ArtfulFig

A few of my favorite things:

Art—Van Gogh, Monet, DaVinci, Rembrandt, Beatrix Potter, Andy Goldsworthy, Mary Engelbreit and Japanese woodblock prints.

Books—nonfiction; The Hiding Place, Gift from the Sea, Raising Hare, The Story of a Heart, Bob the Robin, Beatrix Potter’s Art, The Secret Lives of Color, Lost in London; biographies, history and the Bible.

Books—fiction; A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, The Wind in the Willows, A Pilgrim’s Progress, The Screwtape Letters—anything by C.S. Lewis, and Christmas Stories.

Holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas.

Movies—The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Chariots of Fire, The Sting, Pride and Prejudice, Winged Migration, My Octopus Teacher, Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey, The Wild Robot, Flow.

Music—Enya, Secret Garden, The Beatles and some movie soundtracks.

Colors—burgundy, dusky purple, navy blue, & forest green. I don't like neon colors.

Countries & Places—England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, London, Venice, Paris, the Lake District in England, Devon, mountains, the seaside.

Animals—cats, pangolins, foxes, snow leopards, tigers, hedgehogs, elephants, whales.

Birds—owls, puffins, European robins, hummingbirds, sparrows.

Random—old photographs, maps, vintage postage stamps, washi tape, flowers and botanicals.