 

House of Balenciaga

 












“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” ― Robert A. Heinlein









Saturday, July 10, 2021

My destination ......


 

Suzy Parker

Suzy Parker was an American model and actress active from 1947 into the early 1960s. Her modeling career reached its zenith during the 1950s, when she appeared on the covers of dozens of magazines and in advertisements and movie and television roles.




Suzy Parker in white crêpe evening gown, the bodice a sequined and beaded lace crescent, by Dorothy O'Hara, 1962.


Suzy Parker for Coco Chanel No. 5, photo by Richard Avedon


Suzy Parker with her third husband Bradford Dillman at their wedding
 on a boat, 1963


Suzy Parker in Balenciaga, Paris





















Illustrated Vintage Fashion



















THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR