Thursday, February 17, 2011

Two Pennies ~

when you have only two pennies
left in the world
 buy a loaf of bread
with one
 and a lily
with the other
Chinese Proverb
 sustenance
for
body and soul
~ ~ ~
"important"



28 comments:

Jewels said...

Thanks for the tulips!

Vicky said...

Ahhh, the tulips are lovely and I feel like if I breathe in deeply I would detect the smell of baking bread :)

Thanks for sharing!

dude said...

I'll need "two lips" for the yummy bread!

Beautifully done!

Maureen said...

Beauty is its own sustenance, and there's art in the baking of good bread. Gifts multiplied.

Wonderful post!

Nancy said...

Love your new header.....

Great advice.....we need to feed our soul and our body.....

Hugs

Ruth Hiebert said...

Good advice.The Tulips say spring on blustery day.
Ruth

Mari said...

I love the tulips!

Mary said...

yes!

Ginny Hartzler said...

Never heard that one before, but it is very cool! I love the delicate color of the tulips! You can make absolutely anything look great!!

caryjo said...

Besides the wonderful post photos, I love your shawl. That appears to be a prayer shawl that looks very similar to the one I bought from Jackie in Duluth, T-giving weekend.

Anonymous said...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

John Muir

he forgot to mention the flowers...

cristie said...

i would sure like a bite of that bread right now. xox

rjerdee said...

Oh my, the combination is breathtaking and the Chinese Proverb pure art. This post will be memorable for me!!!!..the very contrast of the bread texture and the tulip petals is completely out of this world.

Anonymous said...

That must be a pretty old quote with those prices! ;)
xo Catherine

Tracy said...

Bread & tulips... what more could a girl want?! And pink tulips too... my fave. ;o) Thank for this food for the spirit, Susan... Happy Weekend ((HUGS))

MadSnapper n Beau said...

i am smiling, this must be a really old proverb, 2 pennies ha ha. a loaf of bread is now 277 pennies, still smiling and and flowers the same or more. stunning photos, even the pennies are beautiful.

Linda said...

Absolutely perfect advice and wisdom Susan.
That header picture? - truly amazing!

Anonymous said...

their fragrance companions us ...

Kass said...

Very nice. It's amazing how you came up with this from the prompt.

Faith Hope and Cherrytea said...

oh yes!!
lovely...
thank you~

chasity said...

very good advice.

having fresh cut flowers inside is such a soul lifting luxury~
very much worth the price.

Joan Elizabeth said...

Imagine iife without flowers ... unimaginable Flowers truly are food for my soul.

Beth said...

Sound advice. I take it these are the tulips you wrote me about---gorgeous and uplifting---I may have to get me some.:)
The way your reveal the texture of the bread and contrast it with the tulips is amazing!

Relyn Lawson said...

beautiful, so beautiful

Andie said...

Oh yes, Susan, such wise choices (love the pictures)
Andie

sarah said...

thank you for joining us at three with such a thoughtful post.

Unknown said...

I've never heard this!
Thank you , Susan. It's perfect.

Sandra Heska King said...

Love. You are a sweet fragrance.