You know those days when. . .

Autumn Leaves, by Sir John Everett Millais

. . . you seem to be busy all the time, but you don't really feel like you're getting a lot done? These last couple of days have been like that for me. Hence the temporary drought in blog posts hereabouts. Hopefully blogging will be back to normal later this week. I'm not a very organised person (*big understatement*) but I don't like having my routine disrupted. If we're busy in the morning, it means that I'm not able to get much schoolwork done (I usually try to get schoolwork done in the morning. . . ) and my whole day just seems out of whack from then on. . . guitar lessons this morning, homeschool meeting in the park yesterday morning. . .  

Sorry, I'll stop whinging now. I hope you're all having a lovely day! :-)

~Elise

Current Mood: Moody

New blog header!

Tell me what you think! I was searching for a painting to use - I was pretty much at my wits end! - then I thought "Yeah. . . I'll try this one, just to see what it looks like. . . " -- I think it looks pretty good, myself! But let me know what you think of it!

The painting I chose - Miranda - The Tempest by John William Waterhouse, is a picture that has been very special to me for a long time. A few years ago, the calendar hanging in our lounge/dining/school-room featured artworks by popular 19th century painters - mostly Impressionists. One masterpiece for each month of the year. They were all very beautiful, but there was this one painting that particularly captured my imagination, and it was the same one which you now see at the top of my blog. This was before I knew who John William Waterhouse was, and before I had heard of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream - and yet this beautiful painting held me enraptured.

So, it seemed fitting that it should now feature as a part of my place in cyberspace! 

Current Mood: Satisfied

EDIT: I was eating my breakfast this morning, and I suddenly remembered that I had said that this painting is a scene from A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM???! Arrghh!! I can't believe I said that! Did any of you notice my error? Perhaps you were to polite to point out my mistake to me. Oh well - it's The Tempest, most definitely not A Midsummer Night's Dream. Whew, glad I've cleared that up now. My apologies to "The Bard" for this great dishonour I have done him. :-(   30 Jan 09

"Oh! that a dream so sweet, so long enjoy'd. . ."

" . . . should be so sadly, cruelly destroy' d" -- [Yes, that is the title of this painting! Bit, of a mouthful, isn't it!] -- by Sir John Everett Millais. Click here to view full-size image.

I love the costume worn by the girl in this painting. The combination of dainty embroidery and black velvet [I'm assuming it's velvet; it certainly looks like it is!] is exquisite. . . also note how the lacy ruffles at the collar and cuffs help to soften and complete the look. . . a very beautiful outfit!

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Current Mood: Cranky