Amor Milagre Story Illustration Original Books and Art Self-Health Novelettes
When one book of characters packs up and travels to the printer’s, patient tales then perk up and peek at their faces and trees appearing on new deckled-edge papers on my desk, here in the library at Rose Cottage.
“That’s not what I look like! I’m a brunette…and I would never wear that! I’m from twenty years before that style,” they remind me.
“Ah, yes…right. Sorry. My hair colour has changed since we bumped into each other that day.”
So bossy, but…correct. “I’ll look it up.” They wear me out…
Amor Milagre Story Illustration Original Books and Art Self-Health Novelettes
For many years now, I’ve been constantly scribbling down stories, day and night. There are too many to release separately, so several volumes will release as quickly as I can compile them together in the shuffling groups as they were born. It’s only fair…
Empowering, meandering stories, belonging to my endless Self-Health Novelette book series, will begin to release in the years nearest you now.
I love writing them, then painting them up…but typing? No! Anything but typing…so this will take a bit.
Amor Milagre Story Illustration Original Books and Art Self-Health Novelettes
Not everyone will be displayed, as many of my characters are described in soulful adjectives, allowing the listener to imagine. I sit and paint with music, my darling husband reading to us…
If I can snag him, he’ll narrate some of my novels and children’s books in future. At least, I want his voice for roles that he inspired. After I release the newly illustrated Leona’s Homecoming, I’ll rerecord those four first books. Some of these watercolours will be available as fine art prints and stationery as well. Oh, so many joys to enjoy!
Music of the Moment: The flipping of new-old books from library sales and borrowings.
In between our homeschool lessons, an influx of doctor’s appointments, work, renovating, and gardening, we find it necessary to plan little pleasures to calm, rejuvenate, and excite our greening up spirits. The trees and plants unfurl and awaken this week, as we unwind our senses with:
If an appointment is quick, but we have to drive far for it, we’ll plan a visit to a nearby nursery, or an art store like we did yesterday. Wandering around, finding beads and ribbons for our Fine Arts class is a fun way to lessen the previously serious mood and get excited about tomorrow’s crafts. On occasion, I will find something for my atelier… but just seeing all the hues all lined up relaxes me. New oil paintings list soon! (Listening to a favourite audiobook also somehow shortens the drive and distracts me from wishing that Maine would clean up more. It does sadden me that with so much natural beauty here, people choose to pollute their yards…where gardens and even wildflowers could sing. We focus on our garden…planting as much green air as we can each year. Perennials are my thing. I like building up a family of plants. We take care of them, and they take care of us.)
Sewing up doll clothes is a baby favourite here, and this week I’m joining in to stitch up some creamy soft organic cotton shorts for summer. They are a little bigger than doll size, but not much… This is where ironed lace and new shining beads come into the sitting room and library to play with us.
Reading rainy day May poems and Spring Stories with a cup of tea is cosy and embraces the season. I wrote about forty such tales this week… We keep a 365 day poetry book on the rug. It’s massive, but turning the page to read each morning’s poem gives us insight into another’s senses of this day and a different place. We write our own observations of THIS moment. Let go of yesterday, and feel today.
Meditating, and a gentle massage of the head, neck, feet, and hands using light pressure on certain points, releases strifes and struggles, leaving space for movement and growth. Guided mystical musical tracks are very helpful for setting a short, yet effective, time and space for this daily practice. Stress stores itself in the body…let it go.
When life feels externally unsatisfying, one can control the little things like the week’s flavours. Yesterday, I baked up some clove-spiced chocolate walnut pastries, our weekly bread, and a spring greens teatime tart with asparagus, green beans, and darling mushrooms. I love photographing everything from tulips to dishes around our table for my upcoming cookbook (vegan, organic, sugar-free). Today, we’re planting up some seeds in the garden for more fresh plant foods to enjoy!
A tiny yellow cardigan waits on the back of a chair. An open sewing box invites nimble fingers to experiment. All of these little things smile up the mind. Release and fall into the poetry of the positives that live inside our day. Love, ~ Amor Milagre
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Soon, the apples will PINK with soft creamy blossoms…and bees…
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
The raindrops deepen and saturate all the colours…I love rainy and snowy days the most. Mermaids love healing waters.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Tactile pleasures satisfy the senses. Smell the spices, roll out floury dough. Synesthesia can feel beautiful.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Old tools of stone to crush up beautiful owl-like walnuts connects us to all times. This is quieter than machines. There is tact involved and little sounds, but the whirring -pound -trickle- put-put-put is a song I like.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Dripping translucent petals soothe…instantly. Breathe in fresh oxygen.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Soft sleepy pajamas…soon… Oversized for when little legs kick off quilts. Pleats are needed for now, but are then removed in a few years, and all the while there is a soft, flat, smooth waistline for comfort. Rest easily, and sleep well.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
A carpet of petals.
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day PleasuresAmor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Inhabiting Mrs. Crustybread’s world for an afternoon…
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Teatime…mangiamo…
Amor Milagre 5 Spring Rainy Day Pleasures
Puffs of air out in the garden fill up our world…
Music of the Moment: Chopin, Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 Raindrop
while you’re waiting…listen to the rain…
Also, new song by Fiona Apple-Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)
As our new flower bulb patches have doubled over winter, we delight in our lush cheerful daffodils. A return to the piano is just as refreshing. New songwriters explore their soul. It is always a season for learning. Unforgotten shapes of petals and notes fill the warming air. We plant seeds. I scribble away…tulips soon.
New books are growing. Happy May! Love, ~ Amor Milagre
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New Flower Fine Art Photography Prints will be added to my shop this season.
Amor Milagre Spring Daffodils Organic GardeningAmor Milagre Spring Daffodils Organic Gardening
Our new evergreen additions add more structure and texture to the bulbs beds.
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Music of the Moment:
Little Players Practicing their Own Songs to Birds Singing in the Garden
This May at Atelier Amor Milagre, Sandy Playtime at the Beach
This May, I will begin my new collection of oil paintings featuring our garden blooms, local Maine beach water/landscapes, and my darling book illustrations. I plan to type up my latest volume of novelettes whilst the freshly illustrated 2025 edition of Leona’s Homecoming: The Love Letter Diaries #1-4 will be sustainably printed. This book of timeless love will probably release around midsummer. Each book is signed, dated, and a beautifully hand-embossed original Amor Milagre logo sticker is tucked inside…a treasure for book collectors to find. Get ready to order your first editions as new books will be available to shop this year! For now, we are trying to unwind and destress to refocus on many exciting projects and healthy outdoor routines for summer.
Behold…air!
Always do your best not to pollute everywhere the wind blows. We each can be a true blue to Nature. Happy Spring-Summer, however your weather is treating you today…
