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This reminds me of some of the beautiful papers
I found in Florence, Italy last month -
right down to the zodiac symbols.
It's an interesting mix.
I went crazy for the colors
and brought home several different sheets.

Thanks, Fastercat,
for sending this link to me.

From the page:


...After a deep silence, mingled with sweet dreams,
I asked, "Speak to me of that beauty which the people interpret and define,
each one according to his own conception;
I have seen her honored and worshiped in different ways and manners."

She answered, "Beauty is that which attracts your soul,
and that which loves to give and not to receive.
When you meet Beauty, you feel that the hands deep within your inner self
are stretched forth to bring her into the domain of your heart.
It is the magnificence combined of sorrow and joy;
it is the Unseen which you see, and the Vague which you understand,
and the Mute which you hear -
it is the Holy of Holies that begins in yourself
and ends vastly beyond your earthly imagination..."

- Kahlil Gibran



I just love Kahlil Gibran. He turns the ordinary into the Divine.
Thanks, Paul, for sharing this.

Current French pop, courtesy of my favorite Belgian.

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