A random assortment of images celebrating the spirit of the day: light hearted romance, sensual indulgence, open hearted goddesses and the sting of Eros' dart; chocolate, of course, and wine; sexy shoes, pink food, hearts and flowers. Wishing you a rich, fertile, delicious, and frivolous day.

Third straight day of sunshine, and things are looking up. This time of year is so hard for me! My instinct is just to curl up in bed and daydream with a cup of tea until spring comes. I answered that urge this morning until the decadent hour of 11 am. The house was quiet, the sun shone through the curtains, my little dog agreed that snoozing in bed was an excellent idea, I indulged in two cups of my new favorite tea while reading the new issue of Shambhala Sun from cover to cover, including Alice Walker's beautiful article Anxiety Soup. In Anxiety Soup Alice Walker gives her recipe for staying heart-sane in challenging times. Alice's soul medicine contains four ingredients: Dance, Meditation, Actual Homemade Soup, and Snuggling. YES!!! But the bottom line, she tells us, is that Anxiety Soup can be made out of anything - any combination of the simple disciplines, joys, and sustaining pleasures of daily life, only

the main thing it assumes is that you are coming to it in your right mind - that you've put the liquor bottle back on the shelf, said no to drugs of all kinds, and made the manly or womanly decision not to pick fights. In fact, it assumes you consider yourself free...

This message is coming to me from all over lately: that life is actually very simple; that we are at our best when we are simple and true; and that the major ingredient of Joy is not, as we might prefer to believe, indulgence, but rather a simple and voluntary discipline. What do you think?

couldn't resist.

Your result for The Classic Dames Test...

Myrna Loy "You are class itself, the calm, confident "perfect woman." Men turn and look at you admiringly as you walk down the street, and even your rivals have a grudging respect for you. You always know the right thing to say, do and, of course, wear. You can take charge of a situation when things get out of hand, and you're a great help to your partner even if they don't immediately see or know it. You are one classy dame. Your screen partners include William Powell and Cary Grant, you little simmerpot, you."

You scored 24% grit, 19% wit, 33% flair, and 43% class!