one.. who knows the value of words...

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.britbornbajan.com/

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/

http://www.babyuniverse.com/

http://parenthood.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

http://www.jamelshabazz.com/

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 ~~~