A Gentle Life Collection
Original Books, Art, Stationery, Design, Nursery, Cooking, & Gardens
Slow Organic Living, Old Soul Empathy, Inspired by Nature's Beauty
How can one separate time when it is all at once? My memory is an ancient one, and I love to get lost in my earliest, most natural memories. I close my eyes and see green, sparkling green. My art translates a sliver of these images. My book characters also dwell here, some in mossy hillside homes, cosy in the Earth, and covered in wildflowers. Antonia’s Bakery is a such a children’s book. My Leona novels are from another series that bridges old and new days. An enchanting new book, featuring more illustrations of natural earthen homes, is coming soon! In my stories, many ideas for preserving and appreciating nature are shared.
Below is a video about bushcraft and loving nature that feels grounding for the viewer. I came across it this week while doing some research for our woods and cottage garden. These building techniques remind me of my family now, which is my ancient soul family. We lived with the Earth and we try every day to get back to that peace. Remember when building your homes, it is important to use the most natural, non-toxic, and sustainable materials and systems. This is not only healthy for you now, but for all of the universe in all time periods. Prevent pollution and heal the Earth. Grow goodness! Love, Amor Milagre
Here is another video by a talented woman who made a similar house. I’m not into the lights, but her techniques are wonderful to learn!
Amor Milagre The ABC’s of Hoppy Bunny & Nursery Friends children’s printed book and audiobook. Braille books are coming up!
All children communicate in their own way. This post is a reminder for parents, caregivers, family, and school staff to be a safe place for children so that they may feel comfortable to express themselves in any way that comes naturally.
If you don’t yet understand their beautifully unique language, it is your responsibility to find out ways to learn their language and how to teach them everything. Neglect and negativity is unacceptable and so very damaging. Bridge the communication gap. It’s all about a translation. Think of people like countries, if it helps you, to understand that we each live in our own experience of the world. Begin with love, trust, and a sensitive promise that you will help them always. Let them know: You will be there, being supportive, healthy, safe, encouraging, and inspiring. You will listen with all of your senses. Empathy is the key to every language.
Everyone learns in their own way. Everyone deserves attention, patience, love, and a real education. Each child is beautiful and intelligent. Equality for education in every way is a basic right that needs to become a reality for each child worldwide. Every person has a lifetime of wonders to live and share with the world. Be the guide, the helper, the parent.
In our homeschool, we love to learn every language. We learn with every sense. We keep our minds open and invite new ideas and connections. Learning languages is interesting, humbling, and I encourage everyone to learn as much about other cultures as possible to create awareness for world peace.
Every person, no matter the age, can resolve, redesign, and replace ways of living that we know do not work by simply living empathically. Make it all better, not worse. Confusion is the beginning of learning something new. Open your heart and find out what comes next… I’ll let you know…it’s something very good. Trust me. You’ll love it!
Love to all of the children. You deserve everything positive, respectful, inclusive, and so very kind. Shine your light! Love, Amor Milagre
The Silent Child by Rachel Shenton is a short film that sheds a profound awareness for one example of a child who needs someone to really listen and help. Redesign every educational system to help everyone. Love to all.
Leona’s Homecoming: The Love Letter Diaries, The First Year of Seasonal Festivals, 4 Novels Vol. I by Amor Milagre
In the pocket of a trusty travel bag fits a delicious novel and a sweet children’s book to savour on a train or plane, in a lamplit inn with the summer breeze kissing your robed cheeks, or swaying on a hammock in your back garden. ‘Il dolce far niente’ means the sweetness of doing nothing in Italian. Letting yourself find what you love nourishes and rejuvenates the soul. My books are for all ages and encourage authentic, kind, peaceful practices and ideas to try. I love rereading them with our family as I hope you do, too.
In this often chaotic world, I write ways to live beautifully and naturally. My characters help instead of harm. They are funny, sweet, thoughtful, and very real. I send love to anyone who must travel due to emergencies in their homeland. As I know too well, this kind of travel is not at all relaxing as a vacation would be. People leave to save their lives. They are trying to escape danger. All they had built is left behind, and they have to start over, usually with nothing. This is heartbreaking and incredibly dangerous. Precautions and safe help are urgently needed during times of war, natural disasters, and abuse. Every country must protect the rights of women and children. Re-abolish slavery for good. Replace the history of negativity with positive growth that benefits everyone. New beginnings are a chance to redesign for a better life. Although we all may miss precious things that were lost due to trauma, we can heal and rebuild a healthy future to keep all of the babies of the world safe. Peace is possible if we all choose it.
I include tragic misfortunes and terrible struggles in my books, but I paint up characters who help those in need of a positive solution to solve troubles that seem out of their control. There are too many large and small scale problems on every street and hill in the world. I write peaceful ideas in the hope that positivity will spread down those streets and over those hills to reach anyone who needs help the most. Any little bit of help can make the most important difference for one or many. I wish you a peaceful summer, and I urge everyone to do something that helps someone in the coming months. *Ask how you may help, and then listen. Work with people to solve and prevent problems. Ask if you did help, and listen again. Repeat forever.
I am working on a way for a percentage of each sale to be donated to an organization that directly aids those in need of help while searching for a safe, new home. Being forced to live a nomadic, uncertain life is cruel, dangerous, and terrifying. We all need a steady, safe home. We all can work together to help everyone have this basic need. Our world must get out of this constant survival mode and change into a deep, lasting time of healing. Equality and safety is needed worldwide.
In my gift shop, I also feature artwork and photography inspired by my travels. Nature adores us always…trailing all the way from a rose wall in Tuscany back home to a sweet rose blooming in our New England cottage garden. Help, don’t harm. Preserve nature. Enjoy your unique senses of nature.
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Books Sizes/Types: Digital Audio, Hardback Pocket, Digest, Square, (Paperbacks are Coming Soon)
My books are cosy to read, or listen to, when at home, on a work break or weekend, and while travelling. Many of my stories are set in New England, such as my Sage Rose Sorrel children’s books, but here are some others that you might love to tag along with as my characters explore new favourite places.
Amaranthe tells of living in NYC and France. Leona has lived in two homes in Italy: one by the mountains and one by the sea. Ellary Eden grows a helpful, enchanting garden in the Witching World! I have just finished three fresh novels for you to explore soon. There is one especially delicious new book that is set in Belgium! Every time you explore a new place, you learn so much for your life ahead.
Enchanted Garden Nursery Decor for a magical childhood faerieland.
This morning, an idea came to life. Magical vines danced in the blossom-scented breeze. Ribbons twirled around a wooden ring. Dreamy nappers smile up at the rose garden growing above their sweet, inventive minds.
Love to you, from Rose Cottage
Different textures, shades, colours, sheens, sizes, and shapes make for an overall pleasing effect just as in Nature.
Old souls love to reconnect to past loved practices such as hand-making lovely things for the dwelling.
We replaced our long, white canopy fabric with this airy ribbon mobile.
*To order your custom mobile, please contact me with size, colour, and theme details.
Pinks, Greens, Lavenders, & Creams: Various Flowers, Garlands, Lace, And Soft Ribbons
These rose wedding decor supplies are also beautiful when viewed from below. We wrapped the wires around the frame snuggly and pointed the rose blooms downward to inspire magical dreams.
A balanced aesthetic looks natural.
Pretty view from snuggleland.
Leftover decor loves to adorn new spaces in the home.
Don’t Forget! Tippets for Mice, Dollhouse Pixies, and Borrowers.
Contact me for all custom orders. We wish you a magical Spring!
I wish you a safe, healthy spring of refreshing energy.
Going forward, I am going backward to my original ways. I will be adding more content on my journal page. I deleted my instagram account as I found it to be a waste of my energy and time. It was also too much screen time which causes/increases illness. I never liked the idea of social media. I chose not to participate in it for years. I only tried it recently so that my company could be more easily found on this endless sea of websites. It’s not worth it, and I have many real things to do. That formula doesn’t match up with my company’s message of living a unique and authentic life. The endless cycle of posting is simultaneously too personal and impersonal. There is so much spam, bullying, and harassment. It requires too much attention and distracts from real work. Social media is another preventable form of pollution. We don’t want that static in our life. I am going back to my old, natural process.
Privacy is peaceful. Stay safe.
You are enough just being you. Be real. Life is not a commercial. Live.
Silky pink tulips are lovely, romantic, and cheerful for all ages and spaces. Ever so softly, the petals were beginning to fall as I painted them. This spring-inspired piece is a part of the Tulip Series and the Fine Art Flowers Collection. Gorgeous anywhere, especially in a nursery. I priced them to be very affordable for relaxed decorating. Happy Spring! Love, Amor Milagre
Choose: Original Art Piece, Art Print 8X10″, and Greeting Cards
Books are wonderful ways to get to know unique, lovely people. You may cherish their stories and personalities and hold them as dearly as your very own friends.
To help you to get to know my book characters, I’ve devised a fun little something.
Check back to play each week. Get ready for The Adjective Game!
This week, I’m re-introducing my Nursery Animal Art Collection as many new darlings will join these beauties this year. I am selling original watercolour paintings, art prints, and stationery greeting cards. Matching stationery card sets and children’s books will be released, too. I paint the animals’ essence and energy. The animals’ unique traits are clear and can be easily learned by little nature lovers. It is very important to raise awareness for preserving and respecting nature from an early age. Pollution is preventable and so is unnecessary extinction. The awe-inspiring patterns and characters of animals are forever inspiring. Many new little friends will run, hop, and splash into my shop each season. The papers are recycled and FSC Certified. I love to grow my animal family each year. I hope you will enjoy exploring my collections to mix and match the art to create your own unique art gallery and to give as special gifts for dear ones. All ages can enjoy my work, but they are especially sweet in a nursery.
Here are a few of the Best Sellers. One lady framed the leopard for her dining room. Another family bought most of the originals for their baby’s nursery. Many art prints and cards sell individually or grouped with my IllustratedGarden Alphabet Letters. New originals are coming up! Snap them up quickly, but if you don’t it’s ok…the 8X10″ prints are very clear and the ink is quite close to the original colours. I did many tests to make sure the prints were accurate. I prefer originals in our nursery. The Tiger, you see above, I reserved for our home. You may even frame the cards before or after sending to a friend. This week, these loves will run into my book file to join their connective story. Hope you have a good weekend with peaceful rest and wild daydreams.
I write loving, real, feminist characters of all genders and ages to illustrate that peace is possible. Inclusion allows everyone to feel represented, even though we are all unique beings.
During our family reading time and homeschool lessons, I have to spend energy commenting on story details that leave out reality. Too many books are not rooted in positivity, so we have to be careful what we ingest into our memories. Children are forming outlooks. Their memories are amazing. I explain why the characters have these accepted/unacceptable bad habits. Then, we talk about the contrast so that this violence is not brought into our peaceful way of living. We have to research feminist books as women have been edited out of history. Every book, even compiled works on a specific topic or over an extensive time period, only features one or two women. We have found some newly published books about women in history. Why do they have to be separate books?
How much of women’s work has been lost, ignored, stolen, or masked under a different name? It’s bad enough to have to include the violent reality of this world in our inspired, life-loving school, but for every invention or talent to be only represented by males is unacceptable. All day, we say “he, he, he, he…” Where are the women? I want to say, “She, they, he, she, she, he, they, they, she, he, he, she, he, she, they…”
I encourage authors to make up for this lack and deprivation of female inspiration. Write truly feminist books that inspire peace. My books celebrate the beautiful reality of the people in our world. Everyone is a precious soul. All genders are represented and loved. My male characters are kind, respectful, and support the women, children, males, and everyone. My LGBTIQA+ characters are amazing, inspiring, and adored. My women characters are wonderful, respected, and they support everyone. The children in my books teach us the most. They are the light of the world. All of my characters live and grow as their natural selves. There are no dividing groups, just a community of friends. Even the people who don’t have identifiers feel included, safe, and self-loving. Illness and violence are preventable. Nature and gardening are at the center of my stories. If you can take care of everything, then everyone will have what they need. Choose to live peacefully.
Female characters in many books are usually written in a way that shows nothing of our life, our struggle, our joy, our bodies, and our thoughts. I write books to include our lives to show how easily our world can be feminist. There is so much work that needs to be done to help women. Equality is the basic first step. Respect is a choice. Choose to respect women and everyone. Love, Amor Milagre
I write book characters that you will simply adore forever…and a day…
To help you fall in love with all of these wonderful people, and to write your own love story, I’m having a Spring Sale!
Save 15% on all collections with code: NATURELOVER (Sale Ends March 20, 2023)
We love gardening and planting seeds. My books, art, and stationery sparkle in the light of my muse, Nature. Children and parents love these sweet, imaginative stories of nature. Order your special gifts now so they may be ready for your spring baskets. Let’s plant seeds of wonderful energy.
Love to all, ~ Amor Milagre
A Gentle Life Collection
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Music of the Moment: Our Love is Here to Stay, Gene Kelly
Just a a quick note to say that I am posting more about the Home & Garden Design side of my business. Visit and subscribe to this journal for the various renovation project reveals and design tips that I share as we renovate our New England home. My soulful designs are all about sustainability and a healthy sensitivity so that everyone can thrive. The Amor Milagre design and lifestyle book is in the works!
Our little family loves to play games…especially chess! Do you love games, too?
Years ago, I made a drawing of a chess piece whilst on a train to Paris. Recently, I wandered back in time through my travelling pink pocket sketchbook, and when I gently turned the page, a little dancer leaped out onto a sweet deckled notecard for you to send to a friend. This cheeky, yet empowering, Queen inspires a joyful energy for improving the mind. She reminds us that games are a wonderful way to spend time together. Happy Playtime! Love, Amor Milagre
The feathered, deckled edges are sweet and romantic, the creamy colour is soft and timeless, allowing your messages to be the focus.
Snuggle up with old world deckled cream notecards & envelopes for cosy winter days of letter writing to loved ones. Inky cross-hatched imagery of a velvety fluffy reindeer, a snow laden evergreen tree, Santa’s sleigh with a hot cocoa, Nordic style knit hat and mittens, and a garland of wintry natural foliage with a shining candle inspires a loving holiday spirit for all to warm by.
The feathered, deckled edges are sweet and romantic, the creamy colour is soft and timeless, allowing your messages to be the focus.
This set includes 5 notecards & 5 envelopes. A matching novel is coming soon.
Cosy up with old world deckled cream notecards & envelopes for rainy days of letter writing to loved ones. Inky cross-hatched imagery of an umbrella, raincoat & hat, rain boots, and a puddle duck encourage the writer and the reader to snuggle in or splash about on rainy days.
A matching children’s book is coming soon!
The feathered, deckled edges are sweet and romantic, the creamy colour is soft and timeless, allowing your messages to be the focus.
Amor Milagre hardback books are now available to purchase on Amazon.
The entire collection is available and growing each season at amormilagre.com
I will first release all new original books on my company bookshop at amormilagre.com. This is where the audiobooks and custom inscriptions are available. (Contact me to provide your note and name information.) Then, I will release the hardback books on Amazon. If you would like an order of books combined with audiobooks, artwork, stationery, custom gifts, and more from my collections, please shop amormilagre.com. (Amazon Pay is an option at checkout.) All orders from either site will be directly shipped from me to ensure quality. All books are signed and dated by myself. I will be releasing a few new books this year so please check back to enjoy these fresh first editions.
I wish you a lovely summer of peace and gentleness in Nature. My seasonal books of loving characters are excited to befriend you.
Novels, Novelettes, Children’s Books: Inclusive, Loving, and Inspired by Nature
Print Books, Audiobook, Nursery Illustration Art Prints, & Greeting Cards
Hoppy Bunny gently teaches little readers how to use alphabet letters to invent nursery games and tell loving, kind stories with friends.Enjoy these sweet watercolour illustrations for a cozy feeling every time you snuggle up to read.Each letter of the alphabet is highlighted in a custom colour for that page.
A classic tale of the beloved toy friends in our Rose Cottage nursery makes for a favourite bedtime comfort.One of the infinite lovely things about children is the way they leave hilarious and darling scenes and surprises around the home.These pages capture a few of those precious moments when I happened upon a nursery story unfolding.
Hoppy Bunny practices mindfulness and shows how to take respectful care of all you have and love.This book was designed for all children, and it is especially inspiring for homeschool students who can use their surroundings and imagination to invent a story land of peaceful messages.Positive self-care practices are included as a loving guide to lead the self on a healthy path for a beautiful life.
I wrote and illustrated this sweet book earlier this year to promote peace for all and to help our empathic family cope with the preventable tragedies in the world. Life is precious and all need to be respected. I hope these pages grow sweetness for you, too.
*A special thank you to my Baby Bunny author/illustrator who helped brainstorm fun ideas, stage, and dress these lovely friends as you see them in the illustrations.
All of my books are for you, my Heart.
Choose Peace. Give Peace. Love, Amor Milagre
Music of the Moment: Baby Lullabies for Toy Friends
