above photos - the top of a box, cosmic curry & a vastu corner on a bookcase in our library & no-meat-loaf & a watercolor / gouache image - of park under the arches 12 x 16 & soul windows 16 x 20 [in acrylic on canvas - painting girl in red dress, 18 x 30, sold!
music - flowriders -roots go deep #12 -http://www.juno.co.uk/products/173615-01.htm
joi funkin it up - http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/joimusic-04.m3u
this one's hilarious http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/joimusic-02.m3u the diva's site here
rebirth's every body say yeah #10 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/therebirth
alice coltrane , sivaya - http://www.silent-watcher.net/alicecoltrane/sivaya.mp3
great music mixes to download - http://www.vibrations.ch/73/kiosque/radio.html
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poetry
A SINGLE WORD [12th century poem, by wise poet yunus emre, turkey]
A single word can brighten the face
of one who knows the value of words.
Ripened in silence, a single word
acquires a great energy for work.
War is cut short by a word,
and a word heals the wounds,
and there's a word that changes
poison into butter and honey.
Let a word mature inside yourself.
Withhold the unripened thought.
Come and understand the kind of word
that reduces money and riches to dust.
Know when to speak a word
and when not to speak at all.
A single word turns a universe of hell
into eight paradises.
Follow the Way. Don't be fooled
by what you already know. Be watchful.
Reflect before you speak.
A foolish mouth can brand your soul.
Yunus, say one last thing
about the power of words—
Only the word "I"
divides me from God.
for more on yunus emre & his great poems go here Yunus_Emre? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunus_Emre
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/E/EmreYunus/ or http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~dmehmet/wises/yunus/
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a good poem by marvin x for the clueless *
http://www.nathanielturner.com/howtoloveathinkingwoman.htm
on bajan poet dorothea smartt
live friday bbc 08.11.2006 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml
other related links
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/news/smartt.htm
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Greetings!
Busy, but taking it easy the rest of this summer, I think?I checked out the Smithsonian this weekend & I made another batch ot zucchini patties - they don't last long in this house ....Speaking of house, I caught up on show "Run's House" on mtv, I really like this show. Life is good, :) I'm not complaining, at all.
Staying focused.
People waste far too much time hating on others -
instead of using the talent & gifts, the Creator has given them for positive endeavors . They stay stuck in negativity.
My 5 year plan - growing & nurturing my little family,
I will continue working on 3 personal projects, one will
be a specialty cookbook, and two other projects in the visual arts, participating in more local art shows -with My Family's Blessings .
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articles
a good living & raw foods, health newsletter online http://www.living-foods.com/links.html
a new book by kenyan writer - ngugi wa thiong'o - the wizard of the crow
to read excerpt go here http://info.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/jpDn0DHYgA0Xf0pJt0EA
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article1218251.ece
the Yoruba Oduduwa Media Network
a nice site Afrikan Sistahs Doin Their own Damn Thang, arts collective [i like the spirit of this! ]http://www.asmplace.afrikansistahs-home.net/
great art of sana musasama http://www.sanamusasama.com/newwork_1.html
Black Out Arts Collective - http://www.blackoutartscollective.com/about.html
the art of c jennings hall http://cjenningshall.artspan.com/index.php
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venezuela's blacks http://www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/informes/1784.html
http://www.photius.com/countries/barbados/society/education.html
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Yo? Feng shui, Baby! [ good things to know in the final stretch]
http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=9663
childproofing your home
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/460.html
http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=16833&folder_id=183
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/grand/12steps/12steps.html
other interesting articles
http://www.valeriemates.com/december/baby_calming_tips.html
http://www.biawa.org/baby/baby.htm
http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/
kool onesies to personalize [ for the soca babies & warri babies ! ] http://www.kulebaby.com/
art
http://www.africancolours.net/
great exhibits at the smithsonian
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/index2.html
african barber signs at indigo
http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_barbersign_main.html
the art of thornton dial http://www.museums.udel.edu/jones/archive/archive_pages/artist_pages/dial.html
the art of richard mayhew
http://www.parishgallery.com/ArtistPages/Richard%20Mayhew/Richard%20Mayhew.html
http://www.grnnamdi.com/dynamic/artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=990
sharon wilson's beautiful art - http://www.sharonwilsonart.com/home.asp
lovely steel pan art -http://www.panonthenet.com/PictureGallery/2005Paintings/galary1.htm
a really good art site
<FONTSIZE=1>http://www.a-r-t.com/lwa/
i love collette calascione's imaginative work, to see her's & others gohere
http://www.phantasmaphile.com/art/index.html
http://crossbreeddesign.com/colette/paintings.htm
photography
a good site - http://zonezero.com/
aoki shoichi - i've received a set of these as a gift, the great photography captures an era!
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/fruits.asp
e-zines
a black fiction website - http://www.urban-reviews.com/
movies
a review of the haitian sex tourism movie "heading south"
based on haitian author's Dany Laferrière book http://www.claycane.blogspot.com/
http://www.discoverhaiti.com/culture_danylaferriere.htm
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music
http://www.MySpace.com/SoulSanctuaryRadio
http://www.keziahjones.com/music.html
jamaica's talented sparlha swa http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sparlha2
other sounds
all about jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com/
african music videos online http://www.africahit.com/
swissgroove smooth funk / jazz http://www.swissgroove.ch/
yoruba radio http://www.abeokuta.org/
world radio http://radiostationworld.com
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other interesting links*
Sent to me in an e-mail, info on a very inspiring man - martial art's Mr. Remie Bourke
http://www.budo.com.au/Remie.html
hair ties[i'm working them this summer] http://hairties.blogspot.com/
http://www.lonasoriginalcreations.com
the african art & life cd collection online to view by client
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
dark mother http://www.darkmother.net/pages.cfm?ID=4&mm=1
vedic history in the americas pre columbus -
http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/connections/Americas.php
fusicology wash.dc events - http://www.fusicology.com/cities/DC/v3_index.cfm
i are conscious http://www.iareconscious.com/
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courtesy of you tube nyvette's old school favs. video playlist
sade kiss of life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvcNtoHwd6Y
erykah badu doing - i want u!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsSbnI-AfHU
a classic - dred scott - check the vibe [ i love this song right on point!]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYvrCRmyeg
a classic - slick rick -hey young world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx8Zr7ERLbQ
common & mary j - come close
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IeU6VbcnPE
more old school - by tribe called quest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBf63xz5_kw
old school brand new heavies [another jam]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceyXVd8ggVQ
femi kuti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_FiaJ5sO5M
junior kelly [reggae[ - doing receive]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5v4hFBY6Jg
burning spear http://www.burningspear.net/
bajan soca music
a video of alison hinds doing song "roll it" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt2qnBbPaH0
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Until next entry, Walk Good & Peace, nyao ~~~
