Manish Arora at Paris Fashion Week

Indian designer Manish Arora creates an entire fantasy world with his Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Held in the Salle Wagram, a former Parisian boxing arena, the show featured exquisite beads/rhinestones, colorful patterns in Krishna blue and gold, shoes ornate with flowers and gilded straps wrapped around the legs like snakes, and a series of sculptural crystal dresses.

Source Telegraph.co.uk

thinking of PINK

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thinking of PINK
thanks to fellow blogger, Mrs. Blandings' annual "Post Pink" prompting
to mark the 1st day of breast cancer awareness month.

from textile designer LULU's Trail of Inspiration a cushion honoring her mother. I adore her blog-its personal,  original & full of inspiration.

if you have ever had a call to return to have additional views done after an initial MAMMOGRAM screening, you must know the things that run through your head. 

thinking.

not thinking.

& thinking positively.

I have had this call twice over the 25 or so years. Just recently- and though the radiologist assures me there is little concern-I will go back in a few months for an update. I know something is there. I go jauntily along with daily routines-just as if I did not know.

but I DO & 

I am better off-knowing- 

 being AWARE is what it is all about.   

 AWARENESS LINK here 

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