For those too young to remember, this is how messages and emojis looked like before the era of emails, whatsapps, and social media. They carried greetings and news, but also pieces of the sender's heart and soul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may not be able to read and understand the sweet content of this note, or smile at the cute typos. But you can probably sense how endearing i

Up close I can see your every scar, your every blemish, your every wrinkle. Up close I can feel your every breath, your every shiver, your every heartbeat. Up close I can lose myself in you. And oh how beautiful you are to me, with and despite it all. #aphotoaday #patina #patinaperfection #vintage #antiques #livelovebeirut #livelovelebanon #mylebanon #bestofleb #instalebanon #instabeirut #lebaneseurbex #words #yesteryears #nostalgia #paintedbackdrops #inspirationalquotes #mot

Together through the vibrance of youth, the whirlwind of middle years, and the peace of old age... There are moments and images that get forever etched in us. So grateful I was there to live the moment, and capture the image. #aphotoaday #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotographs #vintage #cherishedmemories #livelovebeirut #livelovelebanon #mylebanon #bestofleb #instalebanon #instabeirut #lebaneseurbex #words #letters #yesteryears #nostalgia #treasures #moments #imag

To all of you, my brothers and sisters in humanity whose path my message will cross, May the New Year be gentle on you and as a wise old friend recently told me: "May you age contentedly and peacefully. Life is precious! Spend it wisely and live it fully." Look forward to the coming year, no matter how good or bad the departing one was. It is past, done, gone and you are here. You lived through it. You survived it. If you lost loved ones, know that they will forever live in

Reflecting on yesteryears, all the laughs and all the tears... #aphotoaday #stilllife #stilllife #stilllifephotography #stilllifegallery #blackandwhitephotograph #nostalgia #happy #hope #songs #laughter #tears #simplepleasures #simplertimes #houston #htx #christmas #christmaslights #ourbeautifulworld #words #myfieldofflowers #myhappyplace

Rearranging some things around the house to make room for late Christmas decorations. Who says this beautifully crafted piece belongs in the kitchen, confined to storing and delivering food? Why not be centerstage next to crystal figurines and porcelaine dolls, or even better, as in my home, in lieu of them? "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." Henry David Thoreau #aphotoaday #stilllife #stilllife #stilllifephotography #stilllifegallery #blackandwhit

"All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true, I was made for you." Phillip John Hanseroth #aphotoaday #stilllife #stilllife #stilllifephotography #stilllifegallery #patina #patinaperfection #vintage #livelovebeirut #livelovelebanon #mylebanon #instalebanon #bestofleb #oldbeirut #zawaribbeirut #lifewell

Yesterday's post got me thinking. Will I look back one day and say to myself, "Mine was a life well lived"? Who knows how many years are left ahead. We all have our destiny and our own gift of time on this Earth. But will I see myself as having truly lived or merely existed, as having taken advantage of every time under the sun and moon... *the time to learn and the time to teach, the time to plant and the time to reap, the time to take and the time to give, the time to share

I wish I had the gift of a camera lense to capture the long gazes and furtive glances I witnessed through the time I've stood here... the surprised, the interested, the anticipating, the indifferent, the disgusted, the excited, the sad, the helpless, the angry, the clueless, the cynical, the dreamy, the hopeful. True, I've seen them all, time and time again. I am an old wall, in an old quarter, in an old city. Political propaganda, obituaries, notices of celebrations, ads f

Indulging in my morning coffee outside on an amazingly beautiful December day, reminiscent of the old times back home. Where else... "Home is where our story begins." Annie Danielson #stilllifegallery #stilllife #stilllife #olddoors #doorsandwindows #windows #words #colors #home #livelovebeirut #zawaribbeirut #bestofbeirut #livelovelebanon #mylebanon #instalebanon #bestofleb #mycreations #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #nostalgia #contentment #happy #yesteryears #beautifulday #our