FASHION....BEAUTY...ART: Gaudet Fashion House!

Rain rain go away...NOT!

Spring days are full of rain and unexpected sunshine. We can't disdain them because this is what turns the world into a beautiful array of colours and smells called Summer! So rain...come, do your thing and bring beauty into the world!

"Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone." — Stanley Gordon West

Passion is not just a fruit!

Passion! It's an overused word in our culture...but do we really understand and appreciate it? It's not just about sex or lust or sensation. It's also not just about religion or spirituality or some new age mantra to be bundled into another self-help book.

PASSION is human life blood. It's what makes us tick or not.
PASSION as I mean it is more akin to PURPOSE and it is more important than air or water or food or even love.

Without PASSION...nothing is possible and life is not worth living!

So find and embrace your PASSION(S) and live live live to the fullest!

The Power of Smiling...

Nobody but nobody can deny the infectiousness of a real, genuine smile...even baby's are not immune!

So remember to SMILE to everyone you meet.

It's hard to be unhappy or mean when you are smiling...really!

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Does anything beat the simple deliciousness and comfort of peanut butter and jelly? (Assuming you are not allergic, of course.)

JuJubes...yum!

"Jujube (pronounced /ˈdʒuːdʒuːb/ or /ˈdʒuːdʒuːbiː/), or jube, is the name of several types of candy, varying in description on a regional basis. The candies can vary in texture form being hard and resinous to something similar to firm loukoum or gummy candies.

In the United States, Jujubes is the brand name of a particular type of candy, whereas in Canada the word is generic, and describes any of many similar confections." - Wikipedia

Need I say anymore???

Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder...

It's funny. I was thinking of what makes me happy today. And having just scanned through so many people's faces and pictures on FACEBOOK, I realized how much pleasure I get from seeing people...seeing old photos....looking at faces. People watching! And it made me think about just how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world...and that made me HAPPY!

Dorrrrrritos!

Nothing says artificial flavour and colour like Doritos. And now Doritos Bold BBQ takes it all to new heights.

OK...I am on a diet...but if you are going to cheat, it had better be worth it...and THIS is worthy!

FASHION-ISTA

Fashion...is it art or commerce or both?

Fashion is more than just fabric on a body. It is design + function + beauty + feel/fabric. It's about "the look" and how it makes you feel inside and out. It's about a personal statement of your identity...whether for that day or a life-time.

Fashion is the one art that is both HIGH and LOW. Within reach of all...and rare and rarefied.

We watch images bombarding us daily in magazines, billboards, tv, online...everywhere an image can be displayed.

YET...fashion has the means to transport or transform both the wearer and the viewer. It has a potentcy that no other art form shares. It's immediacy is part of it's compelling nature. Trends come and go and the remnants are those items adorning our closet. Yet there is even within this fast moving world, classics that last a lifetime or can be handed down like heirlooms.

Fashion is art is life is beauty is fun is silly is wonderful...is you...is me!

Let the sun shine in...

After a long, dark, cold, snowy winter...nothing lifts up my spirits like the sun. Warm sensual delicious sun light. Soothing like a hot oil massage. The feel of sun on my face. The sound of birds chirping. The warm breeze. Buds on trees. HOPE.

Coffee...cafe...kahveh!

Nothing like a fresh, hot, steaming java in the morning to start the day. The smell alone can wake the senses. It's fabulous chemical composition can ignite the body and spirit. Derided and loved in equal portions, the cup of coffee is ubiquitous and omnipresent. Our post-industrial "information age" has been fueled by it for the last 10-20 years. Starbucks and Tim Hortons and their thousand brethren stores (along with their artisan independent cafes) are on every corner of every street in every place in the world. Coffee and humanity go hand-in-hand. And it certainly puts a smile on my face even on the darkest, coldest winter day.

An interesting history of the word: http://www.web-books.com/Classics/ON/B0/B701/06MB701.html

The body electric...

The human body in all its simplicity and complexity is both a marvel and a joy to behold. To hold. To have. To comfort. To care for. To adore. To admire. To explore. TO BE.

To be human is both art and adventure. Each person creates a tapestry; a textual landscape; a narrative of who they were and are and hope to be.

Signs of SPRING

It's funny how Daylight Savings, some warm weather and more light can make such a difference.

Thank god for SPRING!!!

LADY GAGA

LADY GAGA is obviously a world-wide association. And despite her growing mega popularity, I find her continuing to improve as both an artist and an adventurer. In short, she makes me smile with her wacky cross-over of pop-music/fashion/art/gay porn/outrageousness. If we had more crazy artists pushing the pop envelope like she does...this would be a whole other world.

Cheers to Lady Gaga...may she and her subversive sense of humour/fashion reign supreme for many years to come.

Caramel Apple Fritter

Sometimes it doesn't take much or cost much to make me happy...and today it's Tim Horton's Caramel Apple Fritter!!!!

YUMMMMMMY

Winter can be beautiful...

So often I get bogged down by the grind of the cold or the ceaseless snowfall. So much so that I forget just how beautiful winter can be. It takes a change of view or context to appreciate anything really...especially something one has grown use to and/or learn to dispise. But I remember back to my childhood and all the delights that winter offered. And, although not a hockey player, I still revelled in snowball fights, building snowmen, building snow forts, making snow angels...a myriad of simple pleasures all based on winter and snow. How I long for those simpler days. But in the meantime, I can breathe in the cool refreshing air. Look at the bright warming sun against the cold frigid wind. Appreciate the designs of snow and ice and frost. And be thankful for all that I have and all that I am...and the miracle of THIS. Life. Winter. Snow.